Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Furyo)

  • Rated R
  • 2hr 3m
  • 53

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Nagisa Ôshima

Producer:

Jeremy Thomas

Writer:

Paul Mayersberg, Lourens van der Post

Release Date:

Sep 2, 1983

Runtime:

2hr 3m

Synopsis

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.

Cast

  • David Bowie
  • Tom Conti
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • Takeshi Kitano
  • Jack Thompson
  • Johnny Ohkura
  • Alistair Browning
  • James Malcolm
  • Chris Broun
  • Yûya Uchida

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Metacritic

53
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Based on 13 Critics
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63

It's awkward, not because of the subject matter, but because of the contrasting acting styles. Here are two men trying to communicate in a touchy area and they behave as if they're from different planets.

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Roger Ebert
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