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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.

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

May 28, 1983
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Cast (59)

David Bowie
Celliers
Tom Conti
Lawrence
Jack Thompson
Hicksley
Johnny Ohkura
Kanemoto
James Malcolm
Celliers' Brother
Chris Broun
Celliers (12 Years)
Yuya Uchida
Commandant of Military Prison
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
President of the Court
Takashi Naito
Lieutenant Iwata
Tamio Ishikura
Prosecutor
Rokkō Toura
Interpreter
Kan Mikami
Lieutenant Itō
Yūji Honma
PFC Yajima
Daisuke Iijima
Corporal Ueki
Hideo Murota
New Commandant of Camp
Barry Dorking
Chief Doctor
Geoff Clendon
Australian Doctor
Grant Bridger
P.O.W. Officer
Richard Adams
P.O.W. #1
Geoff Allen
P.O.W. #2
Mark Berg
P.O.W. #4
Marcus Campbell
P.O.W. #5
Colin Francis
P.O.W. #6
Richard Hensby
P.O.W. #7
Richard Hoare
P.O.W. #8
Rob Jayne
P.O.W. #10
Richard Mills
P.O.W. #11
Mark Penrose
P.O.W. #12
Arthur Ranford
P.O.W. #13
Steve Smith
P.O.W. #14
Stephen Taylor
P.O.W. #15
Richard Zimmerman
P.O.W. #16
Ian Miller
English Guard
Don Stevens
Pastor
Yōichi Iijima
Japanese Soldier #1
Satoshi Itō
Japanese Soldier #2
Masaki Kusakabe
Japanese Soldier #3
Kunihide Kuruma
Japanese Soldier #4
Hiroshi Mikami
Japanese Soldier #5
Akihiro Masuda
Japanese Soldier #6
Tokuhisa Masuda
Japanese Soldier #7
Takeshi Nagasawa
Japanese Soldier #8
Takashi Odashima
Japanese Soldier #9
Masanori Okada
Japanese Soldier #10
Shoetsu Sato
Japanese Soldier #11
Rintaro Shibata
Japanese Soldier #12
Masamichi Shibasaki
Japanese Soldier #13
Kaname Shimura
Japanese Soldier #14
Kenzo Shirahama
Japanese Soldier #15
Hisao Takeda
Japanese Soldier #16
Hidenobu Togo
Japanese Soldier #17
Atsuo Yamashita
Japanese Soldier #18
Heiwa Yoshihara
Japanese Soldier #19
Takeshi Yū
Japanese Soldier #20

Crew (35)

Directing

Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Jonty Barraud
Second Assistant Director
Raijin Nakahata
Continuity
Lee Tamahori
First Assistant Director

Writing

Production

Jeremy Thomas
Producer
Larry Parr
Associate Producer
Joyce Herlihy
Associate Producer
Takashi Ueno
Casting
Diana Rowan
Casting
Terry Glinwood
Executive Producer
Geoffrey Nethercott
Executive Producer
Masato Hara
Executive Producer
Eiko Ōshima
Executive Producer

Sound

Akira Honma
Sound Effects
Mike Westgate
Sound Recordist
Eugene Arts
Boom Operator
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer

Art

Shigemasa Toda
Production Design
Andrew Sanders
Art Direction
Masaru Arakawa
Set Dresser
Shōichi Yasuda
Property Master

Camera

Tōichirō Narushima
Director of Photography
Ken George
Still Photographer
Takashi Ueno
Still Photographer
Brian Harris
Key Grip
Hiroaki Sugimura
Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Glenis Daly
Hairdresser
Christine West
Wardrobe Supervisor
Robern Pickering
Key Makeup Artist
Antony Clavet
Makeup Supervisor

Crew

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Editing

Lighting

Visual Effects

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