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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Opens on June 23

Director: Nagisa Ōshima Run Time: 124 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1983 Language: Japanese

Starring: David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Tom Conti

We kick off our tribute to the late actor/composer Ryuichi Sakamoto with one of his most iconic scores and film roles. In this off-kilter WWII drama, Sakamoto stars as the commander of a POW camp who becomes obsessed with a mysterious blond prisoner named Celliers (played by David Bowie). Tom Conti plays the titular Lawrence who tries to bring them together and Takeshi Kitano plays kindred spirit Gengo Hara. 

“A multilayered, brutal, at times erotic tale of culture clash, and one of Oshima’s greatest successes.” – Janus Films

In English and Japanese with English subtitles

Screening in a double feature with THE LAST EMPEROR on Sat, Jun 24

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