During World War II, British soldier Jack Celliers is captured by Japanese forces and held in a prison camp by the honor-bound Capt. Yanoi. Yanoi and gruff Sgt. Hara become intrigued with Celliers' open defiance in the face of their staunchly old-world ideas about cowardice and shame. Meanwhile, a translator, Lt. Col. John Lawrence, attempts to find common ground between British and Japanese beliefs.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 3 min.
- Country, year
- Japan, United Kingdom, New Zealand, 1983
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Nagisa Ōšima
- Screenplay
- Nagisa Ōshima, Paul Mayersberg
- Producers
- Jeremy Thomas
- Cinematography
- Toichiro Narushima
- Music
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Cast
- David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Jack Thompson
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Best Score
Director
Nagisa Ōšima
Nagisa Ōshima studied law in Kyoto University and was later hired by a Japanese film production company “Shochiku” and quickly progressed to directing his own films, making his debut feature “A Town of Love and Hope” (1959). Later on, he started his independent filmmaking period with “The Catch” (1961).
