Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
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.
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David Bowie as Celliers |
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Tom Conti as Lawrence |
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Ryuichi Sakamoto as Yonoi |
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Takeshi Kitano as Hara |
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Jack Thompson as Hicksley |
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Johnny Ohkura as Kanemoto |
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Alistair Browning as De Jong |
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James Malcolm as Celliers' Brother |
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Chris Broun as Celliers (12 Years) |
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Yuya Uchida as Commandant of Military Prison |
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Ryūnosuke Kaneda as President of the Court |
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Takashi Naito as Lieutenant Iwata |
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Tamio Ishikura as Prosecutor |
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Rokkō Toura as Interpreter |
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Kan Mikami as Lieutenant Itō |
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Yūji Honma as PFC Yajima |
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Daisuke Iijima as Corporal Ueki |
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Hideo Murota as New Commandant of Camp |
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Barry Dorking as Chief Doctor |
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Geoff Clendon as Australian Doctor |
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Grant Bridger as P.O.W. Officer |
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Richard Adams as P.O.W. #1 |
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Geoff Allen as P.O.W. #2 |
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Michael Baxter-Lax as P.O.W. #3 |
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Mark Berg as P.O.W. #4 |
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Marcus Campbell as P.O.W. #5 |
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Colin Francis as P.O.W. #6 |
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Richard Hensby as P.O.W. #7 |
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Richard Hoare as P.O.W. #8 |
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Martin Ibbertson as P.O.W. #9 |
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Rob Jayne as P.O.W. #10 |
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Richard Mills as P.O.W. #11 |
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Mark Penrose as P.O.W. #12 |
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Arthur Ranford as P.O.W. #13 |
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Steve Smith as P.O.W. #14 |
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Stephen Taylor as P.O.W. #15 |
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Richard Zimmerman as P.O.W. #16 |
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Ian Miller as English Guard |
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Don Stevens as Pastor |
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Yōichi Iijima as Japanese Soldier #1 |
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Satoshi Itō as Japanese Soldier #2 |
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Masaki Kusakabe as Japanese Soldier #3 |
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Kunihide Kuruma as Japanese Soldier #4 |
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Hiroshi Mikami as Japanese Soldier #5 |
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Akihiro Masuda as Japanese Soldier #6 |
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Tokuhisa Masuda as Japanese Soldier #7 |
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Takeshi Nagasawa as Japanese Soldier #8 |
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Takashi Odashima as Japanese Soldier #9 |
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Masanori Okada as Japanese Soldier #10 |
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Shoetsu Sato as Japanese Soldier #11 |
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Rintaro Shibata as Japanese Soldier #12 |
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Masamichi Shibasaki as Japanese Soldier #13 |
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Kaname Shimura as Japanese Soldier #14 |
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Kenzo Shirahama as Japanese Soldier #15 |
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Hisao Takeda as Japanese Soldier #16 |
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Hidenobu Togo as Japanese Soldier #17 |
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Atsuo Yamashita as Japanese Soldier #18 |
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Heiwa Yoshihara as Japanese Soldier #19 |
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Takeshi Yū as Japanese Soldier #20 |
| Writing | Nagisa Ōshima | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Mayersberg | Screenplay |
| Production | Eiko Oshima | Executive Producer |
| Production | Terry Glinwood | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeremy Thomas | Producer |
| Directing | Nagisa Ōshima | Director |
| Sound | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Laurens van der Post | Novel |
| Production | Geoffrey Nethercott | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Tomoyo Oshima | Editor |
| Camera | Tōichirō Narushima | Director of Photography |
| Production | Larry Parr | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robern Pickering | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Lee Tamahori | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jonty Barraud | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Eugene Arts | Boom Operator |
| Art | Masaru Arakawa | Set Dresser |
| Art | Andrew Sanders | Art Direction |
| Camera | Takashi Ueno | Still Photographer |
| Production | Masato Hara | Executive Producer |
| Art | Shigemasa Toda | Production Design |
| Production | Joyce Herlihy | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Glenis Daly | Hairdresser |
| Sound | Akira Honma | Sound Effects |
| Production | Diana Rowan | Casting |
| Directing | Raijin Nakahata | Continuity |
| Camera | Brian Harris | Key Grip |
| Production | Takashi Ueno | Casting |
| Lighting | Warren Mearns | Gaffer |
| Art | Shōichi Yasuda | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine West | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Mike Westgate | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antony Clavet | Makeup Supervisor |
| Camera | Ken George | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Hiroaki Sugimura | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Roger Pulvers | Assistant Director |