Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
, also known in many European editions as, is a 1983 British- Japanese war film.
It was directed by Nagisa Oshima, written by Oshima and Paul Mayersberg, and produced by Jeremy Thomas.
It stars David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano and Jack Thompson.
The film is based on Sir Laurens van der Post's experiences as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II as depicted in his books" The Seed and the Sower"( 1963) and" The Night of the New Moon"( 1970).
Sakamoto additionally 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. Sakamoto's score won the film a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.
Playing the Piano
Playing the Piano is a concept album by Ryuichi Sakamoto which was first released in Japan in 2009.
The album is completely instrumental and features Sakamoto covering his earlier work, such as the soundtracks to" Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" and" The Last Emperor", and also pop songs such as" Thousand Knives," by rearranging them to be played on a single piano.
Sakamoto himself refers to the album as a" Self covers" album.
In North America it was released as a deluxe double album along with the experimental album" Out of Noise" on 28 September 2010.
Sakamoto promoted the album in North America with an 11- date tour in October and November 2010.
The Seed and the Sower
The Seed and the Sower is a book by South African writer Laurens van der Post, consisting of three interrelated stories blended into a novel, first published in 1963.
The novel was filmed in 1983 as" Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence", directed by Nagisa Oshima and starring David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Takeshi Kitano.
Streetwalkin'
Streetwalkin' is a 1985 American thriller film starring Melissa Leo.
It was an early film from Concorde Pictures.
Merry Christmas (disambiguation)
" Merry Christmas" is a spoken or written greeting traditionally used on or before the Christmas holiday.
Merry Christmas may also refer to:
Cash on Demand
Cash on Demand is a 1961 British crime thriller film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Peter Cushing and André Morell.
The film company Hammer Film Productions invested approximately £ 37,000 to produce the film.
The screenplay was adapted from the 1960" Theatre 70" teleplay" The Gold Inside", also directed by Lawrence, and featuring André Morell and Richard Vernon in the same roles.
Columbia Pictures began distribution of the film in the United States on 20 December 1961, and screenings continued until April in some major cities.
Yuya Uchida (singer)
He appeared in numerous films, such as Nagisa Ōshima's" Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence", and won two best acting awards.
He also starred in the American film" Black Rain".
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (instrumental)
" Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" is a 1983 instrumental by Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto recorded for the film of the same name.
The song has become a staple of holiday music in the USA, Britain and Japan.
A vocal version," Forbidden Colours", features former Japan frontman David Sylvian and charted in the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart.
Forbidden Colours
" Forbidden Colours" is a 1983 song by David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
The song is the vocal version of the theme from the Nagisa Oshima film" Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence"( in certain territories retitled" Furyo").
It appears on the film's soundtrack album and was released as a single on Virgin Records in 1983( the second collaborative single release by Sylvian and Sakamoto, following 1982's" Bamboo Houses").
The title of the song is taken from Japanese writer Yukio Mishima's 1953 novel" Forbidden Colors"; although not directly related to the film, both works include exploration of homosexual themes.
In 1984 the track was re-recorded and released as the B-side to" Red Guitar", the lead single to Sylvian's first solo album" Brilliant Trees" and was later also included as a bonus track on certain editions of his 1987 album" Secrets of the Beehive".
Both Sakamoto and Sylvian have since recorded several interpretations of the song, both instrumental( under the title" Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence") and vocal.
An orchestral version featuring vocals by Sylvian was included on Sakamoto's 1999 album" Cinemage".
Merry Christmas Mr. Mo
Merry Christmas
Mr. Mo is a 2017 South Korean comedy drama film.
Shot in black and white, it was written and directed by first- time director Lim Dae-hyung and stars Gi Ju-bong, Oh Jung- hwan, Go Won-hee and Jeon Yeo- been.

Question: Are Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence and Streetwalkin' from the same country?
Answer: no