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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983Directed by Nagisa Ōshima2h 4m
戦場のメリークリスマス
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.
- Drama
- History
- War
Cast
- David Bowie as Celliers
- Tom Conti as Lawrence
- Ryuichi Sakamoto as Yonoi
- Takeshi Kitano as Hara
- Jack Thompson as Hicksley
- Johnny Ohkura as Kanemoto
- Alistair Browning as De Jong
- James Malcolm as Celliers' Brother
- Chris Broun as Celliers (12 Years)
- Yuya Uchida as Commandant of Military Prison
- Ryūnosuke Kaneda as President of the Court
- Takashi Naito as Lieutenant Iwata
- Tamio Ishikura as Prosecutor
- Rokkō Toura as Interpreter
- Kan Mikami as Lieutenant Itō
- Yūji Honma as PFC Yajima
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