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    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence 1983 POSTER

    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

    1983

    Japanese

    7.2

    ♡ 17

    Action

    based on novel or book

    christmas movie alternative

    Drama

    pacific war

    prisoner of war

    War

    war crimes

    world war ii

    Nagisa Ôshima Nagisa Ôshima Director Daisuke Iijima Daisuke Iijima as Corporal Ueki Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano as Hara Masanori Okada Masanori Okada as Japanese Soldier Hiroshi Mikami Hiroshi Mikami as Japanese Soldier
    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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