Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is a 1983 British-Japanese war drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto, that explores the psychological and cultural tensions in a World War II Japanese POW camp.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence canonical | 3 |
| Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6958091 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Context triple: [Jeremy Thomas, notableWork, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence]
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A.
Sea Wall
"Sea Wall" is a critically acclaimed monologue play by Simon Stephens, often associated with actor Andrew Scott’s powerful performances, that explores grief, love, and faith through an intimate, emotionally raw narrative.
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B.
The Railway Man
The Railway Man is a 2013 British-Australian war drama film in which Colin Firth portrays a former World War II prisoner of war confronting the trauma of his past.
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C.
Red Joan
Red Joan is a 2018 British spy drama film inspired by the true story of a long-time KGB informant who passed nuclear secrets from Britain to the Soviet Union.
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D.
Alexander's Bridge
Alexander's Bridge is Willa Cather's debut novel, a psychological drama about a successful engineer facing a midlife crisis and divided loyalties.
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E.
The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea is a 1952 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores themes of passion, despair, and unrequited love through the story of a woman trapped in a destructive affair.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Target entity description: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is a 1983 British-Japanese war drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto, that explores the psychological and cultural tensions in a World War II Japanese POW camp.
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A.
Sea Wall
"Sea Wall" is a critically acclaimed monologue play by Simon Stephens, often associated with actor Andrew Scott’s powerful performances, that explores grief, love, and faith through an intimate, emotionally raw narrative.
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B.
The Railway Man
The Railway Man is a 2013 British-Australian war drama film in which Colin Firth portrays a former World War II prisoner of war confronting the trauma of his past.
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C.
Red Joan
Red Joan is a 2018 British spy drama film inspired by the true story of a long-time KGB informant who passed nuclear secrets from Britain to the Soviet Union.
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D.
Alexander's Bridge
Alexander's Bridge is Willa Cather's debut novel, a psychological drama about a successful engineer facing a midlife crisis and divided loyalties.
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E.
The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea is a 1952 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores themes of passion, despair, and unrequited love through the story of a woman trapped in a destructive affair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Furyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Seed and the Sower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Laurens van der Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Toichiro Narushima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ryuichi Sakamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coProductionCountry |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Nagisa Ōshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tomoyo Ōshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
cultural conflict
ⓘ
honour and shame ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ repressed desire ⓘ |
| filmFormat | color ⓘ |
| genre |
prisoner-of-war film
ⓘ
war drama ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Captain Yonoi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonel John Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Jack Celliers NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Hara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicIncludes | Forbidden Colours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
David Bowie’s performance
ⓘ
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s film score ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Recorded Picture Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 123 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Nagisa Ōshima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Mayersberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Japanese prisoner-of-war camp ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
David Bowie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryuichi Sakamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Takeshi Kitano NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Conti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | British prisoners of war in Japanese camp ⓘ |
| themeSongPerformer | David Sylvian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSetting | 1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Description of subject: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is a 1983 British-Japanese war drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto, that explores the psychological and cultural tensions in a World War II Japanese POW camp.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Piano Book
this entity surface form:
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence