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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence [Reworked]
"Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" is a 1983 instrumental piece by Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto recorded for the film* (the first in his film scoring career) of the same name. The song has become a staple of Christmas music in the USA, Britain and Japan. A vocal version, "Forbidden Colours", features former Japan frontman David Sylvian and charted in the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart.
*Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Japanese: 戦場のメリークリスマス, Hepburn: Senjō no Merī Kurisumasu, 'Merry Christmas on the Battlefield'), also known in many European editions as Furyo (俘虜, Japanese for "prisoner of war"), is a 1983 war film co-written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima, co-written by Paul Mayersberg, and produced by Jeremy Thomas. The film is based on the experiences of Sir Laurens van der Post (portrayed by Tom Conti) as a prisoner of war in Japan during World War II, as depicted in his books The Seed and the Sower (1963) and The Night of the New Moon (1970). It stars David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano and Jack Thompson.
The film was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival in competition for the Palme d'Or.
Sakamoto's score won the film a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence [Reworked]
"Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" is a 1983 instrumental piece by Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto recorded for the film* (the first in his film scoring career) of the same name. The song has become a staple of Christmas music in the USA, Britain and Japan. A vocal version, "Forbidden Colours", features former Japan frontman David Sylvian and charted in the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart.
*Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Japanese: 戦場のメリークリスマス, Hepburn: Senjō no Merī Kurisumasu, 'Merry Christmas on the Battlefield'), also known in many European editions as Furyo (俘虜, Japanese for "prisoner of war"), is a 1983 war film co-written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima, co-written by Paul Mayersberg, and produced by Jeremy Thomas. The film is based on the experiences of Sir Laurens van der Post (portrayed by Tom Conti) as a prisoner of war in Japan during World War II, as depicted in his books The Seed and the Sower (1963) and The Night of the New Moon (1970). It stars David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano and Jack Thompson.
The film was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival in competition for the Palme d'Or.
Sakamoto's score won the film a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.
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