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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

73.00% | May 28, 1983 | Drama, History, War

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.

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Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay
Paul Mayersberg
Screenplay