Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence  

Sat May 28 1983

Overview,

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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Metacritic: 53/100

Cast and Crew

Directed By, Nagisa Ōshima |

Screenplay By, Nagisa Ōshima | Paul Mayersberg |

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David Bowie

Celliers
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Tom Conti

Lawrence
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Ryuichi Sakamoto

Yonoi
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Takeshi Kitano

Hara
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Jack Thompson

Hicksley
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Johnny Ohkura

Kanemoto
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Alistair Browning

De Jong
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James Malcolm

Celliers' Brother
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Chris Broun

Celliers (12 Years)
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Yuya Uchida

Commandant of Military Prison
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Ryūnosuke Kaneda

President of the Court
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Takashi Naito

Lieutenant Iwata
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Tamio Ishikura

Prosecutor
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Rokkō Toura

Interpreter
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Kan Mikami

Lieutenant Itō
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Yūji Honma

PFC Yajima
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Daisuke Iijima

Corporal Ueki
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Hideo Murota

New Commandant of Camp
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Barry Dorking

Chief Doctor
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Geoff Clendon

Australian Doctor
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Grant Bridger

P.O.W. Officer
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Richard Adams

P.O.W. #1
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Geoff Allen

P.O.W. #2
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Michael Baxter-Lax

P.O.W. #3
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Mark Berg

P.O.W. #4
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Marcus Campbell

P.O.W. #5
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Colin Francis

P.O.W. #6
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Richard Hensby

P.O.W. #7
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Richard Hoare

P.O.W. #8
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Martin Ibbertson

P.O.W. #9
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Rob Jayne

P.O.W. #10
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Richard Mills

P.O.W. #11
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Mark Penrose

P.O.W. #12
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Arthur Ranford

P.O.W. #13
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Steve Smith

P.O.W. #14
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Stephen Taylor

P.O.W. #15
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Richard Zimmerman

P.O.W. #16
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Ian Miller

English Guard
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Don Stevens

Pastor
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Yōichi Iijima

Japanese Soldier #1
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Satoshi Itō

Japanese Soldier #2
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Masaki Kusakabe

Japanese Soldier #3
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Kunihide Kuruma

Japanese Soldier #4
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Hiroshi Mikami

Japanese Soldier #5
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Akihiro Masuda

Japanese Soldier #6
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Tokuhisa Masuda

Japanese Soldier #7
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Takeshi Nagasawa

Japanese Soldier #8
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Takashi Odashima

Japanese Soldier #9
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Masanori Okada

Japanese Soldier #10
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Shoetsu Sato

Japanese Soldier #11
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Rintaro Shibata

Japanese Soldier #12
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Masamichi Shibasaki

Japanese Soldier #13
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Kaname Shimura

Japanese Soldier #14
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Kenzo Shirahama

Japanese Soldier #15
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Hisao Takeda

Japanese Soldier #16
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Hidenobu Togo

Japanese Soldier #17
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Atsuo Yamashita

Japanese Soldier #18
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Heiwa Yoshihara

Japanese Soldier #19
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Takeshi Yū

Japanese Soldier #20
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Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Drama
History
War

Tagline

Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.

Langauge

ja

Production Companies

Recorded Picture Company
National Film Trustee Company
Antares-Nova
Oshima Productions
Broadbank Investments
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

Runtime

124 minutes

Budget

0 $

Box-Office

2.307 Million $

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