Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
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.
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HD
Drama, War
1983
123 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
- Duration : 123 min
- Languages : English, Japanese
- Writers : Laurens van der Post (novel), Nagisa èshima (screenplay), Paul Mayersberg (screenplay)
- Directors : Nagisa èshima min
- Imdb : 7.3 (9214 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.8 (6298 votes)
- Actors : David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryèichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano
Movie Storyline
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.