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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

73 %|May 28, 1983|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.

Featured Crew

Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Laurens van der Post
Novel
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
Eiko Ōshima
Executive Producer
Terry Glinwood
Executive Producer
Jeremy Thomas
Producer
Tomoyo Ōshima
Editor
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay

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Cast

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David Bowie
Celliers
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Tom Conti
Lawrence
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James Malcolm
Celliers' Brother
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Chris Broun
Celliers (12 Years)
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Yuya Uchida
Commandant of Military Prison
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Ryūnosuke Kaneda
President of the Court
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Takashi Naito
Lieutenant Iwata
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Tamio Ishikura
Prosecutor
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Rokkō Toura
Interpreter
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Kan Mikami
Lieutenant Itō
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Yūji Honma
PFC Yajima
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Daisuke Iijima
Corporal Ueki
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Hideo Murota
New Commandant of Camp
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Barry Dorking
Chief Doctor
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Geoff Clendon
Australian Doctor
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Grant Bridger
P.O.W. Officer
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Richard Adams
P.O.W. #1
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Geoff Allen
P.O.W. #2
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Mark Berg
P.O.W. #4
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Colin Francis
P.O.W. #6
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Richard Hoare
P.O.W. #8
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Rob Jayne
P.O.W. #10
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Richard Mills
P.O.W. #11
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Mark Penrose
P.O.W. #12
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Arthur Ranford
P.O.W. #13
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Steve Smith
P.O.W. #14
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Stephen Taylor
P.O.W. #15
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Ian Miller
English Guard
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Yōichi Iijima
Japanese Soldier #1
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Satoshi Itō
Japanese Soldier #2
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Masaki Kusakabe
Japanese Soldier #3
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Kunihide Kuruma
Japanese Soldier #4
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Hiroshi Mikami
Japanese Soldier #5
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Akihiro Masuda
Japanese Soldier #6
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Tokuhisa Masuda
Japanese Soldier #7
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Takeshi Nagasawa
Japanese Soldier #8
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Takashi Odashima
Japanese Soldier #9
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Masanori Okada
Japanese Soldier #10
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Shoetsu Sato
Japanese Soldier #11
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Rintaro Shibata
Japanese Soldier #12
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Masamichi Shibasaki
Japanese Soldier #13
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Kaname Shimura
Japanese Soldier #14
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Kenzo Shirahama
Japanese Soldier #15
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Hisao Takeda
Japanese Soldier #16
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Hidenobu Togo
Japanese Soldier #17
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Atsuo Yamashita
Japanese Soldier #18
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Heiwa Yoshihara
Japanese Soldier #19
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Takeshi Yū
Japanese Soldier #20