THE BURMESE HARP: 4K RESTORATION

November 1, 2 & 3, 2024
The Burmese Harp
New 4K Restoration
In the last days of World War II, a Japanese platoon sustains morale through the Burma campaign by singing traditional songs, accompanied by the delicate harp-playing of Private Mizushima (Shoji Yasui). After the unit surrenders to British forces, Mizushima is tasked with convincing a holdout of cave-dwelling Japanese soldiers to lay down their arms; when his mission fails, he is counted among the dead. Mizushima survives, however, and becomes a monk who dedicates his life to providing proper burials for his fallen comrades. Meanwhile, his former platoon attempts to track him down by using music to express a shared sense of separation and longing for home. Adapted from Michio Takeyama’s classic novel, and renowned for legendary composer Akira Ifukube’s haunting score, Kon Ichikawa’s The Burmese Harp is an epic humanist masterpiece—a profound contemplation of suffering, redemption, and spiritual fortitude during the darkest periods of violence.
Dir: Kon Ichikawa / 1956 / Japanese with English subtitles / 116 min

SCREENING: FRI 11/1 4PM; SAT 11/2 4PM; SUN 11/3 7PM

Tickets are available at the box office 30 minutes before showtimes.