Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

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2h 4m
Running Time

May 28, 1983
Release Date

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

8
/ 10
1 User Ratings
2h 4m
Running Time

May 28, 1983
Release Date

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Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
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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 & Crew.

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

Warren Mearns

Warren Mearns

Gaffer

Brian Harris

Brian Harris

Key Grip

Andrew Sanders

Andrew Sanders

Art Direction

Masaru Arakawa

Masaru Arakawa

Set Dresser

Shōichi Yasuda

Shōichi Yasuda

Property Master

Christine West

Christine West

Wardrobe Supervisor

Antony Clavet

Antony Clavet

Makeup Supervisor

Robern Pickering

Robern Pickering

Key Makeup Artist

Glenis Daly

Glenis Daly

Hairdresser

Mike Westgate

Mike Westgate

Sound Recordist

Eugene Arts

Eugene Arts

Boom Operator

Akira Honma

Akira Honma

Sound Effects

Ken George

Ken George

Still Photographer

Takashi Ueno

Takashi Ueno

Casting / Still Photographer

Diana Rowan

Diana Rowan

Casting

Joyce Herlihy

Joyce Herlihy

Associate Producer

Details.

Release Date
May 28, 1983

Original Name
戦場のメリークリスマス

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 4m

Content Rating
R

Box Office
$2,306,560

Filming Locations
Auckland, New Zealand · Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Genres

Last updated:

This Movie Is About.

based on novel or book
war crimes
world war ii
prisoner of war
court martial
prison camp
1940s
java
pacific war
meditative
depressing
complicated
distressing
frustrated

Wiki.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Japanese: 戦場のメリークリスマス, Hepburn: Senjō no Merī Kurisumasu, lit. 'Battlefield's Merry Christmas'), also known as Furyo (Japanese for "prisoner of war"), is a 1983 war film co-written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima, co-written by Paul Mayersberg, and produced by Jeremy Thomas. The film is based on the experiences of Sir Laurens van der Post (portrayed by Tom Conti as Lt. Col. John Lawrence) as a prisoner of war in Java (Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies) during World War II, as depicted in his books The Seed and the Sower (1963) and The Night of the New Moon (1970). It stars David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano and Jack Thompson; Sakamoto also composed and played the musical score including the vocal version of the main theme "Forbidden Colours", with lyrics written and sung by David Sylvian.

The film was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival in competition for the Palme d'Or. Sakamoto's score won the film a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.

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