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.

David Bowie

Celliers

Tom Conti

Lawrence

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

Mark Berg

P.O.W. #4

Colin Francis

P.O.W. #6

Richard Hoare

P.O.W. #8

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

Ian Miller

English Guard

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

Nagisa Ōshima

Screenplay

Paul Mayersberg

Screenplay

Terry Glinwood

Executive Producer

Geoffrey Nethercott

Executive Producer

Eiko Ōshima

Executive Producer

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Original Music Composer

Tōichirō Narushima

Director of Photography

Larry Parr

Associate Producer

Lee Tamahori

First Assistant Director

Jonty Barraud

Second Assistant Director

Raijin Nakahata

Continuity

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

Still Photographer

Joyce Herlihy

Associate Producer

Masato Hara

Executive Producer

Shigemasa Toda

Production Design

Hiroaki Sugimura

Camera Operator

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