Where was Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence filmed?
1983 film, directed by Nagisa Ōshima.
- Rarotonga
The story is set in Java.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Java
- Filmed in
- Rarotonga
About Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
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- Released
- 1983
- Director
- Nagisa Ōshima
- Cast
- David BowieTom ContiRyuichi SakamotoTakeshi KitanoJack ThompsonYuya UchidaKan MikamiJohnny ŌkuraAlistair BrowningJames Malcolm
- Genre
- DramaChristmasPrisonLgbtq-related
- Based on
- The Night of the New Moon
The story
In 1942, Captain Yonoi is the commander of the POW camp in Lebak Sembada in Japanese-occupied Java.
Yonoi confides in Lawrence that he is haunted with shame due to his absence during the February 26 incident, believing he should have died alongside the rebels, implying his focus on honour stems from this.
Yonoi's batman, realizing the hold Celliers has on him, attempts to kill Celliers in his sleep that night, but fails after he wakes up and escapes, freeing Lawrence too.
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