The Burmese Harp
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The Burmese Harp is a 1956 Japanese anti-war film directed by Kon Ichikawa, renowned for its poignant portrayal of a Japanese soldier in Burma who becomes a Buddhist monk amid the aftermath of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Burmese Harp canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8626705 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Burmese Harp Context triple: [Vatican list of important films, hasFilm, The Burmese Harp]
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A.
The White Monkey
The White Monkey is a 1924 novel by John Galsworthy, part of his Forsyte-related “A Modern Comedy” trilogy, exploring post–World War I English society and changing social values.
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B.
The White Peacock
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C.
The Elephant
The Elephant is the English name of Surah Al-Fil, a short chapter of the Qur’an that recounts God’s protection of the Kaaba from an invading army accompanied by elephants.
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D.
The Mynah Birds
The Mynah Birds were a 1960s Canadian rock band best known for briefly featuring both Neil Young and future Motown star Rick James in its lineup.
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E.
The Tiger in the Well
The Tiger in the Well is a historical mystery novel by Philip Pullman featuring young detective Sally Lockhart as she confronts a sinister conspiracy in Victorian London.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Burmese Harp Target entity description: The Burmese Harp is a 1956 Japanese anti-war film directed by Kon Ichikawa, renowned for its poignant portrayal of a Japanese soldier in Burma who becomes a Buddhist monk amid the aftermath of World War II.
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A.
The White Monkey
The White Monkey is a 1924 novel by John Galsworthy, part of his Forsyte-related “A Modern Comedy” trilogy, exploring post–World War I English society and changing social values.
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B.
The White Peacock
The White Peacock is D. H. Lawrence’s debut novel, exploring complex human relationships, class tensions, and the conflict between industrialization and nature in rural England.
-
C.
The Elephant
The Elephant is the English name of Surah Al-Fil, a short chapter of the Qur’an that recounts God’s protection of the Kaaba from an invading army accompanied by elephants.
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D.
The Mynah Birds
The Mynah Birds were a 1960s Canadian rock band best known for briefly featuring both Neil Young and future Motown star Rick James in its lineup.
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E.
The Tiger in the Well
The Tiger in the Well is a historical mystery novel by Philip Pullman featuring young detective Sally Lockhart as she confronts a sinister conspiracy in Victorian London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-war film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceivedAt | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Burmese Harp (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Michio Takeyama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Minoru Yokoyama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| director | Kon Ichikawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Nikkatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Con Ichikawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalSelection | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-war film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseTitle | Biruma no tategoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemake | The Burmese Harp (1985 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Japanese anti-war cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Japanese ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mizushima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Akira Ifukube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | San Giorgio Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a soldier becoming a Buddhist monk
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poignant anti-war message ⓘ portrayal of Japanese soldiers in Burma ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | postwar Japanese cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Nikkatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistLaterRole | Buddhist monk ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Japanese soldier ⓘ |
| publicationTypeOfSource | novel ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSource | 1946 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| remadeBy | Kon Ichikawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTime | 116 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Natto Wada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| theme |
Buddhism
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aftermath of war ⓘ humanity of the enemy ⓘ mourning and remembrance ⓘ pacifism ⓘ |
| yearOfAward | 1956 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Burmese Harp Description of subject: The Burmese Harp is a 1956 Japanese anti-war film directed by Kon Ichikawa, renowned for its poignant portrayal of a Japanese soldier in Burma who becomes a Buddhist monk amid the aftermath of World War II.
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