Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
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Celliers is executed, while Lawrence reflects on his complex relationship with Hara, who faces execution.
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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.
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Cast & Crew
Cast
Tom Conti
Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Yonoi
Takeshi Kitano
Hara
Jack Thompson
Hicksley
Johnny Ohkura
Kanemoto
Alistair Browning
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James Malcolm
Celliers' Brother
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Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay
Paul Mayersberg
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Terry Glinwood
Executive Producer