Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
戦場のメリークリスマス
Rating: 7.3 · 1983 · Drama, History, War · United Kingdom, New Zealand, Japan · 2 ч 4 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Original title
- 戦場のメリークリスマス
- Year
- 1983
- Genre
- Drama, History, War
- Country
- United Kingdom, New Zealand, Japan
- Runtime
- 2 ч 4 мин
- TMDB
- 7.3
- IMDb
- 7.3
- Tagline
- Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.
Director
Cast
- David Bowie — Celliers
- Tom Conti — Lawrence
- Ryuichi Sakamoto — Yonoi
- Takeshi Kitano — Hara
- Jack Thompson — Hicksley
- Johnny Ohkura — Kanemoto
- Alistair Browning — De Jong
- James Malcolm — Celliers' Brother
- Chris Broun — Celliers (12 Years)
- Yuya Uchida — Commandant of Military Prison
- Ryūnosuke Kaneda — President of the Court
- Takashi Naito — Lieutenant Iwata
- Tamio Ishikura — Prosecutor
- Rokkō Toura — Interpreter
- Kan Mikami — Lieutenant Itō
- Yūji Honma — PFC Yajima
- Daisuke Iijima — Corporal Ueki
- Hideo Murota — New Commandant of Camp
- Barry Dorking — Chief Doctor
- Geoff Clendon — Australian Doctor