
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.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
May 28, 1983
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Cast (59)

David Bowie
Celliers

Tom Conti
Lawrence

Ryuichi Sakamoto
Yonoi

Takeshi Kitano
Hara

Jack Thompson
Hicksley

Johnny Ohkura
Kanemoto

Alistair Browning
De Jong

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

Michael Baxter-Lax
P.O.W. #3

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

Martin Ibbertson
P.O.W. #9

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
No data availableEditing

Tomoyo Ōshima
Editor
Lighting

Warren Mearns
Gaffer