Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

August. 26,1983 R

Rating：

7.2

Genre：

Drama History War

Keywords：

Based On Novel Or Book World War Ii 1940s

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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 as Celliers

Tom Conti as Lawrence

Ryuichi Sakamoto as Yonoi

Takeshi Kitano as Hara

Jack Thompson as Hicksley

Johnny Ohkura as Kanemoto

Alistair Browning as De Jong

Yuya Uchida as Commandant of Military Prison

Ryūnosuke Kaneda as President of the Court

Takashi Naito as Lieutenant Iwata

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