UID:
kobvindex_ZLB14096581
Format:
1 DVD-Video (116 Min.) : s/w
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Monaural
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Tonformat: DD/Mono
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1 Beih. (15 S.)
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1:1.33
ISBN:
1934121290
Series Statement:
The Criterion collection : [DVD-Video] 379
Content:
An Imperial Japanese Army regiment surrenders to British forces in Burma at the close of World War II and finds harmony through song. A private, thought to be dead, disguises himself as a Buddhist monk and stumbles upon spiritual enlightenment. Magnificently shot in hushed black and white, Kon Ichikawa's The Burmese Harp is an eloquent meditation on beauty coexisting with death and remains one of Japanese cinema's most overwhelming antiwar statements, both tender and brutal in its grappling with Japan's wartime legacy. (Covertext)
Content:
Extras: - Ichikawa discusses the influences on his directorial style, the novel on which the film is based, and working with the cast (2005, 16 min.). - Mikuni plays the captain of Mizushima's platoon, and goes over Ichikawa's rigor in adhering to his storyboards, down to each second of film (2006, 12 min.).
Note:
Ländercode: 1
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Orig.: Japan, 1956
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New video interviews with director Kon Ichikawa. Actor Rentaro Mikuni. -Original theatrical trailer. -Essay by Tony Rayns
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Japanisch ; Birmanisch . Engl. Untertitel
Language:
Japanese
Keywords:
Biruma no tategoto 〈Film, 1956〉
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Filmregie
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Interview
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DVD-Video
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Biruma no tategoto 〈Film, 1956〉
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Literatur
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Verfilmung
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Interview
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DVD-Video
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Interview
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DVD-Video
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Interview
Author information:
Ichikawa, Kon
