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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.

7.282 average rating
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7.282
English / 124 MIN. / 1983

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

David BowieTom ContiRyuichi SakamotoTakeshi KitanoJack ThompsonJohnny OhkuraAlistair BrowningJames MalcolmChris BrounYuya UchidaRyūnosuke KanedaTakashi NaitoTamio IshikuraRokkō TouraKan MikamiYūji HonmaDaisuke IijimaHideo MurotaBarry DorkingGeoff ClendonGrant BridgerRichard AdamsGeoff AllenMichael Baxter-LaxMark BergMarcus CampbellColin FrancisRichard HensbyRichard HoareMartin IbbertsonRob JayneRichard MillsMark PenroseArthur RanfordSteve SmithStephen TaylorRichard ZimmermanIan MillerDon StevensYōichi IijimaSatoshi ItōMasaki KusakabeKunihide KurumaHiroshi MikamiAkihiro MasudaTokuhisa MasudaTakeshi NagasawaTakashi OdashimaMasanori OkadaShoetsu SatoRintaro ShibataMasamichi ShibasakiKaname ShimuraKenzo ShirahamaHisao TakedaHidenobu TogoAtsuo YamashitaHeiwa YoshiharaTakeshi YūTokuju Masuda

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