Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence Page #5

Sir, I was a little drunk.

I didn't think Lawrence or

Celliers would do us harm.

I didn't think you wanted

them to be martyrs.

I'll take the consequences.

Whatever happiened to your

idea to replace me...

with Major Celliers?

Shut up, sir.

Where is you report on armament's

experts here in the camp?

- There are none here, sir.

- Not one among 600 men?

Do you think you can get away

with such as obvious lie?

I'm told it is the japanese

way to lie, sir.

Very well! All prisioners

on parade in five minutes!

Dismissed!

All of them, I said.

Everyone!

I'm sending prisoners to Haruka

to build an airstrip.

You'll take charge of them.

You leave in three days.

In the meantime you will be

confined to your room.

Without sake.

What are they up to now?

I don't think it's anything.

Fairly routine stuff this.

- Listen, John.

- What?

I wish I could sing.

It is beautiful.

My orders were explicit!

I said that all prisoners

were to assemble!

You are not all here!

We are all here, sir.

You! Come here!

You lied to me again!

I said all the prisoners!

Where are the men from the hospital?

- They cannot possibly be moved!

- It's out of the question!

All prisoners will

assemble immediately!

Get them! Now!

Get them!

You're faking.

You are not sick!

You're spirits are sick!

Bastard! He's going to die!

Capitain Yanoi.

He's dead!

You! Get over here!

You...

you and you...

Come here! Now!

Come here!

As a representative of the

British Air Force how...

many experts in weapons and guns

do you have in your group?

None, sir!

Death!

You! Go back!

Go back!

Go back! Go back!

Stop it!

I am not as sentimental

as Captain Yonoi.

Things will be different now.

Detail...

Attention!

Platoon... shun!

Detail will advance by the left.

Quick march.

Understand them do you, Lawrence?

If I were you, I would commit harakiri.

I'm pleased to see you.

Really Jack.

I wanted to come.

Don't apologize.

But I've wronged you, badly.

Help me water these things.

Look, I need to talk to you.

Remember this one?

You know I don't.

It flowers once every

five years. That's all.

I'll be back before it flowers again.

Cross my heart.

Let's go back to the house.

Ride, ride through the day

Ride through the moonlight

Ride, ride through the night

For far in the distance

Burns the fire

For someone who

Has waited long

I knew you would come,

Mr. Lawrence.

- You've learned English.

- Yes very little. Please?

I very nearly didn't get your message.

It's tomorrow morning.

Well if it was to me.

I'd release you today, send

you back to your family.

Thank you.

I'm ready to die.

I don't understand.

My crimes were...

no different from any

other soldier's.

You are the victim of men who

think that they are right...

just as one day you

and Captain Yonoi...

And the truth is, of course,

that nobody is right.

Do you remember Jack Celliers?

Strange. I dreamed of him last night.

Did you really?

Captain Yonoi gave me a lock

of Jack Celliers hair...

and he asked me to take it to

his village in Japan.

It's sad.

That he was executed after the war.

It was as if Celliers, by his

death, sowed...

a seed in Yonoi, that we

might all share...

by its growth.

Do you remember that Christmas?

Yes.

It was a good Christmas, wasn't it?

It was a wonderful Christmas.

You were drunk.

May I go on and on being drunk?

Sake is wonderful.

Thank you. Father Christmas.

Thank you.

There are times when victory

is very hard to take.

Good bye. Hara-san.

God bless you.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas,

Mr. Lawrence!

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