Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Java, 1942— A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.

1983 ja 124 minutes

Rating: 7.296

Plot

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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Cast

David Bowie

David Bowie

Celliers

Tom Conti

Tom Conti

Lawrence

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Yonoi

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Hara

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Hicksley

Johnny Ohkura

Johnny Ohkura

Kanemoto

Alistair Browning

Alistair Browning

De Jong

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

Michael Baxter-Lax

Michael Baxter-Lax

P.O.W. #3

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

Martin Ibbertson

Martin Ibbertson

P.O.W. #9

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

Rintaro Shibata

Rintaro Shibata

Japanese Soldier #12

Masamichi Shibasaki

Masamichi Shibasaki

Japanese Soldier #13

Kaname Shimura

Kaname Shimura

Japanese Soldier #14

Kenzo Shirahama

Kenzo Shirahama

Japanese Soldier #15

Hisao Takeda

Hisao Takeda

Japanese Soldier #16

Hidenobu Togo

Hidenobu Togo

Japanese Soldier #17

Atsuo Yamashita

Atsuo Yamashita

Japanese Soldier #18

Heiwa Yoshihara

Heiwa Yoshihara

Japanese Soldier #19

Takeshi Yū

Takeshi Yū

Japanese Soldier #20

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