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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

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Movie
1983
2h 4m
Japanese
Drama, History, War
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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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7.4
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) on IMDb
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68

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Cast

Full Cast & Crew
David Bowie
Celliers
Tom Conti
Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Takeshi Kitano
Jack Thompson
Johnny Ohkura
Alistair Browning
James Malcolm
Celliers' Brother
Chris Broun
Celliers (12 Years)
Yuya Uchida
Commandant of Military Prison
Rynosuke Kaneda
President of the Court
Takashi Naito
Lieutenant Iwata
Tamio Ishikura
Prosecutor
Rokk Toura
Interpreter
Kan Mikami
Lieutenant Itō
Yji 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
Michael BaxterLax
Mark Berg
P.O.W. #4
Directed By: Nagisa Ōshima
Written By: Nagisa Ōshima (Screenplay), Paul Mayersberg (Screenplay), + 1 more

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Ziegelus says...
one year ago
Ever since I read about the death of Ryuichi Sakamoto, I wanted to see the film. The music for the film by Sakamoto is hard to beat. A little tears at the end, just great. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ! <3
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fknfuu says...
3 months ago
the fact that one kid grew up into david bowie in a school uniform and the other remaining as a kid is the funniest thing I've seen in cinema.
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forestgump24509 says...
4 years ago
merry Christmas mister lawrence just merry Christmas.
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CinemaSerf
3 years ago
This offers a really poignant look at what we might describe as mutual insanity. "Maj. Celliers" (David Bowie) is convicted by the occupying Japanese on the island of Java on citing rebellion. With hindsight, perhaps he would rather not have been, but he is spared the firing squad and sent to the PO More
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