Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
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.
Top Billed Cast
David Bowie
Celliers
Tom Conti
Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Yonoi
Takeshi Kitano
Hara
Jack Thompson
Hicksley
Featured Crew
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay
Paul Mayersberg
Screenplay
Eiko Ōshima
Executive Producer
Terry Glinwood
Executive Producer
Jeremy Thomas
Producer
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
Laurens van der Post
Novel
Geoffrey Nethercott
Executive Producer
Tomoyo Ōshima
Editor
Tōichirō Narushima
Director of Photography
Larry Parr
Associate Producer
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