Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Released
May 28, 1983
Runtime: 2h 4m
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.
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Cast & Crew
David Bowie
Celliers
Tom Conti
Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Yonoi
Takeshi Kitano
Hara
Jack Thompson
Hicksley
Johnny Ohkura
Kanemoto
Alistair Browning
De Jong
- JM
James Malcolm
Celliers' Brother
- CB
Chris Broun
Celliers (12 Years)
Yuya Uchida
Commandant of Military Prison
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
President of the Court
Takashi Naito
Lieutenant Iwata
- TI
Tamio Ishikura
Prosecutor
Rokkō Toura
Interpreter
Kan Mikami
Lieutenant Itō
Yūji Honma
PFC Yajima
Daisuke Iijima
Corporal Ueki
Hideo Murota
New Commandant of Camp
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay
- PM
Paul Mayersberg
Screenplay
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