Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
- 7.3
- 2h 3min
- War, Drama
- 1983-09-02 (USA)
Storyline
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. One of the prisoners, interpreter John Lawrence, tries to explain the Japanese way of thinking, but is considered a traitor.
Plot Keywords
prisoner, uniform, world war two, prisoner of war, katana sword, japanese army, homoeroticism, briton abroad, japanese soldier, boarding school, school, school uniform, friend, famous score, starving, emaciation, prison guard, sadist, sadism, buddhist
Short Review
The Merry Christmas catalogue of atrocities finally becomes numbing, even ludicrous.
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