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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Blu-ray) (1983)
Java, 1942: A clash of cultures, a test of the human spiritDirector: Nagisa Oshima
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"The Oshima Gang" 1983 featurette (29:39)
"On the Screenplay" interview with screenwriter Paul Mayersberg (28:01)
"On Location" interview with producer Jeremy Thomas, actor Tom Conti and actor-composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (40:00)
"On the Music" interview with composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (18:09) (in Japanese with optional English subtitles)
"Hasten Slowly" 1996 documentary (55:32)
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Subtitles:English (for the Japanese portions only) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 30-page booklet containing an essay by film critic Chuck Stephens and reprinted interviews with director Nagisa Oshima and actor Takeshi Kitano.
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Subtitles:English (for Japanese portions) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese / English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"The Oshima Gang" 1983 featurette (29:36)
Interview with actor/composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (11:02)
Interview with producer Jeremy Thomas (17:50)
An excerpt from "Scenes by the Sea: The Life and Cinema of Beat Takeshi Kitano" (3:10)
Theatrical Trailer (3:04) -
Subtitles:English (for Japanese portions) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese / English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"The Oshima Gang: Making of Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" 1983 featurette (29:34)
Interview with producer Jeremy Thomas (17:49)
Trailer (3:03)
Start-up Trailers
- Woman in the Moon (1:54)
- The Lost City of Z (1:50)
Bonus Trailers
- Fog in August (2:23)
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (1:09)
- Apocalyose Now (1:22)
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Subtitles:English (for Japanese portions), German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 VC-1
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Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Interview with Jeremy Thomas (17:53)
Interview with Ryuichi Sakamoto (13:18)
"Oshima: The Man Behind The Films" interview with film critic Tony Rayns (44:54)
"The Man Who Left His Soul On Film" 1983 documentary (85:32)
"The Oshima Gang" 1983 featurette (29:53)
Image Gallery
Trailer (3:12)
Radio Spots (3:07) -
Subtitles:English (for Japanese portions), English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jasper Sharp in the first pressing.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"The Oshima Gang: Making of Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" featurette (30:50)
Interview with producer Jeremy Thomas (18:36)
Interview with actor/composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (11:29)
An excerpt from "Scenes by the Sea: The Life and Cinema of Beat Takeshi Kitano" (3:19) (SD)
Theatrical Trailer (3:12) (SD)
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Subtitles:English (for the Japanese dialogue), English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras in 1080p except where noted.
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OVERALL: Draw
The US and UK Arrow releases have the original stereo track with differing exclusive extras.
The UK Studio Canal release has a 5.1 track with some differing exclusive extras.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (123:18)
- Blu-ray B Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (123:04).
- Blu-ray B Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (123:03).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Studio Canal - No cuts (123:18)
- Blu-ray B Scandinavia- Nonstop Entertainment - No cuts (118:08 - 25fps).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Studio Canal - No cuts
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 04/02/11
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 07/10/21UPDATE LOG:
05/02/11: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
16/01/15: Added the UK edition, updated Criterion runtimes and language specs, ASIN.
04/11/18: Updated US audio.
16/06/20: Added UK Arrow, Germany.
13/01/21: Added Australia.
27/01/21: Added Australia reissue.
07/10/21: Added Scandinavia.
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