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Shoji Yasui - filmography


  • The Burmese Harp
  • The Burmese Harp (1956)
    Starring: Rentaro Mikuni,  Shoji Yasui,  Jun Hamamura
    Director: Kon Ichikawa
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Kon Ichikawa's antiwar classic depicts the aftermath of the Burmese campaign of World War II and centres on a soldier who, after a series of horrifying experiences, comes to realize that his vocation is to bury the unknown dead.
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 185 members
    Not available for rental
  • Burmese Harp - Blu-ray
  • Burmese Harp - Blu-ray (1956)
    Starring: Rentaro Mikuni,  Shoji Yasui,  Jun Hamamura
    Director: Kon Ichikawa
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Set against the final days of World War II, THE BURMESE HARP portrays the experiences of a group of exhausted, war-scarred Japanese soldiers as they prepare to return to Japan. The film focuses on Shoji Yasui, a soldier known to his comrades for his harp playing, who fails to convince a resistant ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 91 members
    Not available for rental
  • Kokoro
  • Kokoro on DVD (1955)
    Starring: Masayuki Mori,  Tatsuya Mihashi,  Michiyo Aratama
    Director: Kon Ichikawa
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Brimful with brooding psychological torment, Kokoro is vintage Kon Ichikawa (An Actor's Revenge, The Burmese Harp, Tokyo Olympiad). Based on a novel by celebrated Japanese author Natsume Soseki, the director foregrounds its themes of individual isolation and social estrangement, most notably in a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 93 members
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Shoji Yasui facts

5 most recent films

The Burmese Harp - 3.5 stars
Burmese Harp - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Kokoro - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Burmese Harp - 3.5 stars
Kokoro - 3.5 stars
Burmese Harp - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Burmese Harp - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Kokoro - 3.5 stars
The Burmese Harp - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Rentaro Mikuni - 2 times - show films
Ko Nishimura - 2 times - show films
Taketoshi Naito - 2 times - show films
Jun Hamamura - 2 times - show films
Akira Nishimura - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Kon Ichikawa - 3 times - show films

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