Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence / screenplay by Nagisa Oshima with Paul Mayersberg ; producer, Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Nagisa Oshima.



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Based on the novel "The seed and the sower" by Sir Laurens Van der Post. Originally released as a motion picture in 1982. Board of Film Censors, Singapore: PG. PG - parental guidance recommended for younger viewers. Note: contains violence. Director of photography, Toichiro Narushima ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto. David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jack Thompson. In English and some Japanese with English subtitles.

Title
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence / screenplay by Nagisa Oshima with Paul Mayersberg ; producer, Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Nagisa Oshima.
Artist
Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952-2023.
Subjects
Language
English, Japanese
Type
Video Recording
Abstract
A powerful wartime drama where the story focuses on a battle of wills and philosophies fought between Major Celliers as the prisoner of war, and the camp commander, Captain Yonnoi. Captain Yonnoi is mystified by the new prisoner that he fails to intimidate and believes he is evil spirit. In a desperate attempt to restore his sense of power, he provokes Celliers into a final act of defiance which seals both their fates.
Year
2003
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