Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Japanese: {{nihongo|Senjō no Merī Kurisumasu|戦場のメリークリスマス||"Merry Christmas on the Battlefield"}}, also known in many European editions as Furyo (俘虜, Japanese for "prisoner of war"),<ref name="WordReference forums">{{cite web |url=http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1381178 |title=Furyo - WordReference Forums |accessdate=2013-09-01}}</ref> is a 1983 British-Japanese [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Nagisa Oshima]], produced by [[Jeremy Thomas]] and starring [[David Bowie]], [[Tom Conti]], [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]], [[Takeshi Kitano]] and [[Jack Thompson (actor)|Jack Thompson]].
The screenplay by Oshima with [[Paul Mayersberg]] was based on Sir [[Laurens van der Post]]'s experiences as a Japanese prisoner of war during [[World War II]] as depicted in his works [[The Seed and the Sower]] (1963) and The Night of the New Moon (1970). Sakamoto also wrote the score and the vocal theme "[[Forbidden Colours]]", featuring [[David Sylvian]].
The film was entered into the [[1983 Cannes Film Festival]] in competition for the [[Palme d'Or]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1433/year/1983.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence |accessdate=2009-06-15|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> Sakamoto's score also won the film a [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]]. Presented by Toshiba Miramax Communications.
Category:Miramax films
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