title: The Burmese Harp (1985 film)
text: # The Burmese Harp (1985 film)
  
  The Burmese Harp (ビルマの竪琴, Biruma no Tategoto), also known as Harp of Burma, is a 1985 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The film is a color remake of the 1956 black-and-white The Burmese Harp, which was also directed by Ichikawa.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Kiichi Nakai
  * Kōji Ishizaka
  * Nenji Kobayashi
  * Jun Hamamura
  * Atsushi Watanabe
  
  ## Reception
  
  The Burmese Harp was the number one Japanese film on the domestic market in 1985, earning ¥2.95 billion in distribution income. With an audience of 3.87 million people, it was then the second largest Japanese box office hit. The film grossed a total of ¥5.9 billion or $29,000,000 (equivalent to $79,000,000 in 2022) in Japan.
  
  