Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) featured a cast of 60 tracked actors. Of these, 11 (50%) are still alive today and 11 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Jack Thompson, age 86. This film starred David Bowie and Tom Conti.
50% still with us· verified cast18% of full cast · incl. 38 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 50% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast60 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David Bowie Celliers | Celliers | Deceased | 08/01/1947 | 69 | 10/01/2016 | 36 |
 Tom Conti Lawrence | Lawrence | Living | 22/11/1941 | 84 | — | 42 |
 Ryuichi Sakamoto Yonoi | Yonoi | Deceased | 17/01/1952 | 71 | 28/03/2023 | 31 |
 Takeshi Kitano Hara | Hara | Living | 18/01/1947 | 79 | — | 36 |
 Jack Thompson Hicksley | Hicksley | Living | 31/08/1940 | 86 | — | 43 |
 Johnny Ohkura Kanemoto | Kanemoto | Deceased | 03/09/1952 | 62 | 19/11/2014 | 31 |
 Alistair Browning De Jong | De Jong | Deceased | 08/02/1954 | 65 | 02/06/2019 | 29 |
James Malcolm Celliers' Brother | Celliers' Brother | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chris Broun Celliers (12 Years) | Celliers (12 Years) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yuya Uchida Commandant of Military Prison | Commandant of Military Prison | Deceased | 17/11/1939 | 79 | 17/03/2019 | 44 |
 Ryūnosuke Kaneda President of the Court | President of the Court | Deceased | 15/06/1928 | 80 | 31/03/2009 | 55 |
 Takashi Naito Lieutenant Iwata | Lieutenant Iwata | Living | 27/05/1955 | 71 | — | 28 |
Tamio Ishikura Prosecutor | Prosecutor | Living | 31/08/1947 | 79 | — | 36 |
 Rokkō Toura Interpreter | Interpreter | Deceased | 30/04/1930 | 62 | 25/03/1993 | 53 |
 Kan Mikami Lieutenant Itō | Lieutenant Itō | Living | 20/03/1950 | 76 | — | 33 |
Yūji Honma PFC Yajima | PFC Yajima | Living | 13/02/1958 | 68 | — | 25 |
 Daisuke Iijima Corporal Ueki | Corporal Ueki | Living | 02/01/1950 | 76 | — | 33 |
 Hideo Murota New Commandant of Camp | New Commandant of Camp | Deceased | 07/10/1937 | 64 | 15/06/2002 | 46 |
Barry Dorking Chief Doctor | Chief Doctor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Geoff Clendon Australian Doctor | Australian Doctor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Grant Bridger P.O.W. Officer | P.O.W. Officer | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Richard Adams P.O.W. #1 | P.O.W. #1 | Deceased | 10/05/1920 | 96 | 24/12/2016 | 63 |
 Geoff Allen P.O.W. #2 | P.O.W. #2 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michael Baxter-Lax P.O.W. #3 | P.O.W. #3 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mark Berg P.O.W. #4 | P.O.W. #4 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Marcus Campbell P.O.W. #5 | P.O.W. #5 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Colin Francis P.O.W. #6 | P.O.W. #6 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Richard Hensby P.O.W. #7 | P.O.W. #7 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Richard Hoare P.O.W. #8 | P.O.W. #8 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Martin Ibbertson P.O.W. #9 | P.O.W. #9 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Rob Jayne P.O.W. #10 | P.O.W. #10 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Richard Mills P.O.W. #11 | P.O.W. #11 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mark Penrose P.O.W. #12 | P.O.W. #12 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Arthur Ranford P.O.W. #13 | P.O.W. #13 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Steve Smith P.O.W. #14 | P.O.W. #14 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Stephen Taylor P.O.W. #15 | P.O.W. #15 | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Richard Zimmerman P.O.W. #16 | P.O.W. #16 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ian Miller English Guard | English Guard | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Don Stevens Pastor | Pastor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yōichi Iijima Japanese Soldier #1 | Japanese Soldier #1 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Satoshi Itō Japanese Soldier #2 | Japanese Soldier #2 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Masaki Kusakabe Japanese Soldier #3 | Japanese Soldier #3 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kunihide Kuruma Japanese Soldier #4 | Japanese Soldier #4 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hiroshi Mikami Japanese Soldier #5 | Japanese Soldier #5 | Living | 23/07/1962 | 64 | — | 21 |
Akihiro Masuda Japanese Soldier #6 | Japanese Soldier #6 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tokuhisa Masuda Japanese Soldier #7 | Japanese Soldier #7 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Takeshi Nagasawa Japanese Soldier #8 | Japanese Soldier #8 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Takashi Odashima Japanese Soldier #9 | Japanese Soldier #9 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Masanori Okada Japanese Soldier #10 | Japanese Soldier #10 | Living | 19/10/1953 | 72 | — | 30 |
Shoetsu Sato Japanese Soldier #11 | Japanese Soldier #11 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Rintaro Shibata Japanese Soldier #12 | Japanese Soldier #12 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Masamichi Shibasaki Japanese Soldier #13 | Japanese Soldier #13 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kaname Shimura Japanese Soldier #14 | Japanese Soldier #14 | Living | 01/04/1959 | 67 | — | 24 |
Kenzo Shirahama Japanese Soldier #15 | Japanese Soldier #15 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hisao Takeda Japanese Soldier #16 | Japanese Soldier #16 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hidenobu Togo Japanese Soldier #17 | Japanese Soldier #17 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Atsuo Yamashita Japanese Soldier #18 | Japanese Soldier #18 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Heiwa Yoshihara Japanese Soldier #19 | Japanese Soldier #19 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Takeshi Yū Japanese Soldier #20 | Japanese Soldier #20 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
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