The blockbuster film that captivated the world with its star-studded cast depicting the cultural clash between the West and Japan is finally available on Blu-ray!

Set in a Japanese POW camp, this blockbuster hit depicts the complex relationship between Japanese soldiers and British prisoners of war with a star-studded cast.
Nagisa Oshima's super-hit film, which captivated the world, depicts the cultural clash between the West and Japan with a star-studded cast, centering on the complex drama of men who met in the extreme conditions of a prison camp during the war. The first full-scale Anglo-Japanese co-production, the film was shot on location for an extended period of time on the island of Rarotonga, New Zealand. As befitting a film costing 1.6 billion yen, the cast included such stars as David Bowie as Celiaz, Captain Yonoi as 坂本龍一, and Beat Takeshi as the rough Sergeant Hala, all of whom are well known for their unique use of actors in Oshima films. The passionate drama of the men begins as they prepare for the final scene that will remain in the history of cinema, which wowed the Cannes Film Festival!

Awards
●Kinema Junpo Best Ten, 3rd place
●Mainichi Film Concours Grand Prix of Japan, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Beat Takeshi), Best Music (坂本龍一)
●Blue Ribbon Award Special Prize
●British Academy Awards Best Composition ({{5da85 fde2241f0e75e141be51641aa59}})
●National Board of Review Award for Best Actor (Tom Conti)

English title MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE

Released in theaters May 28, 1983

Directed and written by Nagisa Oshima
Starring:
David Bowie
Cast: 坂本龍一, Beat Takeshi

Synopsis
It is 1942 in a Japanese POW camp in Java. In the still-dawn twilight, Japanese Army Sergeant Hara wakes up British Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence. A Korean soldier had raped a white prisoner of war, and Hara needed Lawrence, who spoke Japanese freely, to witness the punishment on his own initiative. There, the spirit of the camp commander, Captain Yonoi, resonated. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Korean soldier plunged his bayonet into his own stomach. British Major Seriaz is being tried at a military tribunal in Jakarta. Yonoi gives him a heated stare. After a farcical execution drama, Celiaz is transferred to a prison camp. And that was the beginning of all the mischief. ......