Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Cast and Crew

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Plot: Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi

Release Date: Saturday, May 28 1983
42 years ago

Genres: Drama, History, War

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Cast

David Bowie. David Bowie was 36 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Celliers'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 08 1947 –
Died: Sun, Jan 10 2016

Tom Conti. Tom Conti was 41 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Lawrence'.

Birthday: Sat, Nov 22 1941

Ryuichi Sakamoto. Ryuichi Sakamoto was 31 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Yonoi'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 17 1952 –
Died: Tue, Mar 28 2023

Takeshi Kitano. Takeshi Kitano was 36 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Hara'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 18 1947

Jack Thompson. Jack Thompson was 42 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Hicksley'.

Birthday: Sat, Aug 31 1940

Johnny Ohkura. Johnny Ohkura was 30 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Kanemoto'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 03 1952 –
Died: Wed, Nov 19 2014

Alistair Browning. Alistair Browning was 29 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'De Jong'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 08 1954 –
Died: Sun, Jun 02 2019

James Malcolm. James Malcolm was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Celliers' Brother'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Chris Broun. Chris Broun was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Celliers (12 Years)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Yuya Uchida. Yuya Uchida was 43 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Commandant of Military Prison'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 17 1939 –
Died: Sun, Mar 17 2019

Ryūnosuke Kaneda. Ryūnosuke Kaneda was 54 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'President of the Court'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 15 1928 –
Died: Tue, Mar 31 2009

Takashi Naito. Takashi Naito was 28 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Lieutenant Iwata'.

Birthday: Fri, May 27 1955

Tamio Ishikura. Tamio Ishikura was 35 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Prosecutor'.

Birthday: Sun, Aug 31 1947

Rokkō Toura. Rokkō Toura was 53 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Interpreter'.

Birthday: Wed, Apr 30 1930 –
Died: Thu, Mar 25 1993

Kan Mikami. Kan Mikami was 33 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Lieutenant Itō'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 20 1950

Yūji Honma. Yūji Honma was 25 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'PFC Yajima'.

Birthday: Thu, Feb 13 1958

Daisuke Iijima. Daisuke Iijima was 33 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Corporal Ueki'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 02 1950

Hideo Murota. Hideo Murota was 45 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'New Commandant of Camp'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 07 1937 –
Died: Sat, Jun 15 2002

Barry Dorking. Barry Dorking was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Chief Doctor'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Geoff Clendon. Geoff Clendon was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Australian Doctor'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Grant Bridger. Grant Bridger was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. Officer'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Richard Adams. Richard Adams was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #1'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Geoff Allen. Geoff Allen was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #2'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Michael Baxter-Lax. Michael Baxter-Lax was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #3'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Mark Berg. Mark Berg was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #4'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Marcus Campbell. Marcus Campbell was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #5'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Colin Francis. Colin Francis was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #6'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Richard Hensby. Richard Hensby was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #7'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Richard Hoare. Richard Hoare was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #8'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Martin Ibbertson. Martin Ibbertson was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #9'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Rob Jayne. Rob Jayne was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #10'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Richard Mills. Richard Mills was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #11'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Mark Penrose. Mark Penrose was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #12'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Arthur Ranford. Arthur Ranford was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #13'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Steve Smith. Steve Smith was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #14'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Stephen Taylor. Stephen Taylor was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #15'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Richard Zimmerman. Richard Zimmerman was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'P.O.W. #16'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ian Miller. Ian Miller was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'English Guard'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Don Stevens. Don Stevens was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Pastor'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Yōichi Iijima. Yōichi Iijima was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #1'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Satoshi Itō. Satoshi Itō was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #2'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Masaki Kusakabe. Masaki Kusakabe was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #3'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kunihide Kuruma. Kunihide Kuruma was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #4'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hiroshi Mikami. Hiroshi Mikami was 20 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #5'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 23 1962

Akihiro Masuda. Akihiro Masuda was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #6'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Tokuhisa Masuda. Tokuhisa Masuda was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #7'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Takeshi Nagasawa. Takeshi Nagasawa was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #8'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Takashi Odashima. Takashi Odashima was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #9'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Masanori Okada. Masanori Okada was 29 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #10'.

Birthday: Mon, Oct 19 1953

Shoetsu Sato. Shoetsu Sato was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #11'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Rintaro Shibata. Rintaro Shibata was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #12'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Masamichi Shibasaki. Masamichi Shibasaki was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #13'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kaname Shimura. Kaname Shimura was 24 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #14'.

Birthday: Wed, Apr 01 1959

Kenzo Shirahama. Kenzo Shirahama was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #15'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hisao Takeda. Hisao Takeda was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #16'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hidenobu Togo. Hidenobu Togo was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #17'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Atsuo Yamashita. Atsuo Yamashita was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #18'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Heiwa Yoshihara. Heiwa Yoshihara was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #19'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Takeshi Yū. Takeshi Yū was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Japanese Soldier #20'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Nagisa Ōshima. Nagisa Ōshima was 51 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Director, Screenplay'

Birthday: Thu, Mar 31 1932 –
Died: Tue, Jan 15 2013

Tōichirō Narushima. Tōichirō Narushima was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Lee Tamahori. Lee Tamahori was 33 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'First Assistant Director'

Birthday: Sat, Apr 22 1950 –
Died: Fri, Nov 07 2025

Jonty Barraud. Jonty Barraud was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Second Assistant Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Paul Mayersberg. Paul Mayersberg was 41 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Screenplay'

Birthday: Wed, Jun 18 1941

Jeremy Thomas. Jeremy Thomas was 33 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Producer'

Birthday: Tue, Jul 26 1949

Terry Glinwood. Terry Glinwood was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Geoffrey Nethercott. Geoffrey Nethercott was 59 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Thu, May 01 1924 –
Died: Fri, Dec 02 2005

Eiko Oshima. Eiko Oshima was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Thu, Jul 08 2010

Larry Parr. Larry Parr was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Associate Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Joyce Herlihy. Joyce Herlihy was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Associate Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Mon, Feb 10 2014

Masato Hara. Masato Hara was 51 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Wed, Nov 18 1931 –
Died: Wed, Mar 17 2021

Tomoyo Oshima. Tomoyo Oshima was 34 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Editor'

Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1949

Ryuichi Sakamoto. Ryuichi Sakamoto was 31 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Original Music Composer'

Birthday: Thu, Jan 17 1952 –
Died: Tue, Mar 28 2023

Shigemasa Toda. Shigemasa Toda was 55 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Production Design'

Birthday: Fri, Feb 03 1928 –
Died: Sun, Jan 25 1987

Diana Rowan. Diana Rowan was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Casting'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hiroaki Sugimura. Hiroaki Sugimura was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Camera Operator'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Andrew Sanders. Andrew Sanders was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Mike Westgate. Mike Westgate was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Sound Recordist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Masaru Arakawa. Masaru Arakawa was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Set Dresser'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Laurens van der Post. Laurens van der Post was 76 in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Novel'

Birthday: Thu, Dec 13 1906 –
Died: Sun, Dec 15 1996

Takashi Ueno. Takashi Ueno was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Casting, Still Photographer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Akira Honma. Akira Honma was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Sound Effects'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ken George. Ken George was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Still Photographer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Robern Pickering. Robern Pickering was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Key Makeup Artist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Warren Mearns. Warren Mearns was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Gaffer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Shōichi Yasuda. Shōichi Yasuda was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Property Master'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Antony Clavet. Antony Clavet was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Makeup Supervisor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Eugene Arts. Eugene Arts was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Boom Operator'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Christine West. Christine West was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Wardrobe Supervisor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Glenis Daly. Glenis Daly was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Hairdresser'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Raijin Nakahata. Raijin Nakahata was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Continuity'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Brian Harris. Brian Harris was >> in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as 'Key Grip'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday