Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence(1983)

movie - first aired/released 1983-05-28 - audience 7.3

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness the struggle of wills between two men from very different backgrounds who are tragically destined to clash.