Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
戦場のメリークリスマス
“ Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit. ”
CINEMA1983-05-28
RegionJP / NZ
Runtime124 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
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 tragic...
DIRECTOR / Director
Nagisa Ōshima
KEYWORDS
based on novel or bookwar crimesworld war iiprisoner of warpacific warcourt martialprison campmeditative1940sjavaindonesiadepressingcomplicateddistressingfrustrated
