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Cast
David Bowie | As: Celliers | |
Tom Conti | As: Lawrence | |
Ryuichi Sakamoto | As: Yonoi | |
Takeshi Kitano | As: Hara | |
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
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
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 |
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Writing Credits
Nagisa Ōshima |
Screenplay |
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Paul Mayersberg |
Screenplay |
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Laurens van der Post |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Terry Glinwood |
Executive Producer |
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Geoffrey Nethercott |
Executive Producer |
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Eiko Ōshima |
Executive Producer |
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Jeremy Thomas |
Producer |
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Larry Parr |
Associate Producer |
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Takashi Ueno |
Casting |
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Diana Rowan |
Casting |
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Joyce Herlihy |
Associate Producer |
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Masato Hara |
Executive Producer |
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Edited By
Tomoyo Ōshima |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Christine West |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
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Antony Clavet |
Makeup Supervisor |
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Robern Pickering |
Key Makeup Artist |
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Glenis Daly |
Hairdresser |
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Sound
Ryuichi Sakamoto |
Original Music Composer |
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Mike Westgate |
Sound Recordist |
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Eugene Arts |
Boom Operator |
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Akira Honma |
Sound Effects |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Tōichirō Narushima |
Director of Photography |
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Brian Harris |
Key Grip |
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Ken George |
Still Photographer |
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Takashi Ueno |
Still Photographer |
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Hiroaki Sugimura |
Camera Operator |
Lighting
Warren Mearns |
Gaffer |
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Art Department
Andrew Sanders |
Art Direction |
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Masaru Arakawa |
Set Dresser |
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Shōichi Yasuda |
Property Master |
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Shigemasa Toda |
Production Design |
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Other Crew
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