Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence also known as Furyo is a 1983 war film co-written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima, co-written by Paul Mayersberg, and produced ...
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ... During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in ...
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
R · 1983 ‧ War/Drama ‧ 2h 3m
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During World War II, British soldier Jack Celliers (David Bowie) is captured by Japanese forces and held in a prison camp by the honor-bound Capt. Yanoi (Ryuichi Sakamoto). Yanoi and gruff Sgt. Hara (Takeshi) become intrigued with Celliers' open...
Release date: August 26, 1983 (USA)
Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Music composed by: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Screenplay: Nagisa Ōshima and Paul Mayersberg
Distributed by: Shochiku, Universal Pictures, and Kadokawa Daiei Studio
Adapted from: The Seed and the Sower and Night of the New Moon
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For a film that was released in 1983 (and ipso, shot in '81/'82), this is a startlingly beautiful film about war, ethics, morality and what it takes to be a ...
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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 ...
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