Cast and Crew of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

戦場のメリークリスマス

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.

Full Cast of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

David Bowie as Celliers

David Bowie

Celliers
Tom Conti as Lawrence

Tom Conti

Lawrence

Tom Conti (born 22 November 1941) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and novelist.

Ryuichi Sakamoto as Yonoi

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Yonoi

Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本 龍一, Sakamoto Ryūichi, January 17, 1952 - March 28, 2023) was a Japanese composer, record...

Takeshi Kitano as Hara

Takeshi Kitano

Hara
Jack Thompson as Hicksley

Jack Thompson

Hicksley
Johnny Ohkura as Kanemoto

Johnny Ohkura

Kanemoto
Alistair Browning as De Jong

Alistair Browning

De Jong

The person Alistair Browning was born on February 8, 1954 and passed away 5 years ago at the age of 65 on June 2, 2019.

Yuya Uchida as Commandant of Military Prison

Yuya Uchida

Commandant of Military Prison
Ryūnosuke Kaneda as President of the Court

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

President of the Court
Takashi Naito as Lieutenant Iwata

Takashi Naito

Lieutenant Iwata
Rokkō Toura as Interpreter

Rokkō Toura

Interpreter
Kan Mikami as Lieutenant Itō

Kan Mikami

Lieutenant Itō
Hideo Murota as New Commandant of Camp

Hideo Murota

New Commandant of Camp
Geoff Clendon as Australian Doctor

Geoff Clendon

Australian Doctor
Grant Bridger as P.O.W. Officer

Grant Bridger

P.O.W. Officer
Geoff Allen as P.O.W. #2

Geoff Allen

P.O.W. #2
Colin Francis as P.O.W. #6

Colin Francis

P.O.W. #6
Arthur Ranford as P.O.W. #13

Arthur Ranford

P.O.W. #13
Ian Miller as English Guard

Ian Miller

English Guard
Hiroshi Mikami as Japanese Soldier #5

Hiroshi Mikami

Japanese Soldier #5

James Malcolm

Celliers' Brother

Chris Broun

Celliers (12 Years)

Tamio Ishikura

Prosecutor

Yūji Honma

PFC Yajima

Daisuke Iijima

Corporal Ueki

Barry Dorking

Chief Doctor

Richard Adams

P.O.W. #1

Michael Baxter-Lax

P.O.W. #3

Mark Berg

P.O.W. #4

Marcus Campbell

P.O.W. #5

Richard Hensby

P.O.W. #7

Richard Hoare

P.O.W. #8

Martin Ibbertson

P.O.W. #9

Rob Jayne

P.O.W. #10

Richard Mills

P.O.W. #11

Mark Penrose

P.O.W. #12

Steve Smith

P.O.W. #14

Stephen Taylor

P.O.W. #15

Richard Zimmerman

P.O.W. #16

Don Stevens

Pastor

Yōichi Iijima

Japanese Soldier #1

Satoshi Itō

Japanese Soldier #2

Masaki Kusakabe

Japanese Soldier #3

Kunihide Kuruma

Japanese Soldier #4

Akihiro Masuda

Japanese Soldier #6

Tokuhisa Masuda

Japanese Soldier #7

Takeshi Nagasawa

Japanese Soldier #8

Takashi Odashima

Japanese Soldier #9

Masanori Okada

Japanese Soldier #10

Shoetsu Sato

Japanese Soldier #11

Rintaro Shibata

Japanese Soldier #12

Masamichi Shibasaki

Japanese Soldier #13

Kaname Shimura

Japanese Soldier #14

Kenzo Shirahama

Japanese Soldier #15

Hisao Takeda

Japanese Soldier #16

Hidenobu Togo

Japanese Soldier #17

Atsuo Yamashita

Japanese Soldier #18

Heiwa Yoshihara

Japanese Soldier #19

Takeshi Yū

Japanese Soldier #20

Crew of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

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