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April 5, 2011 (XXII:11) Nagisa Oshima: MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR April 5, 2011 (XXII:11) Nagisa Oshima: MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE (1983, 123 min) Directed by Nagisa Oshima Written by Nagisa Oshima and Paul Mayersberg Based on the novel by Laurens Van der Post Produced by Jeremy Thomas Cinematography by Toiciro Narushima Edited by Tomoyo Oshima Production Design by Shigemasa Toda Art Direction by Andrew Sanders Music Composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto David Bowie...Maj. Jack 'Strafer' Celliers Tom Conti...Col. John Lawrence Ryûichi Sakamoto...Capt. Yonoi Takeshi Kitano...Sgt. Gengo Hara (as Takeshi) Jack Thompson...Group Capt. Hicksley Johnny Okura...Kanemoto (as Johnny Ohkura) Alistair Browning...De Jong NAGISA OSHIMA (March 31, 1932, Okayama, Japan – ) directed 51 films, many of which he wrote or co-wrote and many of which are JEREMY THOMAS (July 26, 1949, London, England, UK – ) won a documentaries*. Some of them are: 1999 Taboo, 1995 “100 Years Best Picture Oscar for The Last Emperor (1987). He was also of Japanese Cinema”*, 1991 Kyoto, My Mother's Place*, 1986 Max producer or executive producer for 51 films, some of which were mon amour, 1983 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, 1978 Empire of 2011 A Dangerous Method, 2011 Pina, 2010 13 Assassins, 2009/I Passion, 1976 In the Realm of the Senses, 1975 “The Battle of Creation, 2009 Empire of Silver, 2008 Palermo Shooting, 2006 Tsushima”*, 1972 Dear Summer Sister, 1971 The Ceremony, 1970 Fast Food Nation, 2006 Glastonbury, 2005 Getting Gilliam, 2005 He Died After the War, 1969 Boy, 1969 Diary of a Shinjuku Thief, Tideland, 2003 The Dreamers, 2003 Young Adam, 2002 Rabbit- 1968 “Daitoa senso”*, 1968 Sinner in Paradise, 1968 Death by Proof Fence, 2000 Sexy Beast, 1996 Victory, 1996 Stealing Beauty, Hanging, 1967 Japanese Summer: Double Suicide, 1967 A Treatise 1993 Little Buddha, 1991 Naked Lunch, 1990 The Sheltering Sky, on Japanese Bawdy Songs, 1967 Band of Ninja, 1966 Hakuchû no 1987 The Last Emperor, 1984 The Hit, 1983 Merry Christmas Mr. toorima, 1965 Diary of Yunbogi*, 1961 The Catch, 1960 Night and Lawrence, 1980 Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession, 1978 The Shout, Fog in Japan, 1960 Taiyô no hakaba, 1960 Cruel Story of Youth, and 1976 Mad Dog Morgan. and 1959 A Town of Love and Hope. TOICIRO NARUSHIMA was cinematographer for 15 films: 1983 PAUL MAYERSBERG (June 18, 1941, Cambridge, England, UK – ) Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, 1973 Seigen-ki, 1971 The has 13 screenwriting credits: 2012 The Treehouse, 1999/I The Ceremony, 1970 He Died After the War, 1969 Double Suicide, 1969 Intruder, 1998 Croupier, 1991 The Last Samurai, 1989 Return from Snow Country, 1966 The River Kino, 1964 Escape from Japan, the River Kwai, 1988 Nightfall, 1987 “The Man Who Fell to Earth”, 1963 Arashi o yobu juhachi-nin, 1963 Koto, 1962 Akitsu Springs, 1986 Captive, 1983 Eureka, 1983 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, 1962 Mother Please Marry, 1961 Bitter End of a Sweet Night, 1960 1977 The Disappearance, 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth, and Blood Is Dry, and 1960 Good-for-Nothing. 1972 Siddhartha. He also directed 1991 The Last Samurai, 1988 Nightfall, and 1986 Captive. ANDREW SANDERS has 16 art director credits: 2002 Possession, 1998 “Performance”, 1997 The Wings of the Dove, 1996 Victory, 1996 Surviving Picasso, 1995 Sense and Sensibility, 1993 Little Oshima—MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE—2 Buddha, 1990 The Sheltering Sky, 1988 The Last Temptation of TAKESHI KITANO...Sgt. Gengo Hara (January 18, 1947, Tokyo, Christ, 1988 Crusoe, 1983 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, 1983 Japan –) has acted in 51 films and television dramas, among them Privates on Parade, 1981 Shock Treatment, 1981 Chariots of Fire, 2010 “Kenji Onijima Heihachirou”, 2010 Outrage, 2008 Achilles 1974 Son of Dracula, and 1970 Ned Kelly. and the Tortoise, 2007 To Each His Own Cinema, 2004 Blood and Bones, 2003 The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, 2002 “Kichiku”, 2000 RYUICHI SAKAMOTO (January 17, 1952, Tokyo, Japan – ) is one of Battle Royale, 2000/I Brother, 1999 Taboo, 1998 Tokyo Eyes, 1997 Japan’s top rock musicians. He shared a 1988 best original score Fireworks, 1995 The Five, 1995 Johnny Mnemonic, 1994 Getting Oscar for The Last Emperor (1987)/ He did score for 35 other films: Any?, 1990 Boiling Point, 1989 Violent Cop, 1986 Comic 2010 Mumbai Diaries, 2009 Women Without Men, 2007/I Silk, Magazine, 1985 Yasha, 1985 Kanashii kibun de joke, 1983 2005 Zarin, 2005 Shining Boy & Little Randy, 2004 Tony Takitani, Mosquito on the Tenth Floor, 1983 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, 2004 Original Child Bomb, 2004 Appleseed, 2004 Seven Samurai 1982 “Keiji yoroshiku”, and 1981 Manon, 1980 Makoto-chan. In 20XX (Video Game), 2003 Life Is Journey, 2003 The Blonds, 2002 recent years, he has become an important director of feature films. Femme Fatale, 2002 Alexei and the Spring, 2002 Derrida, 2000 “Eien no ko”, 1999 Taboo, 1998 Love Is the Devil: Study for a JACK THOMPSON...Group Capt. Hicksley (August 31, 1940, Portrait of Francis Bacon, 1998 Snake Eyes, 1995 Wild Side, 1993 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia –) has appeared in 94 films Little Buddha, 1993 “Wild Palms”, 1993 Rabbit Ears: Peachboy, and TV series, among them 2011 The Telegram Man, 2010 Don't 1992 Wuthering Heights, 1992 “Cerimònia d'inauguració jocs Be Afraid of the Dark, 2009 Mao's Last Dancer, 2008 Australia, olímpics Barcelona '92”, 1992 Tokyo Decadence, 1991 High Heels, 2008 Leatherheads, 2006 The Good German, 2005 Man-Thing, 1990 The Sheltering Sky, 1990 The Handmaid's Tale, 1989 “News 2004 Oyster Farmer, 2004 The Assassination of Richard Nixon, 23”, 1987 The Last Emperor, 1987 Wings of Honneamise, 1986 2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, 1999 Feeling Koneko monogatari, 1985 “Tokyo melody: un film sur Ryuichi Sexy, 1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, 1996 Last Sakamoto”, 1984 YMO Propaganda, 1983 Merry Christmas Mr. Dance, 1996 “The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years”, 1996 Broken Lawrence, and 1983 Daijôbu, mai furendo. Arrow, 1994 Resistance, 1993 A Far Off Place, 1992 Wind, 1992 Turtle Beach, 1989 “The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy”, 1988 DAVID BOWIE...Maj. Jack 'Strafer' Celliers (January 8, 1947, “Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun”, 1986 Short Circuit, 1983 Brixton, London, England, UK – ) is best known as a rock Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, 1983 It's a Living, 1982 Bad musician, but he has also done some terrific film work. He has Blood, 1982 “A Woman Called Golda”, 1982 The Man from Snowy acted in 30 film and television films, among them 2008 August, River, 1980 The Club, 1980 The Earthling, 1980 Breaker Morant, 2007 “SpongeBob SquarePants”, 2006 The Prestige, 1999-2000 1978 The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, 1976 Mad Dog Morgan, “The Hunger” (6 episodes), 2000 Exhuming Mr. Rice, 1999 1975 Scobie Malone, 1970-1974 “Homicide”, 1973-1974 “The Evil B.U.S.T.E.D., 1996 Basquiat, 1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Touch”, 1971-1973 “Spyforce” (42 episodes), 1972-1973 “Matlock 1991 The Linguini Incident, 1988 The Last Temptation of Christ, Police”, 1971 Outback, 1970 “The Rovers”, 1969 “Riptide”, and 1986 Labyrinth, 1985/I Into the Night, 1983 Merry Christmas Mr. 1968 “Motel.” Lawrence, 1983 The Hunger, 1978 Just a Gigolo, and 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth. TOM CONTI...Col. John Lawrence (November 22, 1941, Paisley, Scotland, UK –) has 85 acting credits, among them 2011 Rekindle, 2010 “Miranda”, 2010 The Tempest, 2010 Blind Revenge, 2008- 2009 “Four Seasons”, 2007 Dangerous Parking, 2006 O Jerusalem, 2006 Almost Heaven, 2006 Rabbit Fever, 2005/I Derailed, 2001 “I Was a Rat”, 2000-2001 “Deadline” (13 episodes), 2001 The Enemy, 1999 Don't Go Breaking My Heart, 1998 “Friends”, 1995 Someone Else's America, 1995 “The Wright Verdicts” (7 episodes), 1991 The Siege of Venice, 1988 Two Brothers Running, 1987 The Gospel According to Vic, 1987 Beyond Therapy, 1986 Miracles, 1986 Saving Grace, 1984 American Dreamer, 1983 Reuben, Reuben, 1983 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, 1977 “The Norman Conquests: Table Manners”, 1977 “The Norman Conquests: Living Together”, 1977 The Haunting of Julia, 1977 The Duellists, 1976 “The Glittering Prizes”, 1975 “Madame Bovary”, 1975 Galileo, Nagisa Oshima by Nelson Kim, Senses of Cinema 1973 “Barlow at Large”, 1973 “Z Cars”, 1972 “Adam Smith” (10 b. March 31, 1932, Kyoto, Japan episodes), 1970 “The Borderers”, 1968 “The Flight of the Heron”, filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources 1964 “Teletale”, 1964 “Dr. Finlay's Casebook”, 1963 “The Plane Introduction Makers”, and 1959 “Mother of Men” Nagisa Oshima’s interest in politics began at a young age. His father, a government official (reportedly of samurai lineage)* who Ryûichi Sakamoto...Capt. Yonoi is, as noted above, one of died when Oshima was six, left behind an extensive library of Japan’s top rock musicians and the composer and primary Socialist and Communist texts, which the young man read through performer of this film’s haunting score. He has acted in four films: as he came to maturity. He attended Kyoto University, studying law 2004 “Neo the Office Chuckler”, 1998 New Rose Hotel, 1987 The while dabbling in theatre and becoming deeply involved in student Last Emperor, 1983 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence activism. The years of his youth were turbulent ones for Japan, as the nation rebuilt itself after its defeat in World War Two. Food Oshima—MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE—3 shortages and depressed wages sparked a surge in labour-union of their critical spirit and powers of expression in a persistent activity. The threat of labour unrest, and the dawning of the Cold struggle that strongly and effectively pits the content of their works War mentality, led to crackdowns and “Red purges” of suspected against the premodern elements of Japanese society. radicals. Slowly, the American occupiers were transforming Japan There are several things to note here.
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