Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Movie • 1983 • Drama
ReportIsland 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…
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Characters shout sometimes and soldiers do experience nightmares that cause them to yell, but it's nothing too bad.
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A child is beaten up by older children. He gets a bloody nose but is okay.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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It's implied that a character drinks a lot and he is shown drunk.
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Are there bugs?
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There is one moth near the end.
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Is rape mentioned?
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loenlytraveller
A male prisoner is sexually assaulted by a male solider at the POW camp. It is not shown in any way, just discussed by other characters.
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Yes, but not shown.
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A character mimes shaving his face in one scene and a character uses a knife to cut off a piece of another character's hair.
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A man bites his own tongue off and chokes on it. Blood is shown.
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Is someone buried alive?
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A character is put in a hole then has sand put up to his neck.
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Is there amputation?
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A bunch of characters in the background are missing limbs, presumedly due to amputation.
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superglue
but there's a lot of kicking/ punching in the face so potentionally
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superglue
someone's legs are injured but it's not really shown
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Is someone tortured?
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Characters are shown being hit with sticks, punched, kicked, and slapped throughout the entire movie.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Speen
There are a lot of people who die but none of the scenes are very gorey.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Characters are shown in the medical tent/area at a POW camp, but it does not look like a modern-day hospital. No medical equipment is shown.
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loenlytraveller
Multiple times throughout the movie soldiers commit suicide by stabbing themselves in the stomach.
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Seppuku is mentioned and depicted.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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No, but characters do say "I would have killed myself (if I were in your position)" a couple of times.
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multiple suicides
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there are some dizzying camera movements though
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"Queer" is used negatively.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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A young child is intensely bullied at school for having a hunchback.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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superglue
no one is specifically lgbt, but it is a homoerotic movie
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Is there hate speech?
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Characters say homophobic things and both British and Japanese characters say hateful things to and about each other's countries/people.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Major characters die but the ending is somewhat hopeful.
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Is there blood/gore?
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Blood is shown throughout the movie and the suicide scenes are a little long.
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Is there gun violence?
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loenlytraveller
All the soldiers have guns and they are used.
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