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The Burmese Harp (ビルマの竪琴, Biruma no Tategoto, a.k.a. Harp of Burma) is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa.Based on a children's novel of the same name written by Michio Takeyama, it tells the story of Japanese soldiers who fought in the Burma Campaign during World War II.
The Burmese Harp (ビルマの竪琴, Biruma no tategoto), also known as Harp of Burma, is a children's novel by Michio Takeyama. It was first published in 1946 and was the basis of two films by Kon Ichikawa – one released in 1956 and a color remake in 1985. Both films were major successes.
The Burmese Harp was the number one Japanese film on the domestic market in 1985, earning ¥2.95 billion in distribution income. [3] With an audience of 3.87 million people, it was then the second largest Japanese box office hit. [4] The film grossed a total of ¥5.9 billion or $29,000,000 (equivalent to $82,000,000 in 2023) in Japan. [5]
Burmese Harp, or The Burmese Harp, may refer to: Burmese harp, or saung, a harp played in Burma; The Burmese Harp, a 1946 Japanese children's novel by Michio Takeyama; The Burmese Harp, a Japanese film based on the book and directed by Kon Ichikawa; The Burmese Harp, a remake of the 1956 film by Kon Ichikawa
The saung (Burmese: စောင်း, MLCTS caung; also known as the saung-gauk (စောင်းကောက်): IPA: [sáʊɰ̃ɡaʊʔ], Burmese harp, Burma harp, or Myanmar harp), is an arched harp used in traditional Burmese music. The saung is regarded as a national musical instrument of Burma. [3]
Kon Ichikawa (市川 崑, Ichikawa Kon, 20 November 1915 – 13 February 2008) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films The Burmese Harp (1956) and Fires on the Plain (1959), to the documentary Tokyo Olympiad (1965), which won two BAFTA Film Awards, [1] and the 19th-century revenge drama An Actor's Revenge (1963).
In modern days, classical Burmese chamber music is accompanied by either the pattala or the saung (the Burmese harp), both of which are capable of performing a harmonic countermelody. [3] The pattala is also a key instrument in the Burmese ensemble orchestra, the hsaing waing. [4] The pattala is also prominently featured in Burmese drama ...
Various levels are manipulated to create a song. Harmony in Mahagita (the Burmese body of music) is known as twe-lone, which is similar to a chord in western music. For example, C is combined with F or G. 12th century AD. sculpture from the Ananda Temple at Bagan, showing women playing harp, flute, singing, and playing clappers.