Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
RPC is a director-driven company, and has close relationships with a number of leading directors including Bernardo Bertolucci, Phillip Noyce, Terry Gilliam, Stephen Frears, David Cronenberg and Takeshi Kitano. Its films have achieved commercial success and critical acclaim, with the best-known being Bertolucci's "The Last Emperor", winner of nine Academy Awards including 'Best Picture'. Other notable productions include Bertolucci's "Stealing Beauty" and "Little Buddha", Cronenberg's "Naked Lunch" and "Crash", "Sexy Beast" by Jonathan Glazer, "Brother" by Kitano, and "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" by Nagisa Oshima. RPC's films have garnered numerous prizes at Cannes and other major festivals and awards ceremonies.