Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
War/Drama · 2h 3m · 9/28/2010
Description
In this captivating, exhilaratingly skewed World War II drama from Nagisa Oshima, David Bowie regally embodies the character Celliers, a high-ranking British officer interned by the Japanese as a POW. Music star Ryuichi Sakamoto (who also composed this film's hypnotic score) plays the camp commander, who becomes obsessed with the mysterious blond major, while Tom Conti is British lieutenant colonel Mr. Lawrence, who tries to bridge the emotional and language divides between his captors and fellow prisoners. Also featuring actor-director Takeshi Kitano in his first dramatic role, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is a multilayered, brutal, at times erotic tale of culture clash that was one of Oshima's greatest successes.
Release Country
United StatesBarcode
715515061919Release Date
9/28/2010Media Type
MovieAudio
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Digital Copy
Not IncludedStudio
Recorded Picture Company/National Film TrusteesSubtitles
EnglishVideo Format
NTSCAspect Ratio
1.78:1Cover Type
Keep Case (Std.)Discs
Streaming Rank Today
David Bowie
Maj. Jack 'Strafer' Celliers
Tom Conti
Col. John Lawrence
Ryûichi Sakamoto
Capt. Yonoi
Jack Thompson
Group Capt. Hicksley
Johnny Okura
Kanemoto (as Johnny Ohkura)
Alistair Browning
De JongJames Malcolm
Celliers' BrotherChris Broun
Celliers aged 12Yûya Uchida
Commandant of Military PrisonRyunosuke Kaneda
President of the Court
Takashi Naitô
Lt. IwataTamio Ishikura
ProsecutorRokko Toura
Interpreter
Kan Mikami
Lt. ItoYûji Honma
Pfc. Yajima
Daisuke Iijima
Cpl. Ueki
Hideo Murota
New Camp CommandantBarry Dorking
Chief DoctorGeoff Clendon
Australian Doctor
Grant Bridger
P.O.W. OfficerRichard Adams
P.O.W
Geoff Allen
P.O.WMichael Baxter-Lax
P.O.W.Mark Berg
P.O.WMarcus Campbell
P.O.W
Colin Francis
P.O.WRichard Hensby
P.O.WRichard Hoare
P.O.WMartin Ibbertson
P.O.WRob Jayne
P.O.WRichard Mills
P.O.WMark Penrose
P.O.WArthur Ranford
P.O.W
Steve Smith
P.O.W
Stephen Taylor
P.O.WRichard Zimmerman
P.O.W
Ian Miller
English GuardDon Stevens
PastorYoichi Iijima
Japanese SoldierSatoshi Ito
Japanese SoldierMasaki Kusakabe
Japanese SoldierKunihide Kuruma
Japanese SoldierHiroshi Mikami
Japanese SoldierAkihiro Masuda
Japanese SoldierTokuhisa Masuda
Japanese SoldierTakeshi Nagasawa
Japanese SoldierTakashi Odashima
Japanese SoldierMasanori Okada
Japanese SoldierShoetsu Sato
Japanese SoldierRintaro Shibata
Japanese SoldierMasamichi Shibasaki
Japanese SoldierKaname Shimura
Japanese SoldierKenzo Shirahama
Japanese SoldierHisao Takeda
Japanese SoldierHidenobu Togo
Japanese SoldierAtsuo Yamashita
Japanese SoldierHeiwa Yoshihara
Japanese SoldierTakeshi Yu
Japanese Soldier
Nagisa Ôshima
DirectorNagisa Ôshima
WriterPaul Mayersberg
WriterLaurens Van der Post
Writer
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD, Low))
9/28/2010
$19.98
