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 (1,247 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Authorship and Creation

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence's performer is recorded as Ryuichi Sakamoto^[28]. Its producer is recorded as Jeremy Thomas^[29]. Its director is recorded as 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 (1,247 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]