No community ratings yet on FilmStash · 0 membersOne score per member · Verified member ratings
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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
David BowieCelliers
Tom ContiLawrence
Ryuichi SakamotoYonoi
Takeshi KitanoHara
Jack ThompsonHicksley
Johnny OhkuraKanemoto
Alistair BrowningDe Jong
Yuya UchidaCommandant of Military Prison
Ryūnosuke KanedaPresident of the Court
Takashi NaitoLieutenant IwataExplore the crew
- Director
- Nagisa Ōshima
- Original Music Composer
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Producer
- Jeremy Thomas
- Editor
- Tomoyo Oshima
- Screenplay
- Nagisa Ōshima
- Screenplay
- Paul Mayersberg
- Director of Photography
- Tōichirō Narushima