Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1Win1NomDirected by Nagisa Ōshima
Synopsis
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.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 28 May 1983
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Director
- Nagisa Ōshima
- Writers
- Nagisa Ōshima, Paul Mayersberg
- Box office
- $2,306,560
- Countries
- Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Production
- Recorded Picture Company, National Film Trustee Company, Antares-Nova, Oshima Productions, Broadbank Investments, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
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Cast
David Bowie
Tom Conti
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Takeshi Kitano
Jack Thompson
Johnny Ohkura
Alistair Browning- JJames Malcolm
- CChris Broun
Yuya Uchida