Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

1983, 2h 4min -

In this captivating, skewed World War II drama from Nagisa Oshima, David Bowie regally embodies Celliers, a British officer interned by the Japanese as a POW. Rock star Ryuichi Sakamoto (who also composed this film’s hypnotic score) plays the camp commander, obsessed with the mysterious blond major, while Tom Conti is the British lieutenant colonel Lawrence, who tries to bridge the emotional and language divides between captor and prisoner. Also featuring actor-director Takeshi Kitano in his first dramatic role, MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE is a multilayered, brutal, at times erotic tale of culture clash, and one of Oshima’s greatest successes. Show more

"Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" — movie produced in New Zealand, UK and Japan and released in 1983. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.2 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 4min. "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" is not currently available to stream in undefined. Add it to your Watchlist and we'll notify you when you can watch it!