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In this captivating, exhilaratingly skewed World War II drama from Nagisa Oshima (In the Realm of the Senses, Empire of Passion), David Bowie (The Man Who Fell to Earth, Basquiat) regally embodies the character Celliers, a high-ranking British officer interned by the Japanese as a POW. Music star Ryuichi Sakamoto (who also composed this film's hypnotic score) plays the camp commander, who becomes obsessed with the mysterious blond major, while Tom Conti (The Duellists Reuben, Reuben) is British lieutenant colonel Mr. Lawrence, who tries to bridge the emotional and language divides between his captors and fellow prisoners. Also featuring actor-director Takeshi Kitano (Sonatine, Fireworks) in his first dramatic role, MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE is a multilayered, brutal, at times erotic tale of culture clash that was one of Oshima's greatest successes.
Original Release
05/28/1983
US Release
09/02/1983
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Cast
Name | Character |
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David Bowie | Celliers |
Tom Conti | Lawrence |
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Yonoi |
Takeshi Kitano | Hara |
Jack Thompson | Hicksley |
Johnny Ohkura | Kanemoto |
Alistair Browning | De Jong |
James Malcolm | Celliers' Brother |
Chris Broun | Celliers 12 Years / Celliers (12 Years) |
Yuya Uchida | Commandant of Military Prison |
Directors
Writers
Nagisa Oshima, Paul Mayersberg, Lourens van der Post
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Bowie | Celliers |
Tom Conti | Lawrence |
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Yonoi |
Takeshi Kitano | Hara |
Jack Thompson | Hicksley |
Johnny Ohkura | Kanemoto |
Alistair Browning | De Jong |
James Malcolm | Celliers' Brother |
Chris Broun | Celliers 12 Years / Celliers (12 Years) |
Yuya Uchida | Commandant of Military Prison |
Ryunosuke Kaneda | President of the Court |
Takashi Naitô | Lieutenant Iwata |
Tamio Ishikura | Prosecutor |
Rokko Toura | Interpreter |
Kan Mikami | Lieutenant Ito / Lieutenant Itō |
Yûji Honma | PFC Yajima |
Daisuke Iijima | Corporal Ueki |
Hideo Murota | New Commandant of Camp |
Barry Dorking | Chief Doctor |
Geoff Clendon | Australian Doctor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Terry Glinwood | Executive Producer |
Masato Hara | Executive Producer |
Geoffrey Nethercott | Executive Producer |
Eiko Oshima | Executive Producer |
Joyce Herlihy | Producer |
Larry Parr | Producer |
Jeremy Thomas | Producer |