Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
(1983)
★ 7.3 IMDb · 545 votes
Year: 1983
Runtime: 124 мин
Country: Japan, New Zealand
Director: 大島渚
Cast: Дэвид Боуи, Том Конти, 坂本龍一, Такеши Китано, Джек Томпсон, ジョニー大倉, Alistair Browning, James Malcolm, Chris Broun, 内田裕也
Plot
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.