Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
DramaHistoryWar
7.3/10
|JP
|ja
|124 min
Release Date: 1983-05-28
Overview - 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.
Production Companies
Recorded Picture CompanyNational Film Trustee CompanyAntares-NovaOshima ProductionsBroadbank InvestmentsAsahi Broadcasting Corporation
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CinemaSerf
7/10
This offers a really poignant look at what we might describe as mutual insanity. "Maj. Celliers" (David Bowie) is convicted by the occupying Japanese on the island of Java on citing rebellion. With hindsight, perhaps he would rather not have been, but he is spared the firing squad and sent to the POW camp of "Col Yonoi" (Ryuichi Sakamoto) who leaves much of the day to day brutality to his henchman...
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