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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Japanese: 戦場のメリークリスマス, Hepburn: Senjō no Merī Kurisumasu, lit. ' Battlefield's Merry Christmas '), also known as Furyo (Japanese for "prisoner of war"), [3] is a 1983 war film co-written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima, co-written by Paul Mayersberg, and produced by Jeremy Thomas.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is the soundtrack from the film of the same name, released on 1 May 1983 in Japan and towards the end of August 1983 in the UK.It was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, who also starred in the film.
The song is the vocal version of the theme from the Nagisa Oshima film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. It appears on the film's soundtrack album and was released as a single on Virgin Records in 1983 (the second collaborative single release by Sylvian and Sakamoto, following 1982's "Bamboo Houses"). [2] [3]
Conti has appeared in such films as Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Reuben, Reuben, American Dreamer, Shirley Valentine, Miracles, Saving Grace, Dangerous Parking, and Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase. [citation needed] Conti's novel The Doctor, about a former secret operations pilot for intelligence services, was published in 2004.
Japanese-American R&B artist Hikaru Utada heavily sampled the theme for her 2009 song "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – FYI", from the album This Is the One. In 2008, a cover version of " Forbidden Colours " was included on Hollywood Mon Amour , [ 18 ] a collection of songs from soundtracks of movies made in the 1980s, rearranged by Marc Collin ...
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) marked his debut as both an actor and a film-score composer; its main theme was adapted into the single "Forbidden Colours" which became an international hit. His most successful work as a film composer was The Last Emperor (1987), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Score , making him the ...
parts are a pastiche of Ryuichi Sakamoto's "Forbidden Colours" from "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" Sanxion: in addition to Hubbard's famous loader song, [24] this contains "Dance of the Knights" from Prokofiev's ballet "Romeo and Juliet" 1987 Jet Set Willy: Atari 8-bit version ACE II: BMX Kids: the sampled voice saying "Go!" is actually ...
"Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" Released: November 16, 2022 A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto – To the Moon and Back is a tribute album to Japanese multi-genre composer Ryuichi Sakamoto , released November 30, 2022, by Milan Records , two days ahead of its original release date. [ 1 ]