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Burmese Harp (The) AKA Biruma no Tategoto AKA Harp of Burma (Blu-ray) (1956)

July, 1945: Japan's army is on the run. A platoon in Burma sings to keep its spirit up. Inspiration comes from their self-taught lute player.
Director: Kon Ichikawa

OVERALL: Draw
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Blu-ray A America - Criterion Collection [2025]
Blu-ray A Canada - Criterion Collection [2025]
Blu-ray B France - Carlotta Films [2025]
Blu-ray B United Kingdom - Eureka [2010]
Blu-ray B United Kingdom - Criterion Collection - 4K + Blu-ray [2025]

OVERALL: Draw

The Criterion, Carlotta, and Eureka releases each have differing exclusive extras.

GENERAL NOTES ABOUT THE RELEASE RUNTIME:
This film was originally released in Japan in 2 parts, the first part ran 63 minutes while the second for 80 minutes, the total runtime being 143 minutes. When re-released to theaters and for export both parts were combined and trimmed to 116 minutes. This 116 minute version is the only version currently available on DVD and Blu-ray.
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Re-release theatrical version (117:08).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Re-release theatrical version (117:08).
- Blu-ray B France- Carlotta Films - No cuts - Re-release theatrical version (115:46).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - Re-release theatrical version (116:02).
- Blu-ray B 4K + Blu-ray United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Re-release theatrical version (117:08).
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 26/01/15
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 05/08/25

UPDATE LOG:

26/01/15: Initial entry.
02/02/25: Added France.
05/08/25: Added US, Canada, UK Criterion.
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