Japan The Burmese Harp ranks #2 among 28 Japan films released between 1955–1957.
Synopsis
ビルマの竪琴
In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Burmese Harp. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation
Drama + Music in Japan
35 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Music genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Burmese Harp itself).
The 1955–1957 Japan Window
Among 28 Japan films we catalog from this window, The Burmese Harp places #2 — near the top of its class.
#1Throne of Blood
★ 7.9 · 1957
#2The Burmese Harp
★ 7.9 · 1956
#3Floating Clouds
★ 7.8 · 1955
#4Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
★ 7.4 · 1955
#5A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
★ 7.4 · 1957
#6I Live in Fear
★ 7.3 · 1955
#7Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
★ 7.3 · 1956
#8Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
★ 7.2 · 1955
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Burmese Harp premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Japan films in 1956.
The 86th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
131 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (80th percentile) outruns trending popularity (60th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Burmese Harp, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- burma · 4
- partially lost film · 3
- choir · 2
- buddhism · 22
- pacific war · 15
- japan · 454
- world war ii · 55
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #675 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (85th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #279 of 1,933 (top 14%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Burmese, English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 57m |
| Release Date | January 21, 1956 |
| IMDb | tt0049012 |