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Dominican Rep. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
- Original title
- Senjo no Merry Christmas (Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence)
- Year
- 1983
- Running time
- 124 min.
- Country
Japan- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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David Bowie
Ryūichi Sakamoto
Takeshi Kitano
Tom Conti
Yuya Uchida
Jack Thompson
Johnny Okura- Chris Broun
Takashi Naitô
Rokko Toura- Alistair Browning
- Ryunosuke Kaneda
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Japan-United Kingdom-New Zealand;
Distributor: Universal Pictures- Genre
- Drama. War | Friendship. Prison Drama. II World War. 1940s
- Synopsis
- In 1942 British soldier Jack Celliers comes to a Japanese prison camp. The camp is run by Yonoi, who has a firm belief in discipline, honor and glory. In his view, the allied prisoners are cowards when they chose to surrender instead of committing suicide.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1983: BAFTA Awards: Best Original Soundtrack1983: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)1983: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Actor.1984: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: 5 nominations
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