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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

(1983)

Drama, History, War

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2hrs 4m

Overview

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.

Score

72

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David Bowie as Celliers

David Bowie

** Celliers

Tom Conti as Lawrence

Tom Conti

** Lawrence

Ryuichi Sakamoto as Yonoi

Ryuichi Sakamoto

** Yonoi

Takeshi Kitano as Hara

Takeshi Kitano

** Hara

Jack Thompson as Hicksley

Jack Thompson

** Hicksley

Johnny Ohkura as Kanemoto

Johnny Ohkura

** Kanemoto

Alistair Browning as De Jong

Alistair Browning

** De Jong

James Malcolm as Celliers' Brother

James Malcolm

** Celliers' Brother

Chris Broun as Celliers (12 Years)

Chris Broun

** Celliers (12 Years)

Yuya Uchida as Commandant of Military Prison

Yuya Uchida

** Commandant of Military Prison

Ryūnosuke Kaneda as President of the Court

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

** President of the Court

Takashi Naito as Lieutenant Iwata

Takashi Naito

** Lieutenant Iwata

Tamio Ishikura as Prosecutor

Tamio Ishikura

** Prosecutor

Rokkō Toura as Interpreter

Rokkō Toura

** Interpreter

Kan Mikami as Lieutenant Itō

Kan Mikami

** Lieutenant Itō

Yūji Honma as PFC Yajima

Yūji Honma

** PFC Yajima

Daisuke Iijima as Corporal Ueki

Daisuke Iijima

** Corporal Ueki

Hideo Murota as New Commandant of Camp

Hideo Murota

** New Commandant of Camp

Barry Dorking as Chief Doctor

Barry Dorking

** Chief Doctor

Geoff Clendon as Australian Doctor

Geoff Clendon

** Australian Doctor

Grant Bridger as P.O.W. Officer

Grant Bridger

** P.O.W. Officer

Richard Adams as P.O.W. #1

Richard Adams

** P.O.W. #1

Geoff Allen as P.O.W. #2

Geoff Allen

** P.O.W. #2

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

Michael Baxter-Lax

** P.O.W. #3

Mark Berg as P.O.W. #4

Mark Berg

** P.O.W. #4

Marcus Campbell as P.O.W. #5

Marcus Campbell

** P.O.W. #5

Colin Francis as P.O.W. #6

Colin Francis

** P.O.W. #6

Richard Hensby as P.O.W. #7

Richard Hensby

** P.O.W. #7

Richard Hoare as P.O.W. #8

Richard Hoare

** P.O.W. #8

Martin Ibbertson as P.O.W. #9

Martin Ibbertson

** P.O.W. #9

Rob Jayne as P.O.W. #10

Rob Jayne

** P.O.W. #10

Richard Mills as P.O.W. #11

Richard Mills

** P.O.W. #11

Mark Penrose as P.O.W. #12

Mark Penrose

** P.O.W. #12

Arthur Ranford as P.O.W. #13

Arthur Ranford

** P.O.W. #13

Steve Smith as P.O.W. #14

Steve Smith

** P.O.W. #14

Stephen Taylor as P.O.W. #15

Stephen Taylor

** P.O.W. #15

Richard Zimmerman as P.O.W. #16

Richard Zimmerman

** P.O.W. #16

Ian Miller as English Guard

Ian Miller

** English Guard

Don Stevens as Pastor

Don Stevens

** Pastor

Yōichi Iijima as Japanese Soldier #1

Yōichi Iijima

** Japanese Soldier #1

Satoshi Itō as Japanese Soldier #2

Satoshi Itō

** Japanese Soldier #2

Masaki Kusakabe as Japanese Soldier #3

Masaki Kusakabe

** Japanese Soldier #3

Kunihide Kuruma as Japanese Soldier #4

Kunihide Kuruma

** Japanese Soldier #4

Hiroshi Mikami as Japanese Soldier #5

Hiroshi Mikami

** Japanese Soldier #5

Akihiro Masuda as Japanese Soldier #6

Akihiro Masuda

** Japanese Soldier #6

Tokuhisa Masuda as Japanese Soldier #7

Tokuhisa Masuda

** Japanese Soldier #7

Takeshi Nagasawa as Japanese Soldier #8

Takeshi Nagasawa

** Japanese Soldier #8

Takashi Odashima as Japanese Soldier #9

Takashi Odashima

** Japanese Soldier #9

Masanori Okada as Japanese Soldier #10

Masanori Okada

** Japanese Soldier #10

Shoetsu Sato as Japanese Soldier #11

Shoetsu Sato

** Japanese Soldier #11

Rintaro Shibata as Japanese Soldier #12

Rintaro Shibata

** Japanese Soldier #12

Masamichi Shibasaki as Japanese Soldier #13

Masamichi Shibasaki

** Japanese Soldier #13

Kaname Shimura as Japanese Soldier #14

Kaname Shimura

** Japanese Soldier #14

Kenzo Shirahama as Japanese Soldier #15

Kenzo Shirahama

** Japanese Soldier #15

Hisao Takeda as Japanese Soldier #16

Hisao Takeda

** Japanese Soldier #16

Hidenobu Togo as Japanese Soldier #17

Hidenobu Togo

** Japanese Soldier #17

Atsuo Yamashita as Japanese Soldier #18

Atsuo Yamashita

** Japanese Soldier #18

Heiwa Yoshihara as Japanese Soldier #19

Heiwa Yoshihara

** Japanese Soldier #19

Takeshi Yū as Japanese Soldier #20

Takeshi Yū

** Japanese Soldier #20

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