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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence


Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

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

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

DramaHistoryWar

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.

Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Writers: Nagisa Ōshima, Paul Mayersberg.

Release Date: 1983-05-28
Status: Released
Run time: 124 min / 2:4
Revenue: $2,306,560
Production Companies : Recorded Picture Company, National Film Trustee Company, Antares-Nova, Oshima Productions, Broadbank Investments, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Production Countries: Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom

IMDB


Casts

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
Daisuke Iijima
as Corporal Ueki
Hideo Murota
as New Commandant of Camp
Barry Dorking
as Chief Doctor
Geoff Clendon
as Australian Doctor
Grant Bridger
as P.O.W. Officer
Richard Adams
as P.O.W. #1
Geoff Allen
as P.O.W. #2
Michael Baxter-Lax
as P.O.W. #3
Mark Berg
as P.O.W. #4
Marcus Campbell
as P.O.W. #5
Colin Francis
as P.O.W. #6
Richard Hensby
as P.O.W. #7
Richard Hoare
as P.O.W. #8
Martin Ibbertson
as P.O.W. #9
Rob Jayne
as P.O.W. #10
Richard Mills
as P.O.W. #11
Mark Penrose
as P.O.W. #12
Arthur Ranford
as P.O.W. #13
Steve Smith
as P.O.W. #14
Stephen Taylor
as P.O.W. #15
Richard Zimmerman
as P.O.W. #16
Ian Miller
as English Guard
Don Stevens
as Pastor
Yōichi Iijima
as Japanese Soldier #1
Satoshi Itō
as Japanese Soldier #2
Masaki Kusakabe
as Japanese Soldier #3
Kunihide Kuruma
as Japanese Soldier #4
Hiroshi Mikami
as Japanese Soldier #5
Akihiro Masuda
as Japanese Soldier #6
Tokuhisa Masuda
as Japanese Soldier #7
Takeshi Nagasawa
as Japanese Soldier #8
Takashi Odashima
as Japanese Soldier #9
Masanori Okada
as Japanese Soldier #10
Shoetsu Sato
as Japanese Soldier #11
Rintaro Shibata
as Japanese Soldier #12
Masamichi Shibasaki
as Japanese Soldier #13
Kaname Shimura
as Japanese Soldier #14
Kenzo Shirahama
as Japanese Soldier #15
Hisao Takeda
as Japanese Soldier #16
Hidenobu Togo
as Japanese Soldier #17
Atsuo Yamashita
as Japanese Soldier #18
Heiwa Yoshihara
as Japanese Soldier #19
Takeshi Yū
as Japanese Soldier #20

Crew

Directing Nagisa Ōshima Director
Writing Laurens van der Post Novel
Sound Ryuichi Sakamoto Original Music Composer
Production Eiko Oshima Executive Producer
Production Terry Glinwood Executive Producer
Production Jeremy Thomas Producer
Editing Tomoyo Oshima Editor
Writing Nagisa Ōshima Screenplay
Writing Paul Mayersberg Screenplay
Production Geoffrey Nethercott Executive Producer
Camera Tōichirō Narushima Director of Photography
Lighting Warren Mearns Gaffer
Costume & Make-Up Glenis Daly Hairdresser
Directing Lee Tamahori First Assistant Director
Camera Takashi Ueno Still Photographer
Directing Raijin Nakahata Continuity
Production Larry Parr Associate Producer
Sound Akira Honma Sound Effects
Production Joyce Herlihy Associate Producer
Production Diana Rowan Casting
Costume & Make-Up Robern Pickering Key Makeup Artist
Art Andrew Sanders Art Direction
Camera Ken George Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up Christine West Wardrobe Supervisor
Directing Jonty Barraud Second Assistant Director
Sound Eugene Arts Boom Operator
Production Takashi Ueno Casting
Camera Brian Harris Key Grip
Art Shōichi Yasuda Property Master
Art Shigemasa Toda Production Design
Production Masato Hara Executive Producer
Art Masaru Arakawa Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up Antony Clavet Makeup Supervisor
Sound Mike Westgate Sound Recordist
Camera Hiroaki Sugimura Camera Operator
Directing Roger Pulvers Assistant Director

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