Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
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- 1983
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- What does he want?
- I'll find out.
You don't have to take orders
from this man, you know.
Well, I'm the liaison officer.
So I'm liaising.
You're sure you know what
you're doing, old man?
Yes, and what ever this is,
it's important to him...
that I see it.
- I'll keep an eye on them sir.
- Very good.
MERRY CHRISTMAS:
MR. LAWRENCE
A disgracefuI incident has occurred.
I will deal with it myself.
If It's secret why show me?
I want you to witness it.
- Know what he did?
- This dutch soldier?
Not him he was in a cell for stealing bananas.
- The korean guard?
- Of course.
Kanemoto tell this british officer what you did.
Kanemoto come on!
Say it!
Say it! You, Kanemoto!
Why don't you?
Are you too ashamed?
You know now Lawrence?
cell of that dutch boy.
Kanemoto show us how you used
this thing of yours.
Show us how you used it on this
white fellow's ass.
Just do it for us now!
Untie him.
Kanemoto! Do it! Hear me? Now!
too shrunken to be potent?
If you can bugger him again
you may comit Harakiri.
Have you gone mad?
You haven't seen a japanese
untiI you've seen Harakiri.
I don't want to watch it!
Do you want me to hate the japanese?
I'll do it!
Stop it! For God's sake,
stop it!
Lawrence, out of the way!
Haven't you shamed him enough?
Shame? He didn't even resist being raped!
Can you get up?
You're Dutch, aren't you?
De Jong, sir.Karel De Jong.
Now you'd better
sit down.
Now tell me
what happened.
dress this wound of mine.
He was, he was very kind.
But then last night, he suddenly...
Captain Yonoi! This is
Colonel Lawrence! Come quickly!
Kanemoto, I'll assist you.
Stop it!
Watch this!
Sergeant Hara...
Attention!
What's going on?
Sergeant Hara is going execute this man!
- This is not your concern.
- Then why bring me here?
- Who ordered this execution?
- This is not an execution.
Kanemoto is trying to comit
suicide for his crime.
And you ignore it?
Out of compassion.
His family is poor. If we deem
his death an accident...
they will get a pension.
What crime has he committed?
Let me report in private.
I've no time now. I'm due at a
military trial in Batavia.
Make your report later.
This way, sir.
- Let him in.
I'm Captain Yonoi.
I'm here for the trial.
We are very honoured to have
Captain Yonoi here today.
This is Colonel Fujimura,
President of the court.
- Good to have you here.
My name is Iwata.
The military situation here is very serious.
Your service is important.
Gentlemen, the defendant is
a very difficuIt man.
All rise to attention!
Before the court is the
case of Jack Celliers.
Your name is given
as Jack Celliers.
Is that correct?
- Why shouldn't it be?
- What do you mean by that?
Answer the question!
Is your name Jack Celliers?
I've answered that question
about a hundred times.
Read the charges.
The prisioner, Jack Celliers,
a Major in the British army...
parachuted with four men into...
the Banten Valley.
On october 16, they attacked a
japanese transport unit.
They took ammunition, killed
PFC Takeshi Tazaki, then...
they wounded Corp. Sawafuji
and four others.
martial law regulations.
We recommend a death penalty...
as prescribed in section 1
Accordingly, he should receive
the death penalty...
as prescribed in Section 1,
chapter 5 of the regulations.
How do you plead?
Not guilty. I'm not a criminal.
I am a soldier in His Majesty's army.
One month ago I came out of the
Djaja Sempoer mountains.
I surrendered to Colonel Utsumi
of the Imperial Japanese Army.
I was imprisioned at Sukabumi.
Then I was questioned
by Lieutenant Ito.
He asked me my name and
rankand I told him.
Then Lieutenant Ito asked me:
"Is that true?"
I replied:
"of course, it is. I'm with the British army."
Do you mean you would never
give a false name?
Let me ask you something.
Why would a man who's about to
die give a false name?
would give a false name.
A Japanese soldier would never
submit to being caught.
But then, I'm not a japanese.
Why did you refuse to tell
about yourself?
You must tell us your pass history.
My past is my business.
What was the reason for
giving yourself up?
You've just read it,
haven't you?
Your men said they'd kill
the villagers.
- How many men did you have?
- None.
- Liar!
- I'm not a liar.
I had four men but they
were killed in action.
We know you led a group
of native soldiers.
We are bound to find them
sooner or later.
Why don't you confess your crime?
I've never led natives.
Look, why don't I have a defense counsel?
Exactly what kind of trial
are you giving me?
This whole thing's a bloody farce.
Erase all those remarks.
May I question him?
"To be or not to be.
"That is the question,
The prosecutor said that you
landed in Java by parachute.
Under whose orders?
Under the orders of the
Suprem e Commander of...
His Majesty's forces in India.
Were you not under the
commander of Java?
You know I came to Java in August.
You know the commander in
Java was captured in March.
- You know Captain...
- Captain Yonoi.
If this man fought in India
as a legitimate soldier.
Then we must treat him as
a prisioner of war.
- We have no proof.
- I believe this man.
What were you asked when captured?
Were you asked how to
intended to conduct a...
guerilla war with only five men?
Well, I suspect they thought we
were an advance party...
for a new campaign presumably
the invasion of Java!
They wanted to know dates and places.
What did you say?
I said I thought they were crackers.
What?
- I thought they were mad.
- And then?
Can you prove that you were beaten?
Put on your shirt!
No more questions!
The court retires.
A delay this long usually means
a firing squad.
But nowadays new officers like
to try out their swords...
on white necks.
The verdict in your case
has been postponed.
We shall wait for further instructions.
Stand up.
Good day for it, sir.
Yes.
You have a family waiting for you,
Corporal?
Wife and two kids, sir.
One with, one without.
How's about yourself, sir?
- Tea?
- Yes, I'd like that.
The prisoner, sir!
Can you guess
what I'm thinking.
Yes, I think so. Can you?
He's rebellious to the end.
You have been found
guilty on all charges.
The sentence will be carried
out without delay.
Make him ready!
- I don't need any help.
- Let him alone!
I've practiced walking for years.
Firing position!
I don't need that.
The blind fold is for the firing squad!
So they don't look into
your eyes as you die.
Let him be.
Prepare to fire!
Firing positions!
Fire!
That's a good one!
Sergeant Hara...
Sergeant Hara...
Lawrence can't you let me sleep?
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