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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

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.

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Directors

> Nagisa Ōshima (Director)
> Tōichirō Narushima (Director of Photography)
> Lee Tamahori (First Assistant Director)
> Jonty Barraud (Second Assistant Director)

Writers

> Laurens van der Post (Novel)
> Nagisa Ōshima (Screenplay)
> Paul Mayersberg (Screenplay)