David Bowie
Maj. Jack "Strafer" Celliers
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Japanese: 戦場のメリークリスマス, Hepburn: Senjō no Merī Kurisumasu, lit. ' Battlefield's Merry Christmas ' ) , also known as Furyo (Japanese for "prisoner of war") , [3] is a 1983 war film co-written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima , co-written by Paul Mayersberg , and produced by Jeremy Thomas .
- ¥990 million (Japan rentals), $2.3 million (USA), 2.8 million tickets (overseas)
- Jeremy Thomas
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
Sep 2, 1983 · Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence: Directed by Nagisa Ôshima. With David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano. During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed.
- (19K)
- Drama, War
- Nagisa Ôshima
- 1983-09-02
From a screenplay by. Oshima. Here's a movie that is even stranger than it was intended to be. "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" is about a clash between two cultures (British and Japanese) and two styles of military service (patriotic and pragmatic). That would be enough for any movie, and there are scenes when it is enough, and the movie works ...
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Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Farah Cheded A Good Movie To Watch [A] psychosexual undercurrent bubbles furiously throughout Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, deepening its (already poignant) lamentations ...
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- Nagisa Ôshima
- R
- David Bowie
In 1942 British soldier Jack Celliers comes to a Japanese prison camp. The camp is run by Yonoi, who has a firm belief in discipline, honor and glory. In his view, the allied prisoners are cowards when they chose to surrender instead of committing suicide. One of the prisoners, interpreter John Lawrence, tries to explain the Japanese way of ...
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.
Show all movies in the JustWatch Streaming Charts. Streaming charts last updated: 1:16:29 PM, 05/17/2024. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is 6149 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 2712 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than 3 Idiot Heroes but less popular ...
- 124 min
