Overview:
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.| Original Title: | 戦場のメリークリスマス |
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| Status: | Released (1983-05-28) |
| Awards: | Won 1 BAFTA Award10 wins & 8 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $2,306,560 |
| Screen: | Nagisa Ôshima, Paul Mayersberg, Lourens van der Post |
| Productions: | Recorded Picture Company, National Film Trustee Company, Antares-Nova, Oshima Productions, Broadbank Investments, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation |
| Production Countries: | Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English, 日本語 |
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Recommendations
Casts
- 7487: David Bowie - Celliers
- 71010: Tom Conti - Lawrence
- 11382: Ryuichi Sakamoto - Yonoi
- 3317: Takeshi Kitano - Hara
- 12536: Jack Thompson - Hicksley
- 96638: Johnny Ohkura - Kanemoto
- 186469: Alistair Browning - De Jong
Crews
- 46230: Nagisa Ōshima - Screenplay - Writing
- 14894: Paul Mayersberg - Screenplay - Writing
- 71013: Eiko Ōshima - Executive Producer - Production
- 69029: Terry Glinwood - Executive Producer - Production
- 3056: Jeremy Thomas - Producer - Production
- 46230: Nagisa Ōshima - Director - Directing
- 11382: Ryuichi Sakamoto - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
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This offers a really poignant look at what we might describe as mutual insanity. "Maj. Celliers" (David Bowie) is convicted by the occupying Japanese on the island of Java on citing rebellion. With hindsight, perhaps he would rather not have been, but he is spared the firing squad an ....
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