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David Bowie | Major Jack Celliers | |
Tom Conti | Colonel John Lawrence | |
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Captain Yonoi | |
Takeshi Kitano | Sergeant Gengo Hara | |
Jack Thompson | Group Captain Hicksley | |
Johnny Okura | Kanemoto | |
Alistair Browning | De Jong | |
James Malcolm | Celliers' Brother | |
Chris Broun | Celliers aged 12 | |
Yuya Uchida | Commandant of Military Prison | |
Ryunosuke Kaneda | President of the Court | |
Takashi Naitô | Lieutenant Iwata | |
Tamio Ishikura | Prosecutor | |
Rokko Toura | Interpreter | |
Kan Mikami | Lieutenant Ito |
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Producer | Jeremy Thomas
Masato Hara Larry Parr |
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Writer | Nagisa Oshima
Paul Mayersberg |
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Cinematography | Toichiro Narushima
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Musician | Ryuichi Sakamoto
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"Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" (1983) Jack Celliers (David Bowie) arrives at a Japanese prison during WWII. The camp commandant, Yonoi (Ryuichi Sakomoto) is steeped in Japanese tradition of honor and glory. He considers those prisoners who surrendered rather than committing suicide or fighting to the death as cowards. When on prisoner, Lt Colonel John Lawrence (Tim Conti) tries to explain the Japanese way of life he is labeled a traitor. Yonio becomes fascinated with the defiant Celliers and develops an obsession that can only be described as homosexual like. Near the climax the allies approach the prison and the prisoners line up outside the barracks. Celliers leaves the line and walks toward Yonoi in a surprising and somewhat comical climax. |
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