Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

1983/05/28 • Released • English, Japanese

Drama
History
War
7.3
2h 4m

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

Overview

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.

Director : Nagisa Ōshima

Casts
David Bowie

David Bowie

Celliers

Tom Conti

Tom Conti

Lawrence

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Yonoi

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Hara

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Hicksley

Johnny Ohkura

Johnny Ohkura

Kanemoto

Alistair Browning

Alistair Browning

De Jong

James Malcolm

Celliers' Brother

Chris Broun

Celliers (12 Years)

Yuya Uchida

Yuya Uchida

Commandant of Military Prison

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

President of the Court

Takashi Naito

Takashi Naito

Lieutenant Iwata

Tamio Ishikura

Prosecutor

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Interpreter

Kan Mikami

Kan Mikami

Lieutenant Itō

Yūji Honma

PFC Yajima

Daisuke Iijima

Corporal Ueki

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

New Commandant of Camp

Barry Dorking

Chief Doctor

Geoff Clendon

Geoff Clendon

Australian Doctor

Grant Bridger

Grant Bridger

P.O.W. Officer

Richard Adams

P.O.W. #1

Geoff Allen

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

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

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

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

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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