

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Directed by Nagisa ŌshimaIn 1942 British soldier Jack Celliers comes to a Japanese prison camp. The camp is run by Yonoi, who has a firm belief in discipline, honor and glory. In his view, the allied prisoners are cowards when they chose to surrender instead of committing suicide. One of the prisoners, interpreter John Lawrence, tries to explain the Japanese way of thinking, but is considered a traitor.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence Trivia
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence was released on 28 May 1983.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence was directed by Nagisa Ōshima.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence has a runtime of 2h 3m.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence was produced by Jeremy Thomas.
In 1942 British soldier Jack Celliers comes to a Japanese prison camp. The camp is run by Yonoi, who has a firm belief in discipline, honor and glory. In his view, the allied prisoners are cowards when they chose to surrender instead of committing suicide. One of the prisoners, interpreter John Lawrence, tries to explain the Japanese way of thinking, but is considered a traitor.
The key characters in Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence are Celliers (David Bowie), Lawrence (Tom Conti), Yonoi (Ryuichi Sakamoto).
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is rated 15.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is a Drama, History, War film.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence has made US$2.3M at the box office.
















