Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
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.
Drama
History
War
Cast & Crew
David Bowie
Celliers
Tom Conti
Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Yonoi
Takeshi Kitano
Hara
Jack Thompson
Hicksley
Johnny Ohkura
Kanemoto
Alistair Browning
De Jong
Yuya Uchida
Commandant of Military Prison
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
President of the Court
Takashi Naito
Lieutenant Iwata
Rokkō Toura
Interpreter
Kan Mikami
Lieutenant Itō
Daisuke Iijima
Corporal Ueki
Hideo Murota
New Commandant of Camp
Geoff Clendon
Australian Doctor
Grant Bridger
P.O.W. Officer
Geoff Allen
P.O.W. #2
Colin Francis
P.O.W. #6
Arthur Ranford
P.O.W. #13
Ian Miller
English Guard
Hiroshi Mikami
Japanese Soldier #5
Nagisa Ōshima, Paul Mayersberg
Screenplay
Eiko Ōshima, Terry Glinwood, Geoffrey Nethercott, Masato Hara
Executive Producer
Jeremy Thomas
Producer
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
