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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

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Calorie Rating: 174
Released: 1983-05-28
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 124 Minutes
Revenue 2306560
Studios: Recorded Picture Company, National Film Trustee Company, Antares-Nova, Oshima Productions, Broadbank Investments, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation,


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 / Directors

Jonty Barraud
Second Assistant Director
Lee Tamahori
First Assistant Director



Cast

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)

Yuya 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


Production and Crew

Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
Geoffrey Nethercott
Executive Producer

Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay

Terry Glinwood
Executive Producer
Eiko Ōshima
Executive Producer

Tōichirō Narushima
Director of Photography
Glenis Daly
Hairdresser

Eugene Arts
Boom Operator
Akira Honma
Sound Effects

Antony Clavet
Makeup Supervisor
Takashi Ueno
Still Photographer
Masato Hara
Executive Producer

Masaru Arakawa
Set Dresser
Jūshō Toda
Production Design

Robern Pickering
Key Makeup Artist
Ken George
Still Photographer
Joyce Herlihy
Associate Producer

Larry Parr
Associate Producer
Andrew Sanders
Art Direction

Mike Westgate
Sound Recordist
Shōichi Yasuda
Property Master
Christine West
Wardrobe Supervisor

Hiroaki Sugimura
Camera Operator