Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

Released: 1983-05-28 Duration: 2hr 4min
Genres: Drama History War
Rating 7.3
Java, 1942— A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.

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.

Production Companies

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

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $2,306,560.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 21.691

Directed By

Nagisa Ōshima

Crew

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

TOP CAST

David Bowie
David Bowie

Celliers

Tom Conti
Tom Conti

Lawrence

Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson

Hicksley

Johnny Ohkura
Johnny Ohkura

Kanemoto

James Malcolm
James Malcolm

Celliers' Brother

Chris Broun
Chris Broun

Celliers (12 Years)

Yuya Uchida
Yuya Uchida

Commandant of Military Prison

Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Ryūnosuke Kaneda

President of the Court

Takashi Naito
Takashi Naito

Lieutenant Iwata

Tamio Ishikura
Tamio Ishikura

Prosecutor

Rokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura

Interpreter

Kan Mikami
Kan Mikami

Lieutenant Itō

Yūji Honma
Yūji Honma

PFC Yajima

Daisuke Iijima
Daisuke Iijima

Corporal Ueki

Hideo Murota
Hideo Murota

New Commandant of Camp

Barry Dorking
Barry Dorking

Chief Doctor

Geoff Clendon
Geoff Clendon

Australian Doctor

Grant Bridger
Grant Bridger

P.O.W. Officer

Richard Adams
Richard Adams

P.O.W. #1

Geoff Allen
Geoff Allen

P.O.W. #2

Mark Berg
Mark Berg

P.O.W. #4

Marcus Campbell
Marcus Campbell

P.O.W. #5

Colin Francis
Colin Francis

P.O.W. #6

Richard Hensby
Richard Hensby

P.O.W. #7

Richard Hoare
Richard Hoare

P.O.W. #8

Rob Jayne
Rob Jayne

P.O.W. #10

Richard Mills
Richard Mills

P.O.W. #11

Mark Penrose
Mark Penrose

P.O.W. #12

Arthur Ranford
Arthur Ranford

P.O.W. #13

Steve Smith
Steve Smith

P.O.W. #14

Stephen Taylor
Stephen Taylor

P.O.W. #15

Richard Zimmerman
Richard Zimmerman

P.O.W. #16

Ian Miller
Ian Miller

English Guard

Don Stevens
Don Stevens

Pastor

Yōichi Iijima
Yōichi Iijima

Japanese Soldier #1

Satoshi Itō
Satoshi Itō

Japanese Soldier #2

Masaki Kusakabe
Masaki Kusakabe

Japanese Soldier #3

Kunihide Kuruma
Kunihide Kuruma

Japanese Soldier #4

Hiroshi Mikami
Hiroshi Mikami

Japanese Soldier #5

Akihiro Masuda
Akihiro Masuda

Japanese Soldier #6

Tokuhisa Masuda
Tokuhisa Masuda

Japanese Soldier #7

Takeshi Nagasawa
Takeshi Nagasawa

Japanese Soldier #8

Takashi Odashima
Takashi Odashima

Japanese Soldier #9

Masanori Okada
Masanori Okada

Japanese Soldier #10

Shoetsu Sato
Shoetsu Sato

Japanese Soldier #11

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