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  • Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
  • R
    123 min | Drama, War
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
R
123 min | Drama, War

During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed.
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Director
Writers
Nagisa Ôshima (screenplay by) | Paul Mayersberg (screenplay by) | Lourens van der Post (based on the novel "The Seed and The Sower" by) (as Sir Laurens van der Post)
Producer
Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto (as Ryûichi Sakamoto)
Cinematographer
Editor
Production Designer
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Release date
Sep 2, 1983 (United States)

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Cast

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62 cast members
Name Known for
David Bowie
Celliers Celliers   See fewer
Tom Conti
Lawrence Lawrence   See fewer
Takeshi Kitano
Hara (as Takeshi) Hara (as Takeshi)   See fewer
Jack Thompson
Hicksley Hicksley   See fewer
Johnny Ohkura
Kanemoto Kanemoto   See fewer
James Malcolm
Celliers' Brother Celliers' Brother   See fewer
Chris Broun
Celliers 12 Years Celliers 12 Years   See fewer
Yûya Uchida
Commandant of Military Prison (as Yuya Uchida) Commandant of Military Prison (as Yuya Uchida)   See fewer
Ryûnosuke Kaneda
President of the Court (as Ryunosuke Kaneda) President of the Court (as Ryunosuke Kaneda)   See fewer
Takashi Naitô
Lieutenant Iwata (as Takashi Naito) Lieutenant Iwata (as Takashi Naito)   See fewer
Tamio Ishikura
Prosecutor Prosecutor   See fewer
Rokkô Toura
Interpreter (as Rokko Toura) Interpreter (as Rokko Toura)   See fewer
Kan Mikami
Lieutenant Ito Lieutenant Ito   See fewer
Yûji Honma
PFC Yajima (as Yuji Honma) PFC Yajima (as Yuji Honma)   See fewer
Daisuke Iijima
Corporal Ueki Corporal Ueki   See fewer
Hideo Murota
New Commandant of Camp New Commandant of Camp   See fewer
Barry Dorking
Chief Doctor Chief Doctor   See fewer
Geoff Clendon
Australian Doctor Australian Doctor   See fewer
Grant Bridger
P.O.W. Officer P.O.W. Officer   See fewer
Richard Adams
P.O.W. P.O.W.   See fewer
Geoff Allen
P.O.W. P.O.W.   See fewer
Mark Berg
P.O.W. P.O.W.   See fewer
Colin Francis
P.O.W. P.O.W.   See fewer
Richard Hoare
P.O.W. P.O.W.   See fewer
Rob Jayne
P.O.W. P.O.W.   See fewer
Richard Mills
P.O.W. P.O.W.   See fewer
Mark Penrose
P.O.W. P.O.W.   See fewer
Steve Smith
P.O.W. P.O.W.   See fewer
Ian Miller
English Guard English Guard   See fewer
Don Stevens
Pastor Pastor   See fewer
Yôichi Iijima
Japanese Soldier (as Yoichi Iijima) Japanese Soldier (as Yoichi Iijima)   See fewer
Satoshi Ito
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Masaki Kusakabe
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Kunihide Kuruma
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Hiroshi Mikami
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Arihiro Masuda
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Tokuhisa Masuda
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Takeshi Nagasawa
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Takashi Odashima
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Masanori Okada
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Shoetsu Sato
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Rintaro Shibata
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Masamichi Shibasaki
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Kaname Shimura
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Kenzo Shirahama
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Hisao Takeda
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Hidenobu Togo
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Atsuo Yamashita
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Heiwa Yoshihara
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Takeshi Yu
Japanese Soldier Japanese Soldier   See fewer
Peter Barakan
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Alastair Floyd
P.O.W. (uncredited) P.O.W. (uncredited)   See fewer
Rex Wilmshurst
P.O.W. (uncredited) P.O.W. (uncredited)   See fewer
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