Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

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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  Nagisa Ōshima
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  Lee Tamahori
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  Jonty Barraud
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  Raijin Nakahata

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  David Bowie
  Celliers
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  Tom Conti
  Lawrence
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  Ryuichi Sakamoto
  Yonoi
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  Takeshi Kitano
  Hara
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  Jack Thompson
  Hicksley
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  Johnny Ohkura
  Kanemoto
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  Alistair Browning
  De Jong
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  James Malcolm
  Celliers' Brother
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  Chris Broun
  Celliers (12 Years)
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  Yuya Uchida
  Commandant of Military Prison
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  Ryūnosuke Kaneda
  President of the Court
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  Takashi Naito
  Lieutenant Iwata
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  Tamio Ishikura
  Prosecutor
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  Rokkō Toura
  Interpreter
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  Kan Mikami
  Lieutenant Itō
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  Yūji Honma
  PFC Yajima
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  Daisuke Iijima
  Corporal Ueki
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  Hideo Murota
  New Commandant of Camp
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  Barry Dorking
  Chief Doctor
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  Geoff Clendon
  Australian Doctor