Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

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

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.

Cast (60)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

David Bowie

Celliers

Tom Conti

Lawrence

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Yonoi

Takeshi Kitano

Hara

Jack Thompson

Hicksley

Johnny Ohkura

Kanemoto

Alistair Browning

De Jong

J

James Malcolm

Celliers' Brother

C

Chris Broun

Celliers (12 Years)

Yuya Uchida

Commandant of Military Prison

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

President of the Court

Takashi Naito

Lieutenant Iwata

T

Tamio Ishikura

Prosecutor

Rokkō Toura

Interpreter

Kan Mikami

Lieutenant Itō

Y

Yūji Honma

PFC Yajima

Daisuke Iijima

Corporal Ueki

Hideo Murota

New Commandant of Camp

B

Barry Dorking

Chief Doctor

Geoff Clendon

Australian Doctor

Grant Bridger

P.O.W. Officer

R

Richard Adams

P.O.W. #1

Geoff Allen

P.O.W. #2

M

Michael Baxter-Lax

P.O.W. #3

M

Mark Berg

P.O.W. #4

M

Marcus Campbell

P.O.W. #5

Colin Francis

P.O.W. #6

R

Richard Hensby

P.O.W. #7

R

Richard Hoare

P.O.W. #8

M

Martin Ibbertson

P.O.W. #9

R

Rob Jayne

P.O.W. #10

R

Richard Mills

P.O.W. #11

M

Mark Penrose

P.O.W. #12

Arthur Ranford

P.O.W. #13

S

Steve Smith

P.O.W. #14

S

Stephen Taylor

P.O.W. #15

R

Richard Zimmerman

P.O.W. #16

Ian Miller

English Guard

D

Don Stevens

Pastor

Y

Yōichi Iijima

Japanese Soldier #1

S

Satoshi Itō

Japanese Soldier #2

M

Masaki Kusakabe

Japanese Soldier #3

K

Kunihide Kuruma

Japanese Soldier #4

Hiroshi Mikami

Japanese Soldier #5

A

Akihiro Masuda

Japanese Soldier #6

T

Tokuhisa Masuda

Japanese Soldier #7

T

Takeshi Nagasawa

Japanese Soldier #8

T

Takashi Odashima

Japanese Soldier #9

M

Masanori Okada

Japanese Soldier #10

S

Shoetsu Sato

Japanese Soldier #11

R

Rintaro Shibata

Japanese Soldier #12

M

Masamichi Shibasaki

Japanese Soldier #13

K

Kaname Shimura

Japanese Soldier #14

K

Kenzo Shirahama

Japanese Soldier #15

H

Hisao Takeda

Japanese Soldier #16

H

Hidenobu Togo

Japanese Soldier #17

A

Atsuo Yamashita

Japanese Soldier #18

H

Heiwa Yoshihara

Japanese Soldier #19

T

Takeshi Yū

Japanese Soldier #20

T

Tokuju Masuda

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