Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Summary

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,394 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was directed by Nagisa Ōshima^[4].
• Nagisa Ōshima wrote the screenplay for Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence^[5].
• Paul Mayersberg wrote the screenplay for Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence^[6].
• Laurens van der Post wrote the screenplay for Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence^[7].
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence's composer is recorded as Ryuichi Sakamoto^[8].
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence's genre is drama film^[9].
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence's genre is film based on book^[10].
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence's genre is Christmas film^[11].
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence's genre is prison film^[12].
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence's genre is LGBTQ-related film^[13].
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence's based on is recorded as The Night of the New Moon^[14].
• A cast member of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was David Bowie^[15].
• A cast member of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was Tom Conti^[16].
• A cast member of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was Ryuichi Sakamoto^[17].
• A cast member of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was Takeshi Kitano^[18].
• A cast member of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was Jack Thompson^[19].
• A cast member of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was Yuya Uchida^[20].
• A cast member of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was Kan Mikami^[21].
• A cast member of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was Johnny Ōkura^[22].
• A cast member of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was Alistair Browning^[23].
• A cast member of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was James Malcolm^[24].
• A cast member of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was Chris Broun^[25].
• A cast member of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was Ryūnosuke Kaneda^[26].
• A cast member of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was Takashi Naitō^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence was performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto^[28]. It was produced by Jeremy Thomas^[29]. It was directed by Nagisa Ōshima^[4]. Screenwriters include Nagisa Ōshima^[5], Paul Mayersberg^[6], and Laurens van der Post^[7]. Cast members include David Bowie^[15], Tom Conti^[16], Ryuichi Sakamoto^[17], Takeshi Kitano^[18], Jack Thompson^[19], and Yuya Uchida^[20].

Publication

Genres include drama film^[9], film based on book^[10], Christmas film^[11], prison film^[12], and LGBTQ-related film^[13].

Why It Matters

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,394 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]