Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.

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.

Drama History War

David Bowie

(Celliers)

Tom Conti

(Lawrence)

Ryuichi Sakamoto

(Yonoi)

Takeshi Kitano

(Hara)

Jack Thompson

(Hicksley)

Johnny Ohkura

(Kanemoto)

Alistair Browning

(De Jong)

James Malcolm

(Celliers' Brother)

Chris Broun

(Celliers (12 Years))

Yuya Uchida

(Commandant of Military Prison)

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

(President of the Court)

Takashi Naito

(Lieutenant Iwata)

Tamio Ishikura

(Prosecutor)

Rokkō Toura

(Interpreter)

Kan Mikami

(Lieutenant Itō)

Yūji Honma

(PFC Yajima)

Daisuke Iijima

(Corporal Ueki)

Hideo Murota

(New Commandant of Camp)

Barry Dorking

(Chief Doctor)

Geoff Clendon

(Australian Doctor)

Grant Bridger

(P.O.W. Officer)

Richard Adams

(P.O.W. #1)

Geoff Allen

(P.O.W. #2)

Michael Baxter-Lax

(P.O.W. #3)

Mark Berg

(P.O.W. #4)

Marcus Campbell

(P.O.W. #5)

Colin Francis

(P.O.W. #6)

Richard Hensby

(P.O.W. #7)

Richard Hoare

(P.O.W. #8)

Martin Ibbertson

(P.O.W. #9)

Rob Jayne

(P.O.W. #10)

Richard Mills

(P.O.W. #11)

Mark Penrose

(P.O.W. #12)

Arthur Ranford

(P.O.W. #13)

Steve Smith

(P.O.W. #14)

Stephen Taylor

(P.O.W. #15)

Richard Zimmerman

(P.O.W. #16)

Ian Miller

(English Guard)

Don Stevens

(Pastor)

Yōichi Iijima

(Japanese Soldier #1)

Satoshi Itō

(Japanese Soldier #2)

Masaki Kusakabe

(Japanese Soldier #3)

Kunihide Kuruma

(Japanese Soldier #4)

Hiroshi Mikami

(Japanese Soldier #5)

Akihiro Masuda

(Japanese Soldier #6)

Tokuhisa Masuda

(Japanese Soldier #7)

Takeshi Nagasawa

(Japanese Soldier #8)

Takashi Odashima

(Japanese Soldier #9)

Masanori Okada

(Japanese Soldier #10)

Shoetsu Sato

(Japanese Soldier #11)

Rintaro Shibata

(Japanese Soldier #12)

Masamichi Shibasaki

(Japanese Soldier #13)

Kaname Shimura

(Japanese Soldier #14)

Kenzo Shirahama

(Japanese Soldier #15)

Hisao Takeda

(Japanese Soldier #16)

Hidenobu Togo

(Japanese Soldier #17)

Atsuo Yamashita

(Japanese Soldier #18)

Heiwa Yoshihara

(Japanese Soldier #19)

Takeshi Yū

(Japanese Soldier #20)