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An excerpt from this feature film.

The credits for this feature film.

An excerpt from this feature film.

An excerpt from this feature film.

The credits for this feature film.

The credits for this feature film.

Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence

Film (Excerpts) – 1983

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David Bowie

As: Major Jack Celliers

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Christopher Broun

As: Celliers (at age 12)

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Alistair Browning

As: Karl De Jong

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Tom Conti

As: Colonel John Lawrence

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Takeshi Kitano

As: Sergeant Hara

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James Malcolm

As: Celliers' brother

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Johnny Ohkura

As: Kanemoto

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Ryuichi Sakamoto

Composer, As: Captain Yonoi

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Jack Thompson

As: Captain Hicksley

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Lyn Bergquist

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Didi Dickson

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Terry Glinwood

Executive Producer

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Masato Hara

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Joyce Herlihy

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Margaret Hilliard

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Akira Honma

Sound Mix

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Paul Mayersberg

Writer

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Toichiro Narashima

Cinematographer

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Geoffrey Nethercott

Executive Producer

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Eiko Oshima

Executive Producer

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Larry Parr

Associate Producer

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Diana Rowan

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Andrew Sanders

Art Director

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Hiroaki Sugimura

Camera Operator

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Kenichi Takashima

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Lee Tamahori

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Jeremy Thomas

Producer

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Takashi Ueno

Casting - Japan

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Christine West

Wardrobe Supervisor

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Mike Westgate

Sound Recordist

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Nagisa Ôshima

Director, Writer

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Tomoyo Ôshima

Editor

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