Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (movie)
戦場のメリークリスマス- User score: 7.3
- Production country: Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom
- Producer: Nagisa Ōshima
- Production companies: Recorded Picture Company, National Film Trustee Company, Antares-Nova, Oshima Productions, Broadbank Investments, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
- Genre: Drama, History, War
- Revenue: $2,306,560
- Release date: 5/28/1983
- Run time: 124 min.
Movie description
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.
