About the film
based on novel or book war crimes world war ii prisoner of war pacific war court martial prison camp 1940s java, indonesia
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Release Date: May 28, 1983
| Year | : | 1983 |
| Slogan | : | «Java, 1942— A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.» |
| Genres | : | Drama, History, War |
| Production Companies | : | Recorded Picture Company, National Film Trustee Company, Antares-Nova, Oshima Productions, Asahi Broadcasting Company, Broadbank Investments |
| Director | : | Nagisa Ōshima |
| Producers | : | Jeremy Thomas, Joyce Herlihy, Diana Rowan, Terry Glinwood, Masato Hara, Geoffrey Nethercott, Eiko Ōshima, Larry Parr, Takashi Ueno |
| Writers | : | Paul Mayersberg, Nagisa Ōshima, Laurens van der Post |
| RunTime | : | 124 mins. |
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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Main Actors
David Bowie
Character : Celliers
Tom Conti
Character : Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Character : Yonoi
Takeshi Kitano
Character : Hara
Jack Thompson
Character : Hicksley
Johnny Ohkura
Character : Kanemoto
Alistair Browning
Character : De Jong
James Malcolm
Character : Celliers' Brother
Chris Broun
Character : Celliers (12 Years)
Yūya Uchida
Character : Commandant of Military Prison
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Character : President of the Court
Takashi Naito
Character : Lieutenant Iwata
Tamio Ishikura
Character : Prosecutor
Rokkō Toura
Character : Interpreter
Kan Mikami
Character : Lieutenant Itō
Yūji Honma
Character : PFC Yajima
Daisuke Iijima
Character : Corporal Ueki
Hideo Murota
Character : New Commandant of Camp
Barry Dorking
Character : Chief Doctor
Geoff Clendon
Character : Australian Doctor
Grant Bridger
Character : P.O.W. Officer
Richard Adams
Character : P.O.W. #1
Geoff Allen
Character : P.O.W. #2
Michael Baxter-Lax
Character : P.O.W. #3
Mark Berg
Character : P.O.W. #4
Marcus Campbell
Character : P.O.W. #5
Colin Francis
Character : P.O.W. #6
Richard Hensby
Character : P.O.W. #7
Richard Hoare
Character : P.O.W. #8
Martin Ibbertson
Character : P.O.W. #9
Rob Jayne
Character : P.O.W. #10
Richard Mills
Character : P.O.W. #11
Mark Penrose
Character : P.O.W. #12
Arthur Ranford
Character : P.O.W. #13
Steve Smith
Character : P.O.W. #14
Stephen Taylor
Character : P.O.W. #15
Richard Zimmerman
Character : P.O.W. #16
Ian Miller
Character : English Guard
Don Stevens
Character : Pastor
Yōichi Iijima
Character : Japanese Soldier #1
Satoshi Itō
Character : Japanese Soldier #2
Masaki Kusakabe
Character : Japanese Soldier #3
Kunihide Kuruma
Character : Japanese Soldier #4
Hiroshi Mikami
Character : Japanese Soldier #5
Akihiro Masuda
Character : Japanese Soldier #6
Tokuhisa Masuda
Character : Japanese Soldier #7
Takeshi Nagasawa
Character : Japanese Soldier #8
Takashi Odashima
Character : Japanese Soldier #9
Masanori Okada
Character : Japanese Soldier #10
Shoetsu Sato
Character : Japanese Soldier #11
Rintaro Shibata
Character : Japanese Soldier #12
Masamichi Shibasaki
Character : Japanese Soldier #13
Kaname Shimura
Character : Japanese Soldier #14
Kenzo Shirahama
Character : Japanese Soldier #15
Hisao Takeda
Character : Japanese Soldier #16
Hidenobu Togo
Character : Japanese Soldier #17
Atsuo Yamashita
Character : Japanese Soldier #18
Heiwa Yoshihara
Character : Japanese Soldier #19
Takeshi Yū
Character : Japanese Soldier #20
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