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Cast
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David Bowie | As: Celliers |
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Tom Conti | As: Lawrence |
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Ryuichi Sakamoto | As: Yonoi |
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Takeshi Kitano | As: Hara |
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Jack Thompson | As: Hicksley |
Storyline
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness the struggle of wills between two men from very different backgrounds who are tragically destined to clash.
| Tagline: | Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit. |
| Certification: | R |
Details
Genres: Drama, History, War
Language: English, 日本語
Release Date: 28 May 1983
Country: JP, NZ, GB
Runtime: 124m
Company Credits
Company: Recorded Picture Company, National Film Trustee Company, Antares-Nova, Oshima Productions, Broadbank Investments, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Revenue: $2,306,560
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Cast
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David Bowie |
Celliers |
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Tom Conti |
Lawrence |
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Ryuichi Sakamoto |
Yonoi |
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Takeshi Kitano |
Hara |
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Jack Thompson |
Hicksley |
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Johnny Ohkura |
Kanemoto |
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Alistair Browning |
De Jong |
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James Malcolm |
Celliers' Brother |
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Chris Broun |
Celliers (12 Years) |
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Yuya Uchida |
Commandant of Military Prison |
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Ryūnosuke Kaneda |
President of the Court |
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Takashi Naito |
Lieutenant Iwata |
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Tamio Ishikura |
Prosecutor |
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Rokkō Toura |
Interpreter |
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Kan Mikami |
Lieutenant Itō |
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Yūji Honma |
PFC Yajima |
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Daisuke Iijima |
Corporal Ueki |
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Hideo Murota |
New Commandant of Camp |
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Barry Dorking |
Chief Doctor |
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Geoff Clendon |
Australian Doctor |
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Grant Bridger |
P.O.W. Officer |
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Richard Adams |
P.O.W. #1 |
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Geoff Allen |
P.O.W. #2 |
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Michael Baxter-Lax |
P.O.W. #3 |
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Mark Berg |
P.O.W. #4 |
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Marcus Campbell |
P.O.W. #5 |
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Colin Francis |
P.O.W. #6 |
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Richard Hensby |
P.O.W. #7 |
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Richard Hoare |
P.O.W. #8 |
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Martin Ibbertson |
P.O.W. #9 |
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Rob Jayne |
P.O.W. #10 |
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Richard Mills |
P.O.W. #11 |
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Mark Penrose |
P.O.W. #12 |
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Arthur Ranford |
P.O.W. #13 |
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Steve Smith |
P.O.W. #14 |
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Stephen Taylor |
P.O.W. #15 |
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Richard Zimmerman |
P.O.W. #16 |
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Ian Miller |
English Guard |
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Don Stevens |
Pastor |
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Yōichi Iijima |
Japanese Soldier #1 |
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Satoshi Itō |
Japanese Soldier #2 |
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Masaki Kusakabe |
Japanese Soldier #3 |
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Kunihide Kuruma |
Japanese Soldier #4 |
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Hiroshi Mikami |
Japanese Soldier #5 |
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Akihiro Masuda |
Japanese Soldier #6 |
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Tokuhisa Masuda |
Japanese Soldier #7 |
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Takeshi Nagasawa |
Japanese Soldier #8 |
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Takashi Odashima |
Japanese Soldier #9 |
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Masanori Okada |
Japanese Soldier #10 |
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Shoetsu Sato |
Japanese Soldier #11 |
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Rintaro Shibata |
Japanese Soldier #12 |
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Masamichi Shibasaki |
Japanese Soldier #13 |
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Kaname Shimura |
Japanese Soldier #14 |
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Kenzo Shirahama |
Japanese Soldier #15 |
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Hisao Takeda |
Japanese Soldier #16 |
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Hidenobu Togo |
Japanese Soldier #17 |
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Atsuo Yamashita |
Japanese Soldier #18 |
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Heiwa Yoshihara |
Japanese Soldier #19 |
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Takeshi Yū |
Japanese Soldier #20 |
Directed By
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Nagisa Ōshima |
Director |
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Lee Tamahori |
First Assistant Director |
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Jonty Barraud |
Second Assistant Director |
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Raijin Nakahata |
Continuity |
Writing Credits
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Nagisa Ōshima |
Screenplay |
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Paul Mayersberg |
Screenplay |
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Laurens van der Post |
Novel |
Production Crew
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Eiko Ōshima |
Executive Producer |
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Terry Glinwood |
Executive Producer |
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Jeremy Thomas |
Producer |
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Geoffrey Nethercott |
Executive Producer |
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Larry Parr |
Associate Producer |
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Masato Hara |
Executive Producer |
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Joyce Herlihy |
Associate Producer |
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Diana Rowan |
Casting |
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Takashi Ueno |
Casting |
Edited By
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Tomoyo Ōshima |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Robern Pickering |
Key Makeup Artist |
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Glenis Daly |
Hairdresser |
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Christine West |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
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Antony Clavet |
Makeup Supervisor |
Sound
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Ryuichi Sakamoto |
Original Music Composer |
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Eugene Arts |
Boom Operator |
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Akira Honma |
Sound Effects |
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Mike Westgate |
Sound Recordist |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Tōichirō Narushima |
Director of Photography |
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Takashi Ueno |
Still Photographer |
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Brian Harris |
Key Grip |
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Ken George |
Still Photographer |
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Hiroaki Sugimura |
Camera Operator |
Lighting
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Warren Mearns |
Gaffer |
Art Department
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Masaru Arakawa |
Set Dresser |
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Andrew Sanders |
Art Direction |
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Shigemasa Toda |
Production Design |
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Shōichi Yasuda |
Property Master |
Other Crew
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