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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Nagisa Ōshima

1983 • 2h 4m

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 Japane...

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Official Trailer
Cast
David Bowie
David BowieCelliers
Tom Conti
Tom ContiLawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi SakamotoYonoi
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi KitanoHara
Jack Thompson
Jack ThompsonHicksley
Johnny Ohkura
Johnny OhkuraKanemoto
Alistair Browning
Alistair BrowningDe Jong
James MalcolmCelliers' Brother
Chris BrounCelliers (12 Years)
Yuya Uchida
Yuya UchidaCommandant of Military Prison
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Ryūnosuke KanedaPresident of the Court
Takashi Naito
Takashi NaitoLieutenant Iwata
Tamio IshikuraProsecutor
Rokkō Toura
Rokkō TouraInterpreter
Kan Mikami
Kan MikamiLieutenant Itō
Crew
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa ŌshimaDirector
Laurens van der Post
Laurens van der PostNovel
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy ThomasProducer
Tomoyo Oshima
Tomoyo OshimaEditor
Lee Tamahori
Lee TamahoriFirst Assistant Director
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