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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1983
 123 minutes (2 hrs 03 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Nagisa Oshima

Starring

David Bowie · Tom Conti · Ryuichi Sakamoto · Takeshi Kitano · Jack Thompson · Johnny Ohkura

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 2nd September 1983
France release date France release: 11th May 1983
Japan release date Japan release: 28th May 1983

Box Office Quickview

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 26th Aug '83
  • Debut position: 15
  • Highest position: 15
  • Debut gross: $99.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

26 Aug, 1983
15

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £0
US total gross
United States Flag  $99.2 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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