Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
戦場のメリークリスマス (original title)
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Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.
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.
Cast: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Jack Thompson, Johnny Ohkura, Alistair Browning, James Malcolm, Chris Broun, Yuya Uchida, Ryūnosuke Kaneda, Takashi Naito, Tamio Ishikura, Rokkō Toura, Kan Mikami, Yūji Honma, Daisuke Iijima, Hideo Murota, Barry Dorking, Geoff Clendon
Writers: Nagisa Ōshima (Screenplay), Paul Mayersberg (Screenplay), Laurens van der Post (Novel)
Cinematographer: Tōichirō Narushima
Production Designer: Andrew Sanders, Shigemasa Toda
Editor: Tomoyo Oshima
Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Direction team: Lee Tamahori (First Assistant Director), Jonty Barraud (Second Assistant Director), Raijin Nakahata (Continuity), Roger Pulvers (Assistant Director)
Producers: Terry Glinwood, Geoffrey Nethercott, Eiko Oshima
Production: Recorded Picture Company, National Film Trustee Company, Antares-Nova, Oshima Productions
