Opens October 11 | 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. (Janus Films) Film Center exclusive. 

Awards & Nominations

Nominee - Best International Film, Academy Awards
Nominee - Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival
Winner - San Giorgio Prize, OCIC Award (Honorable Mention), Venice Film Festival
Winner - Special Mention ("for the nobility of its images"), Venice Film Festival

The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu