About Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
- Released on May 28, 1983
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 plays Celliers
Tom Conti plays Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto plays Yonoi
Takeshi Kitano plays Hara
Jack Thompson plays Hicksley
Johnny Ohkura plays Kanemoto
Alistair Browning plays De Jong
James Malcolm plays Celliers' Brother
Chris Broun plays Celliers (12 Years)
Yūya Uchida plays Commandant of Military Prison
Ryūnosuke Kaneda plays President of the Court
Takashi Naito plays Lieutenant Iwata
Tamio Ishikura plays Prosecutor
Rokkō Toura plays Interpreter
Kan Mikami plays Lieutenant Itō
Yūji Honma plays PFC Yajima
Daisuke Iijima plays Corporal Ueki
Hideo Murota plays New Commandant of Camp
Barry Dorking plays Chief Doctor
Geoff Clendon plays Australian Doctor
Grant Bridger plays P.O.W. Officer
Richard Adams plays P.O.W. #1
Geoff Allen plays P.O.W. #2
Michael Baxter-Lax plays P.O.W. #3
Mark Berg plays P.O.W. #4
Marcus Campbell plays P.O.W. #5
Colin Francis plays P.O.W. #6
Richard Hensby plays P.O.W. #7
Richard Hoare plays P.O.W. #8
Martin Ibbertson plays P.O.W. #9
Rob Jayne plays P.O.W. #10
Richard Mills plays P.O.W. #11
Mark Penrose plays P.O.W. #12
Arthur Ranford plays P.O.W. #13
Steve Smith plays P.O.W. #14
Stephen Taylor plays P.O.W. #15
Richard Zimmerman plays P.O.W. #16
Ian Miller plays English Guard
Don Stevens plays Pastor
Yōichi Iijima plays Japanese Soldier #1
Satoshi Itō plays Japanese Soldier #2
Masaki Kusakabe plays Japanese Soldier #3
Kunihide Kuruma plays Japanese Soldier #4
Hiroshi Mikami plays Japanese Soldier #5
Akihiro Masuda plays Japanese Soldier #6
Tokuhisa Masuda plays Japanese Soldier #7
Takeshi Nagasawa plays Japanese Soldier #8
Takashi Odashima plays Japanese Soldier #9
Masanori Okada plays Japanese Soldier #10
Shoetsu Sato plays Japanese Soldier #11
Rintaro Shibata plays Japanese Soldier #12
Masamichi Shibasaki plays Japanese Soldier #13
Kaname Shimura plays Japanese Soldier #14
Kenzo Shirahama plays Japanese Soldier #15
Hisao Takeda plays Japanese Soldier #16
Hidenobu Togo plays Japanese Soldier #17
Atsuo Yamashita plays Japanese Soldier #18
Heiwa Yoshihara plays Japanese Soldier #19
Takeshi Yū plays Japanese Soldier #20
Crew of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Writing
Production
Editing
Sound
Art
Costume & Make-Up
Camera
Lighting
Directing
- David Bowie
- Tom Conti
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Takeshi Kitano
- Jack Thompson
- Johnny Ohkura
- Alistair Browning
- James Malcolm
- Chris Broun
- Yūya Uchida
- Ryūnosuke Kaneda
- Takashi Naito
- Tamio Ishikura
- Rokkō Toura
- Kan Mikami
- Yūji Honma
- Daisuke Iijima
- Hideo Murota
- Barry Dorking
- Geoff Clendon
- Grant Bridger
- Richard Adams
- Geoff Allen
- Michael Baxter-Lax
- Mark Berg
- Marcus Campbell
- Colin Francis
- Richard Hensby
- Richard Hoare
- Martin Ibbertson
- Rob Jayne
- Richard Mills
- Mark Penrose
- Arthur Ranford
- Steve Smith
- Stephen Taylor
- Richard Zimmerman
- Ian Miller
- Don Stevens
- Yōichi Iijima
- Satoshi Itō
- Masaki Kusakabe
- Kunihide Kuruma
- Hiroshi Mikami
- Akihiro Masuda
- Tokuhisa Masuda
- Takeshi Nagasawa
- Takashi Odashima
- Masanori Okada
- Shoetsu Sato
- Rintaro Shibata
- Masamichi Shibasaki
- Kaname Shimura
- Kenzo Shirahama
- Hisao Takeda
- Hidenobu Togo
- Atsuo Yamashita
- Heiwa Yoshihara
- Takeshi Yū