Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.
124 mins
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.
James Malcolm
Celliers' Brother
Chris Broun
Celliers (12 Years)
Tamio Ishikura
Prosecutor
Yūji Honma
PFC Yajima
Daisuke Iijima
Corporal Ueki
Barry Dorking
Chief Doctor
Richard Adams
P.O.W. #1
Michael Baxter-Lax
P.O.W. #3
Mark Berg
P.O.W. #4
Marcus Campbell
P.O.W. #5
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
Steve Smith
P.O.W. #14
Stephen Taylor
P.O.W. #15
Richard Zimmerman
P.O.W. #16
Don Stevens
Pastor
Yōichi Iijima
Japanese Soldier #1
Satoshi Itō
Japanese Soldier #2
Masaki Kusakabe
Japanese Soldier #3
Kunihide Kuruma
Japanese Soldier #4
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
Paul Mayersberg
Screenplay
Terry Glinwood
Executive Producer
Geoffrey Nethercott
Executive Producer
Eiko Ōshima
Executive Producer
Tōichirō Narushima
Director of Photography
Larry Parr
Associate Producer
Jonty Barraud
Second Assistant Director
Raijin Nakahata
Continuity
Warren Mearns
Gaffer
Brian Harris
Key Grip
Andrew Sanders
Art Direction
Masaru Arakawa
Set Dresser
Shōichi Yasuda
Property Master
Christine West
Wardrobe Supervisor
Antony Clavet
Makeup Supervisor
Robern Pickering
Key Makeup Artist
Glenis Daly
Hairdresser
Mike Westgate
Sound Recordist
Eugene Arts
Boom Operator
Akira Honma
Sound Effects
Ken George
Still Photographer
Takashi Ueno
Casting
Takashi Ueno
Still Photographer
Diana Rowan
Casting
Joyce Herlihy
Associate Producer
Masato Hara
Executive Producer
Shigemasa Toda
Production Design
Hiroaki Sugimura
Camera Operator