Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Movie
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.
Directed By : Nagisa Ōshima
Genres : Drama, History, War
Status : Released
Released : May 28, 1983
Tagline : Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.
Length : 124 minutes
Cast
- David Bowie
- Tom Conti
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Takeshi Kitano
- Jack Thompson
- Johnny Ohkura
- Alistair Browning
- James Malcolm
- Chris Broun
- Yuya Uchida
- Ryūnosuke Kaneda
- Takashi Naito
- Tamio Ishikura
- Rokkō Toura
- Kan Mikami
- Yūji Honma
- Daisuke Iijima
- Hideo Murota
- Barry Dorking
- Geoff Clendon
- Grant Bridger
- Richard Adams
- Geoff Allen
- Michael Baxter-Lax
- Mark Berg
- Marcus Campbell
- Colin Francis
- Richard Hensby
- Richard Hoare
- Martin Ibbertson
- Rob Jayne
- Richard Mills
- Mark Penrose
- Arthur Ranford
- Steve Smith
- Stephen Taylor
- Richard Zimmerman
- Ian Miller
- Don Stevens
- Yōichi Iijima
- Satoshi Itō
- Masaki Kusakabe
- Kunihide Kuruma
- Hiroshi Mikami
- Akihiro Masuda
- Tokuhisa Masuda
- Takeshi Nagasawa
- Takashi Odashima
- Masanori Okada
- Shoetsu Sato
- Rintaro Shibata
- Masamichi Shibasaki
- Kaname Shimura
- Kenzo Shirahama
- Hisao Takeda
- Hidenobu Togo
- Atsuo Yamashita
- Heiwa Yoshihara
- Takeshi Yū
Crew
- Director : Nagisa Ōshima
- Novel : Laurens van der Post
- Original Music Composer : Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Executive Producer : Eiko Oshima
- Executive Producer : Terry Glinwood
- Producer : Jeremy Thomas
- Editor : Tomoyo Oshima
- Screenplay : Nagisa Ōshima
- Screenplay : Paul Mayersberg
- Executive Producer : Geoffrey Nethercott
- Director of Photography : Tōichirō Narushima
- Gaffer : Warren Mearns
- Hairdresser : Glenis Daly
- First Assistant Director : Lee Tamahori
- Still Photographer : Takashi Ueno
- Continuity : Raijin Nakahata
- Associate Producer : Larry Parr
- Sound Effects : Akira Honma
- Associate Producer : Joyce Herlihy
- Casting : Diana Rowan
- Key Makeup Artist : Robern Pickering
- Art Direction : Andrew Sanders
- Still Photographer : Ken George
- Wardrobe Supervisor : Christine West
- Second Assistant Director : Jonty Barraud
- Boom Operator : Eugene Arts
- Casting : Takashi Ueno
- Key Grip : Brian Harris
- Property Master : Shōichi Yasuda
- Production Design : Shigemasa Toda
- Executive Producer : Masato Hara
- Set Dresser : Masaru Arakawa
- Makeup Supervisor : Antony Clavet
- Sound Recordist : Mike Westgate
- Camera Operator : Hiroaki Sugimura