Poster for Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

1983, drama, history, war

124 minutes

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,...

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Cast

David Bowie

David Bowie

Celliers

Tom Conti

Tom Conti

Lawrence

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Hicksley

Johnny Ohkura

Johnny Ohkura

Kanemoto

James Malcolm

Celliers' Brother

Chris Broun

Celliers (12 Years)

Yuya Uchida

Yuya Uchida

Commandant of Military Prison

Ryunosuke Kaneda

President of the Court

Takashi Naito

Takashi Naito

Lieutenant Iwata

Tamio Ishikura

Prosecutor

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Interpreter

Kan Mikami

Kan Mikami

Lieutenant Itō

Yûji Honma

PFC Yajima

Daisuke Iijima

Corporal Ueki

Hideo Murota

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

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

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

Yôichi Iijima

Japanese Soldier #1

Satoshi Itō

Japanese Soldier #2

Masaki Kusakabe

Japanese Soldier #3

Kunihide Kuruma

Japanese Soldier #4

Hiroshi Mikami

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

Art

Andrew Sanders

Art direction

Jusho Toda

Production design

Shōichi Yasuda

Property master

Camera

Hiroaki Sugimura

Camera operator

Ken George

Still photographer

Takashi Ueno

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Directing

Nagisa Ōshima

Nagisa Ōshima

Director

Lee Tamahori

First assistant director

Jonty Barraud

Second assistant director

Editing

Tomoyo Oshima

Tomoyo Oshima

Editor

Lighting

Warren Mearns

Gaffer

Production

Joyce Herlihy

Associate producer

Larry Parr

Associate producer

Diana Rowan

Casting

Takashi Ueno

Casting

Terry Glinwood

Executive producer

Masato Hara

Executive producer

Geoffrey Nethercott

Executive producer

Eiko Oshima

Executive producer

Jeremy Thomas

Producer

Sound

Eugene Arts

Boom operator

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Original music composer

Mike Westgate

Sound recordist

Writing

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