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 |
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
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Nagisa Ōshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tomoyo Ōshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
cultural conflict
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honour and shame ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ repressed desire ⓘ |
| filmFormat | color ⓘ |
| genre |
prisoner-of-war film
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war drama ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Captain Yonoi
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Colonel John Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Jack Celliers NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Hara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicIncludes | Forbidden Colours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
David Bowie’s performance
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s film score ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Recorded Picture Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 123 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Nagisa Ōshima
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Paul Mayersberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Japanese prisoner-of-war camp ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
David Bowie
NERFINISHED
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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 ⓘ |
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