Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
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.
Cast
David Bowie
Celliers
Tom Conti
Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Yonoi
Takeshi Kitano
Hara
Jack Thompson
Hicksley
Johnny Ohkura
Kanemoto
Alistair Browning
De Jong
Yuya Uchida
Commandant of Military Prison
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
President of the Court
Takashi Naito
Lieutenant Iwata
Rokkō Toura
Interpreter
Kan Mikami
Lieutenant Itō
Yūji Honma
PFC Yajima
Daisuke Iijima
Corporal Ueki
Hideo Murota
New Commandant of Camp
Geoff Clendon
Australian DoctorRecommendations
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The Thin Red Line
Pork Chop Hill
To End All Wars
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Slaughterhouse-Five
Waiting for the Barbarians
Bat★21
Fires on the Plain
Unbroken
Twelve O'Clock High
The World Will Tremble
King Rat
Nuremberg
Casualties of War
The Big Red One
Adam Resurrected