Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness the struggle of wills between two men from very different backgrounds who are tragically destined to clash.
- Released
- 1983-05-28
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Nagisa Ōshima, Nagisa Ōshima, Paul Mayersberg
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 552 votes
Cast
- David Bowie as Celliers
- Tom Conti as Lawrence
- Ryuichi Sakamoto as Yonoi
- Takeshi Kitano as Hara
- Jack Thompson as Hicksley
- Johnny Ohkura as Kanemoto
- Alistair Browning as De Jong
- James Malcolm as Celliers' Brother
- Chris Broun as Celliers (12 Years)
- Yuya Uchida as Commandant of Military Prison
- Ryūnosuke Kaneda as President of the Court
- Takashi Naito as Lieutenant Iwata
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