Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Drama History War

Storyline: 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.

Release Date: 1983-05-28

Original Language: ja

Original Title: 戦場のメリークリスマス

Status: Released

Runtime: 124 minutes

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

Rating: (472 votes)

Budget: $0

Revenue: $2,306,560

Production Companies: Recorded Picture Company, National Film Trustee Company, Antares-Nova, Oshima Productions, Broadbank Investments, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

Spoken Languages: English, 日本語

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Cast Members

David Bowie

David Bowie (Celliers)

22.43%

Tom Conti

Tom Conti (Lawrence)

35.99%

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto (Yonoi)

40.69%

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano (Hara)

44.47%

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson (Hicksley)

25.82%

Johnny Ohkura

Johnny Ohkura (Kanemoto)

7.84%

Alistair Browning

Alistair Browning (De Jong)

13.02%

James Malcolm

James Malcolm (Celliers' Brother)

1.58%

Chris Broun

Chris Broun (Celliers (12 Years))

1.00%

Yuya Uchida

Yuya Uchida (Commandant of Military Prison)

16.80%

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Ryūnosuke Kaneda (President of the Court)

9.35%

Takashi Naito

Takashi Naito (Lieutenant Iwata)

19.12%

Tamio Ishikura

Tamio Ishikura (Prosecutor)

2.80%

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura (Interpreter)

27.49%

Kan Mikami

Kan Mikami (Lieutenant Itō)

22.04%

Yūji Honma

Yūji Honma (PFC Yajima)

2.14%

Daisuke Iijima

Daisuke Iijima (Corporal Ueki)

21.92%

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota (New Commandant of Camp)

28.38%

Barry Dorking

Barry Dorking (Chief Doctor)

1.00%

Geoff Clendon

Geoff Clendon (Australian Doctor)

1.42%

Grant Bridger

Grant Bridger (P.O.W. Officer)

2.98%

Richard Adams

Richard Adams (P.O.W. #1)

6.19%

Geoff Allen

Geoff Allen (P.O.W. #2)

1.16%

Michael Baxter-Lax

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

1.00%

Mark Berg

Mark Berg (P.O.W. #4)

1.00%

Marcus Campbell

Marcus Campbell (P.O.W. #5)

1.00%

Colin Francis

Colin Francis (P.O.W. #6)

2.59%

Richard Hensby

Richard Hensby (P.O.W. #7)

1.00%

Richard Hoare

Richard Hoare (P.O.W. #8)

1.00%

Martin Ibbertson

Martin Ibbertson (P.O.W. #9)

1.00%

Rob Jayne

Rob Jayne (P.O.W. #10)

1.00%

Richard Mills

Richard Mills (P.O.W. #11)

1.00%

Mark Penrose

Mark Penrose (P.O.W. #12)

1.00%

Arthur Ranford

Arthur Ranford (P.O.W. #13)

1.11%

Steve Smith

Steve Smith (P.O.W. #14)

1.00%

Stephen Taylor

Stephen Taylor (P.O.W. #15)

1.00%

Richard Zimmerman

Richard Zimmerman (P.O.W. #16)

1.00%

Ian Miller

Ian Miller (English Guard)

1.58%

Don Stevens

Don Stevens (Pastor)

1.00%

Yōichi Iijima

Yōichi Iijima (Japanese Soldier #1)

6.06%

Satoshi Itō

Satoshi Itō (Japanese Soldier #2)

1.00%

Masaki Kusakabe

Masaki Kusakabe (Japanese Soldier #3)

1.00%

Kunihide Kuruma

Kunihide Kuruma (Japanese Soldier #4)

1.00%

Hiroshi Mikami

Hiroshi Mikami (Japanese Soldier #5)

17.12%

Akihiro Masuda

Akihiro Masuda (Japanese Soldier #6)

1.00%

Tokuhisa Masuda

Tokuhisa Masuda (Japanese Soldier #7)

1.00%

Takeshi Nagasawa

Takeshi Nagasawa (Japanese Soldier #8)

1.00%

Takashi Odashima

Takashi Odashima (Japanese Soldier #9)

1.00%

Masanori Okada

Masanori Okada (Japanese Soldier #10)

2.31%

Shoetsu Sato

Shoetsu Sato (Japanese Soldier #11)

1.00%

Rintaro Shibata

Rintaro Shibata (Japanese Soldier #12)

1.00%

Masamichi Shibasaki

Masamichi Shibasaki (Japanese Soldier #13)

1.00%

Kaname Shimura

Kaname Shimura (Japanese Soldier #14)

1.00%

Kenzo Shirahama

Kenzo Shirahama (Japanese Soldier #15)

1.00%

Hisao Takeda

Hisao Takeda (Japanese Soldier #16)

1.00%

Hidenobu Togo

Hidenobu Togo (Japanese Soldier #17)

1.00%

Atsuo Yamashita

Atsuo Yamashita (Japanese Soldier #18)

1.00%

Heiwa Yoshihara

Heiwa Yoshihara (Japanese Soldier #19)

1.00%

Takeshi Yū

Takeshi Yū (Japanese Soldier #20)

1.00%

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