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Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.
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.
$2,306,560
May 28, 1983
Recorded Picture Company, National Film Trustee Company
60 people
David Bowie
Celliers
Acting
Tom Conti
Lawrence
Acting
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Yonoi
Sound
Takeshi Kitano
Hara
Directing
Jack Thompson
Hicksley
Acting
Johnny Ohkura
Kanemoto
Acting
Alistair Browning
De Jong
Acting
James Malcolm
Celliers' Brother
Acting
Chris Broun
Celliers (12 Years)
Acting
Yuya Uchida
Commandant of Military Prison
Acting
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
President of the Court
Acting
Takashi Naito
Lieutenant Iwata
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