

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$2306560
Runtime
124 min
Release Date
1983-05-28
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
480
Vote Average
7.281
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
Grant Bridger
P.O.W. Officer
Richard Adams
P.O.W. #1
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
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
Yōichi Iijima
Japanese Soldier #1
Satoshi Itō
Japanese Soldier #2
Masaki Kusakabe
Japanese Soldier #3
Kunihide Kuruma
Japanese Soldier #4
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
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