Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence 1983 Movie

IMDB Rating 7.3  (12K)
During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed. More details

Directors

Nagisa Ôshima

Cast

David BowieTom ContiRyuichi Sakamoto

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dramawarprisonerjapanese soldierbriton abroadjapanese militaryjapanese culturehomoeroticismuniformjapanese armyimperial japankatana swordprisoner of warworld war twobritish renaissancehung by wristsjapanesebritishpowcommandersurrendercaptainsoldierinfirmaryhonorcoloneljapanese prison campmurdermajorsuicidebritish soldiersergeantjavajapansamurai swordkatanawar crimeprisoner abuseabuse of powerpow campvisitfour word titletelling someone to shut upstretchercalling someone an idiotcrutchlimping manwounded soldiermachine gunsakecigarette lighterreference to haraku the spice islandliarliesanta clauslawyerrefusing to singundressing someonelifting a boy into the airinitiationnarrated by charactervoice over narrationcrying boybloody noseanglican priestpriestscience laboratoryyounger version of characteroff tune singingflash forwardaudio flashbackdreambloodoverturning an altaraltarreference to godhit on the back of the headreference to gilbert and sullivancrime and punishmentpensionhusband wife relationshiphit on the backkneelingbare feetsticking a sword into the groundman carries a man in his armsstockadeescapeattempted murderbayonetkeydeathsuperstitionmanju cakecalling someone a bastardeatingsingerrock of ages the hymnfoodreference to jesus christbarracksbeheadingdoctoruprisingfather son relationshipreference to tokyo japanyear 1936bolt upright after nightmareshamereference to winchester college englandgeneva conventionreference to north africanicknamereference to libyafaintingface slaphomosexualgayreference to manchuriahandcuffsguiltpantomiming smoking a cigarettepantomining drinking teapantomiming shavingscars on backreference to indiajapanese flagfalse accusation of lyingfalse accusationtranslatorprivate first classcorporalambushguerilla warfarebandung valley javajudgecigarette smokingbowingfirst lieutenantmilitary trialdutch east indiesbatavia dutch east indieshari karibuggeryhands tied behind backcalling someone a son of a bitchscarriflescene during opening creditsprologuebrutalitypainbare chested maleobsessionmale rapecommandantprisoner of war campmasochistenigmaboy sopranoflower gardengardenmilitary uniformsalutebarbed wirebound anklespushed to the groundkiss on the cheekbuddhist priestbuddhistsadismsadistprison guardemaciationstarvingfamous scoreboarding schoolschoolschool uniformburied up to one's neckburied in sandfriendfriendship between menfamily relationshipsfriendshipexecutioneating a flowerflowertrain stationtraincutting hairlock of hairlittle boyboychurchtied upcryingbullybullyinghazingdogradiorock of agessinginghymnlord's prayerprayerbroken windowsamurainightmareflashlightgay slurreference to marlene dietrichblindfoldswordfiring squadhit on the headkickingtrialcourtroomfightbeatingbruisestabbingsuicide by stabbingritual suicidecrueltyviolencechristmassweatdisrespectseppukureligionprivatenonlinear timelineflashbackceremonybrother brother relationshipyear 1946year 1942sodomyholiday in titlelieutenanttortureliteraturekoreanindonesiahara kiridutchbritish militarybritish empirebritish armyaustralia1940shomosexualitybased on true storybased on noveltitle spoken by charactercharacter name in titleopening a door
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