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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

戦場のメリークリスマス
R 124 minutes JA Drama , History , War
Java, 1942— A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.
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

David Bowie
Celliers
Tom Conti
Lawrence
Jack Thompson
Hicksley
Johnny Ohkura
Kanemoto
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

Crew

Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
Tōichirō Narushima
Director of Photography
Shōichi Yasuda
Property Master
Mike Westgate
Sound Recordist
Glenis Daly
Hairdresser
Akira Honma
Sound Effects
Raijin Nakahata
Continuity
Geoffrey Nethercott
Executive Producer
Terry Glinwood
Executive Producer
Jeremy Thomas
Producer
Eiko Ōshima
Executive Producer
Paul Mayersberg
Screenplay
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay