Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

7.3 1983 124 min
R
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 Ser…

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Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Writers
Nagisa Ōshima, Paul Mayersberg
Classification
R

Cast

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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

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