Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983Island 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.
Acted in
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
James Malcolm
as Celliers' Brother
Chris Broun
as Celliers (12 Years)
Yuya Uchida
as Commandant of Military Prison
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
as President of the Court
Takashi Naito
as Lieutenant Iwata
Tamio Ishikura
as Prosecutor
Rokkō Toura
as Interpreter
Kan Mikami
as Lieutenant Itō
Yūji Honma
as PFC Yajima
Daisuke Iijima
as Corporal Ueki
Hideo Murota
as New Commandant of Camp
Barry Dorking
as Chief Doctor
Geoff Clendon
as Australian Doctor
Grant Bridger
as P.O.W. Officer
Richard Adams
as P.O.W. #1
Geoff Allen
as P.O.W. #2
Michael Baxter-Lax
as P.O.W. #3
Mark Berg
as P.O.W. #4
Marcus Campbell
as P.O.W. #5
Colin Francis
as P.O.W. #6
Richard Hensby
as P.O.W. #7
Richard Hoare
as P.O.W. #8
Martin Ibbertson
as P.O.W. #9
Rob Jayne
as P.O.W. #10
Richard Mills
as P.O.W. #11
Mark Penrose
as P.O.W. #12
Arthur Ranford
as P.O.W. #13
Steve Smith
as P.O.W. #14
Stephen Taylor
as P.O.W. #15
Richard Zimmerman
as P.O.W. #16
Ian Miller
as English Guard
Don Stevens
as Pastor
Yōichi Iijima
as Japanese Soldier #1
Satoshi Itō
as Japanese Soldier #2
Masaki Kusakabe
as Japanese Soldier #3
Kunihide Kuruma
as Japanese Soldier #4
Hiroshi Mikami
as Japanese Soldier #5
Akihiro Masuda
as Japanese Soldier #6
Tokuhisa Masuda
as Japanese Soldier #7
Takeshi Nagasawa
as Japanese Soldier #8
Takashi Odashima
as Japanese Soldier #9
Masanori Okada
as Japanese Soldier #10
Shoetsu Sato
as Japanese Soldier #11
Rintaro Shibata
as Japanese Soldier #12
Masamichi Shibasaki
as Japanese Soldier #13
Kaname Shimura
as Japanese Soldier #14
Kenzo Shirahama
as Japanese Soldier #15
Hisao Takeda
as Japanese Soldier #16
Hidenobu Togo
as Japanese Soldier #17
Atsuo Yamashita
as Japanese Soldier #18
Heiwa Yoshihara
as Japanese Soldier #19
Takeshi Yū
as Japanese Soldier #20