Genres
Duration
124 min
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Rating
7.3
Release Date
May 28, 1983
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Original title: 戦場のメリークリスマス
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Criterion ChannelSynopsis
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.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence cast
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David Bowie
Character:
Celliers
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Tom Conti
Character:
Lawrence
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Character:
Yonoi
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Takeshi Kitano
Character:
Hara
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Jack Thompson
Character:
Hicksley
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Johnny Ohkura
Character:
Kanemoto
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Alistair Browning
Character:
De Jong
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James Malcolm
Character:
Celliers' Brother
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Chris Broun
Character:
Celliers (12 Years)
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Yuya Uchida
Character:
Commandant of Military Prison
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Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Character:
President of the Court
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Takashi Naito
Character:
Lieutenant Iwata
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Tamio Ishikura
Character:
Prosecutor
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Rokkō Toura
Character:
Interpreter
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Kan Mikami
Character:
Lieutenant Itō
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Yūji Honma
Character:
PFC Yajima
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Daisuke Iijima
Character:
Corporal Ueki
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Hideo Murota
Character:
New Commandant of Camp
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Barry Dorking
Character:
Chief Doctor
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Geoff Clendon
Character:
Australian Doctor
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Grant Bridger
Character:
P.O.W. Officer
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Richard Adams
Character:
P.O.W. #1
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Geoff Allen
Character:
P.O.W. #2
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Michael Baxter-Lax
Character:
P.O.W. #3
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Mark Berg
Character:
P.O.W. #4
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Marcus Campbell
Character:
P.O.W. #5
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Colin Francis
Character:
P.O.W. #6
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Richard Hensby
Character:
P.O.W. #7
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Richard Hoare
Character:
P.O.W. #8
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Martin Ibbertson
Character:
P.O.W. #9
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Rob Jayne
Character:
P.O.W. #10
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Richard Mills
Character:
P.O.W. #11
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Mark Penrose
Character:
P.O.W. #12
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Arthur Ranford
Character:
P.O.W. #13
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Steve Smith
Character:
P.O.W. #14
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Stephen Taylor
Character:
P.O.W. #15
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Richard Zimmerman
Character:
P.O.W. #16
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Ian Miller
Character:
English Guard
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Don Stevens
Character:
Pastor
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Yōichi Iijima
Character:
Japanese Soldier #1
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Satoshi Itō
Character:
Japanese Soldier #2
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Masaki Kusakabe
Character:
Japanese Soldier #3
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Kunihide Kuruma
Character:
Japanese Soldier #4
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Hiroshi Mikami
Character:
Japanese Soldier #5
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Akihiro Masuda
Character:
Japanese Soldier #6
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Tokuhisa Masuda
Character:
Japanese Soldier #7
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Takeshi Nagasawa
Character:
Japanese Soldier #8
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Takashi Odashima
Character:
Japanese Soldier #9
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Masanori Okada
Character:
Japanese Soldier #10
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Shoetsu Sato
Character:
Japanese Soldier #11
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Rintaro Shibata
Character:
Japanese Soldier #12
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Masamichi Shibasaki
Character:
Japanese Soldier #13
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Kaname Shimura
Character:
Japanese Soldier #14
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Kenzo Shirahama
Character:
Japanese Soldier #15
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Hisao Takeda
Character:
Japanese Soldier #16
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Hidenobu Togo
Character:
Japanese Soldier #17
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Atsuo Yamashita
Character:
Japanese Soldier #18
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Heiwa Yoshihara
Character:
Japanese Soldier #19
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Takeshi Yū
Character:
Japanese Soldier #20
