Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.

Drama History War

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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  • Release Date: 1983-05-28
  • Runtime: 2h 4min
  • Director: Nagisa Ōshima

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • David Bowie

      Celliers

    • Tom Conti

      Lawrence

    • Ryuichi Sakamoto

      Yonoi

    • Takeshi Kitano

      Hara

    • Jack Thompson

      Hicksley

    • Johnny Ohkura

      Kanemoto

    • Alistair Browning

      De Jong

    • James Malcolm

      Celliers' Brother

    • Chris Broun

      Celliers (12 Years)

    • Yuya Uchida

      Commandant of Military Prison

    • Ryūnosuke Kaneda

      President of the Court

    • Takashi Naito

      Lieutenant Iwata

    • Tamio Ishikura

      Prosecutor

    • Rokkō Toura

      Interpreter

    • Kan Mikami

      Lieutenant Itō

    • Yūji Honma

      PFC Yajima

    • Daisuke Iijima

      Corporal Ueki

    • Hideo Murota

      New Commandant of Camp

    • Barry Dorking

      Chief Doctor

    • Geoff Clendon

      Australian Doctor

    • Grant Bridger

      P.O.W. Officer

    • Richard Adams

      P.O.W. #1

    • Geoff Allen

      P.O.W. #2

    • Michael Baxter-Lax

      P.O.W. #3

    • Mark Berg

      P.O.W. #4

    • Marcus Campbell

      P.O.W. #5

    • Colin Francis

      P.O.W. #6

    • Richard Hensby

      P.O.W. #7

    • Richard Hoare

      P.O.W. #8

    • Martin Ibbertson

      P.O.W. #9

    • Rob Jayne

      P.O.W. #10

    • Richard Mills

      P.O.W. #11

    • Mark Penrose

      P.O.W. #12

    • Arthur Ranford

      P.O.W. #13

    • Steve Smith

      P.O.W. #14

    • Stephen Taylor

      P.O.W. #15

    • Richard Zimmerman

      P.O.W. #16

    • Ian Miller

      English Guard

    • Don Stevens

      Pastor

    • Yōichi Iijima

      Japanese Soldier #1

    • Satoshi Itō

      Japanese Soldier #2

    • Masaki Kusakabe

      Japanese Soldier #3

    • Kunihide Kuruma

      Japanese Soldier #4

    • Hiroshi Mikami

      Japanese Soldier #5

    • Akihiro Masuda

      Japanese Soldier #6

    • Tokuhisa Masuda

      Japanese Soldier #7

    • Takeshi Nagasawa

      Japanese Soldier #8

    • Takashi Odashima

      Japanese Soldier #9

    • Masanori Okada

      Japanese Soldier #10

    • Shoetsu Sato

      Japanese Soldier #11

    • Rintaro Shibata

      Japanese Soldier #12

    • Masamichi Shibasaki

      Japanese Soldier #13

    • Kaname Shimura

      Japanese Soldier #14

    • Kenzo Shirahama

      Japanese Soldier #15

    • Hisao Takeda

      Japanese Soldier #16

    • Hidenobu Togo

      Japanese Soldier #17

    • Atsuo Yamashita

      Japanese Soldier #18

    • Heiwa Yoshihara

      Japanese Soldier #19

    • Takeshi Yū

      Japanese Soldier #20

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