Movie: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Top 10 Billed Cast

David Bowie
David Bowie

Celliers

Tom Conti
Tom Conti

Lawrence

Ryuichi Sakamoto
坂本龍一

Yonoi

Takeshi Kitano
ビートたけし

Hara

Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson

Hicksley

Johnny Ohkura
ジョニー大倉

Kanemoto

Alistair Browning
Alistair Browning

De Jong

James Malcolm
James Malcolm

Celliers' Brother

Chris Broun
Chris Broun

Celliers (12 Years)

Yuya Uchida
内田裕也

Commandant of Military Prison

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