It's still crazy to think that this was his first serious role in a film, and he did it so well. I'm a big fan of Takeshi's films in general, but this film is his best performance.
Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away on March 28, 2023. However, this song he left behind sowed seeds in people's hearts and will remain in their memories forever. God bless.
One of the most powerful yet underrated movies of all time. I recall watching this film as a 17 year old when it came out. My Grandfather served in Burma ..... This film had a profound effect on me.
It shows how futile war is. Animals in the wild kill for food. Humans kill each other for fun (or stupid ideas). We as humans, DO NOT NEED TO KILL ANYONE. But we are supposed to have the ultimate intelligence, and yet we continue to kill each other regardless.
I saw it alone...when jack was planted in the sand burnt by sun..a few people tittered at how rediculos he looked....my soul rememberd and i ha9ted 4 a moment....merry xmas jcx😊
First time I hear Takeshi speak English. I love his films and I've known about this film and the book it comes from for ages but have only seen scenes from it. It's one of those films I need to watch at least once. Music is beautiful as well.
@mac651000 Yes, this is very true. We get brainwashed into thinking what is right, and what is wrong. So what is the yardstick, or benchmark to which our beliefs stand? I would suggest, piece, tolerance, and respect to others. Judge not, that you be not judged. Nina.
I often feel empty, going through the motions in life out of a sense of necessity and hope, even when the hope is distant and despair seems closer. Then suddenly great works of art, or clear glimpses of the real value in life, become too bittersweet to avoid tears. Why are we sleeping? It feels like a switch has been flicked at times. Maybe to experience the full blown reality of life is too much for anyone to bear. Perhaps such intensity can only be experienced in brief moments.
my beloved Father in Law served with the 29th/46th Australian Infantry Battalion on the Island of New Britain , he had no time for the Japanese , but liked this movie and then spoke about a Japanese youth at Rabaul whom he befriended , sadly this poor boy was to return Nagaski . God bless all the Australian soldiers who fought in the great Pacific War
You can break down the scene with one quote: „Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn't make any sense.“ -Rumi
An excellent ending to an already excellent film. My particular favourite part about this ending is that Hara says "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" unlike the first time, where he just said "Merry Christmas, Lawrence." There's a mutual respect between both Hara and Lawrence, even if it's in Hara's final moments, forged after everything that happened. There's something just so beautiful about it, I love it so much. Much like the entire film.
This movie is very humbling. Sometimes the country pays the price. Other times, the people themselves. My favourite movie used to be Man on Fire. With time, this film. I cried so much watching this movie 😂
He has already accepted that Japan lost the war and he himself will face the death penalty. It's a scene that truly reflects the spirit of a warrior. Furthermore, Lawrence himself also performed the uniquely Japanese bow of respect.
I've always wanted to read the book this movie comes from. My library never managed to get it for me. I have known of it for about 20 plus years now and I have always been fascinated by this movie.
Always sends shivers and tears, this last piece. Great film. On a lighter note - he could have shared some saki and apples ( loose on the table) with the exhausted men....
This would have to be Kitano Takeshi's greatest scene in any film he has appeared in. After Sakamoto Ryuichi's death Kitano Takeshi said that he thinks he is just about the last one left from that film. Brilliant film as it opens the door into the Japanese mind and their belief of Shintoism.
Most of the Japanese main cast have indeed passed. The actor who played Lt. Ito is still alive. As for the rest of the main cast, Tom Conti is still alive, he was in Oppenheimer this year as Albert Einstein. Jack Thompson (Hicksley)is alive as well. Allister Browning (De Jong) passed in 2019. I agree that Kitano was fantastic in this. He really proved himself as an actor.
That was such a heart breaking movie. I loved it. After all these years I still think about the ending and how much we need to forgive each other.
Exactly, never been more true. If it wasn’t for the governments deciding for us, we would all get along
このシーンは何度見ても泣いてしまう。
その通りです。
One of the greatest movie scenes, takeshi kitano's performance here is to me one of the best ever, showing so much in these subtle gestures.
I agree he should have been given an Oscar.for such a stiring performance.
たけしとトム・コンティ。リアルにご存命の方は、映画と同じように、この二人だけになってしまいましたね。
ローレンスとハラの別れのシーンは何度見ても見飽きないのは何故だろう。
死の予感
それはたけしが演技とかではなく、ハラ軍曹になりきっていたからだろう。
原作があくまで英国人目線なので、日本人俳優としてはそのハードルを越える難しさがあったと思う。
ただたけしも坂本も素人なので、無造作に相手の領域に飛び込んでしまったことが、この作品に独特の緊張感を生み出したのだろう。
そういう事態自体が作品のテーマと結びついていたことで、この作品は決定的に成功を収めた。
ただし、こんなチャンスは奇跡的な確率でもある。
もともと大島には作品の完成度より、こういう奇跡的な瞬間を捉えたいという傾向が昔から顕著だ。
「愛のコリーダ」で言えば、吉蔵を殺害したあとに、定が部屋の周囲の襖を全部開け放つシーンだ。
Takeshi is a fine actor capable of subtle and nuanced performances. I love his films.
解ってるのはローレンスだけだ
冒頭のハラ軍曹の言葉通りにローレンスは解っていた
クリスマス・カードに気付き、探しあて、駆けつけてくれたローレンス
誰もがが狂ってるとしか思えないメリークリスマスのやり取りの真をローレンスは解っていた
ハラ軍曹の目に狂いは全くなかった
どれだけ嬉しかったか
そんなローレンスの泣き顔なんて見たくかい、己の命ごときで悲しませてなるものかと
精一杯の笑顔と二人だけが解りあえる言葉で笑顔のお別れをするハラ軍曹
人と人が解りあえることの尊さに見いられてしまう
生死を二の次に出来るほどに純朴な二人の友情に何度も引き込まれる
Still hits hard 40 years later . . . . .
Takeshi Kitano's performance in this movie should have won an Oscar.....
Love smiley saying, "Wish You Merry Christmas". They had their duty and we had ours. New day.
No actor could have played Sergeant Hara better than Takeshi. His last smile had much.
It's still crazy to think that this was his first serious role in a film, and he did it so well. I'm a big fan of Takeshi's films in general, but this film is his best performance.
Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away on March 28, 2023. However, this song he left behind sowed seeds in people's hearts and will remain in their memories forever. God bless.
私は日本人です。
英語 → 日本語
ありがとうございます。
とてもいい事を言つてくださいましてありがとうございました。
坂本龍一氏は2023年3月28日に逝去されました。しかし、彼の残した曲は人々の心に種を蒔き、永遠に記憶に残るでしょう。神のご加護がありますように。
映画の中の言葉と被る部分がありますが、ヨノイ大尉演じる坂本龍一さんが、この曲の他にも数多くの曲を残し、人々の心に多くの種を蒔いたと思います。
International karate music on c64 is better
People can affect many beyond themselves.
Be kind to all; humanity is fragile.
Every Christmas I would come here to watch again
Man if this scene doesn't affected you in any way, you must have a heart of stone!
映画公開時､俺はまだ10歳になったばかりでその頃はビートたけしも完全にお笑い芸人としか思ってなかったから初めて見る演技の上手さにホント驚いた。高倉健がたけしを「狂気をはらんだ笑い」と評していたけどラストの笑顔は映画の時代背景やハラダの役と相まってそれが凝縮されたシーンだと思う。
I watch this every Christmas eve. Heart-wrenching scene, Beautiful music.
Beautiful song!Beautiful scene!Merry christmas mr.Lawrence!
やはりこのシーンは良いですね。
とてもいいシーンです。涙を流しなら見ます。
ローレンス！大きな声で言う言葉は捕虜に言ってた時の様だった…
そしてメリークリスマス！
誰もが誰かの為に祝うクリスマス😢
Tom Conti doesn’t even seem like he’s acting. “God bless you” delivery so natural and heartfelt.
The most touching last part of the beautiful film, heartbreaking 😢
戦争がなかつたら、二人は、もつと仲が良かっただろうと思います。タケシのにっこり笑ったところがすべてでは、なかったのではと思います。涙ながら観られます。
One of the most powerful yet underrated movies of all time. I recall watching this film as a 17 year old when it came out. My Grandfather served in Burma ..... This film had a profound effect on me.
このシーンは何度見ても感動で泣けてくる。
たけしのピュアな笑顔と、そこに美しく流れてくる教授の音楽。
このラストのシーンは、永遠に美しい1枚の絵になった。
RIP 教授、ありがとう❤
The last scene is one of the most bleakly beautiful ones in films in the history of mankind.
It sure is my friend.
It shows how futile war is. Animals in the wild kill for food. Humans kill each other for fun (or stupid ideas). We as humans, DO NOT NEED TO KILL ANYONE. But we are supposed to have the ultimate intelligence, and yet we continue to kill each other regardless.
久しぶりに見るけど感動する。
彼らは戦争が無ければもっとより良い友人になれたが戦争が無ければ出会わなかった。なんと悲しいエンディングだろうか。
たけしさんが本当に英語を話されるのかは知りませんが、流石天才たけしさんです。34年間英語環境で生きて来た僕から観ても、言葉としても自然ですし、完全に自分の言葉として操っていらっしゃいます。
good bye hara san God bless you
あかん、何度見ても涙が溢れてくる
Still reduces me to tears...amazing film, cast and music
Duty, honor, and humanity. Conundrum of pain.
I saw it alone...when jack was planted in the sand burnt by sun..a few people tittered at how rediculos he looked....my soul rememberd and i ha9ted 4 a moment....merry xmas jcx😊
It was best movie i've seen ever
First time I hear Takeshi speak English. I love his films and I've known about this film and the book it comes from for ages but have only seen scenes from it. It's one of those films I need to watch at least once. Music is beautiful as well.
In the end, nobody's right. We could all do with remembering that, from time to time.
@mac651000
@mac651000
Yes, this is very true. We get brainwashed into thinking what is right, and what is wrong.
So what is the yardstick, or benchmark to which our beliefs stand?
I would suggest, piece, tolerance, and respect to others. Judge not, that you be not judged.
Nina.
tears cant stop, so does the time
Great acting and a great film
I often feel empty, going through the motions in life out of a sense of necessity and hope, even when the hope is distant and despair seems closer. Then suddenly great works of art, or clear glimpses of the real value in life, become too bittersweet to avoid tears. Why are we sleeping? It feels like a switch has been flicked at times. Maybe to experience the full blown reality of life is too much for anyone to bear. Perhaps such intensity can only be experienced in brief moments.
This was a beautiful thing to read. Thank you.
One of the most powerful ending scene in World Film History
'Good bye, Hara-san.'
I always cry when hearing it. Had it not been for the war, Lawrence needn't have said like that.
This film and music left a lasting impression on me.
my beloved Father in Law served with the 29th/46th Australian Infantry Battalion on the Island of New Britain , he had no time for the Japanese , but liked this movie and then spoke about a Japanese youth at Rabaul whom he befriended , sadly this poor boy was to return Nagaski . God bless all the Australian soldiers who fought in the great Pacific War
If you think about it Oppenheimer ended the same way; on a close-up after a one-on-one conversation with Tom Conti
Merry Christmas, Mr Oppenheimer
坂本龍一先生ご逝去されましたこと
本当に残念です
心よりご冥福申し上げます。
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
You can break down the scene with one quote:
„Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn't make any sense.“
-Rumi
Every time I bloody see this 😭😭😭😭 that tiny bit of human compassion. That realistically we all feel without the government’s deciding what we do.
悲しみの中に温かみがある😢
あの日と同じようにわかれ際、ローレンスにメリークリスマスを贈る。このシーンが大好きです。
ここのシーンは、切ないところもありますね。最後に、たけしが、メリークリスマス、ミスターローレンスとにっこり笑うところですね。
An excellent ending to an already excellent film. My particular favourite part about this ending is that Hara says "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" unlike the first time, where he just said "Merry Christmas, Lawrence."
There's a mutual respect between both Hara and Lawrence, even if it's in Hara's final moments, forged after everything that happened. There's something just so beautiful about it, I love it so much. Much like the entire film.
This movie is very humbling. Sometimes the country pays the price. Other times, the people themselves.
My favourite movie used to be Man on Fire. With time, this film. I cried so much watching this movie 😂
たけしさんの、ラストの表情が美しすぎます😊
This is a sad scene from a brilliant film.
"We are victims of men who think they’re right." How resonant is that? And not just in a war context...
Absolutely. Damn them all.
Stupendo❤Musica straordinaria ❤
北野武はどの世界でもナンバー1になれるであろう天才。大好きですたけしさん。
He has already accepted that Japan lost the war and he himself will face the death penalty. It's a scene that truly reflects the spirit of a warrior. Furthermore, Lawrence himself also performed the uniquely Japanese bow of respect.
ハラ軍曹は、悟りの境地に達しました。永遠に遺るラストシーン。
出会ったのが戦争でなかったらこの二人は良い友人になれたんだろうなぁ………。
この外人もフライデー襲撃に加わっていただろう
しかし戦争がなければ出会うことのない二人でもあった
人との縁は数奇なものですね…
@@決して私に構わないで下さい こんなコメントで笑っちまったよ
Sin duda, el respeto mutuo no es exclusividad de ninguna cultura. Sí, seguro, serían buenos amigos.
Gracias por comentar.
an diesem tag waren sie Freunde. Merry Chrismas!
よくこんな映像撮れたよな。また、アフレコも音楽もバッチリ。これは、大島渚監督が西洋で十分な名声を得ていたことが基本(青春残酷物語とかね)。そして、このシナリオに大島監督本人が,
多くの困難が予想されるのにやる気満々だった。オファーを受けたDavidは、もともとが大島監督の描く世界観に惹かれていたのもあったが、このシナリオのテーマ性に「絶対出演したい」って、この映画を最優先にスケジュールを組んでくれた。それが何故かはわからぬ。
Davidは撮影期間中いつでも（例え日本人俳優とスタッフばかりでも）集団があればそこに顔を出して、日本人スタッフがヘタクソな英語で話しかけてもわかる限り応えて、自分もおどけた仕草をして常に周囲を盛り上げたそうだ。
そんなDavidに大島監督も全幅の信頼を寄せた。だから、こういうとても良い映像が撮れたのだと思う。誰しも（この映画は良いものにしたい！）って活き生きしてる、と感じるのはオレだけか？
想像だが、どこかでDavidと大島監督はOne on One(サシ)で話し合ったと思う。そして、それがこの映像作品に仕上がって、二人とも「こんな汚い世界で俺たちはやったぜ！」っていう心境だったのだろうと想像する。
別れる時に見せたロレンスの悲しい表情を見たハラ軍曹。
今にも泣きそうな顔をしたロレンスを励ます為にハラ軍曹は精一杯の笑顔で友人を見送った。
2人だけが知るあの言葉と共に。
Tom Conti has a very distinctive voice. I love it.
I recognized him by his voice in Dark Knight Rises.
Merry larence merry Christmas good film I love David bowie
5:09 this scene I still remember after 20 years
When people realize they are not so very far apart!
極めてこの映画は日本的な映画だと思います。大島監督は敗戦を経験したらこそ、願いとして敵も味方もなく人間のあるべき姿を表現していると思います。
解釈はそれぞれ違うものだと思う おとぎ話もあくまでも御伽で 創作 彼自身の私生活がそうだったとは思わない。願望かも知れないが
Merry Christmas to all the Mr Lawrence's ❤
I know I should hate the guard, as my Father had every right to. But this is truly heart wrenching.
Read The Seed And The Sower by laurens van de post. Captures everything that this film is all about.
I'm reading. Hard going but very good
I've always wanted to read the book this movie comes from. My library never managed to get it for me. I have known of it for about 20 plus years now and I have always been fascinated by this movie.
四年後、立場が逆転した二人。
この気持ちを大切にしよう！
0:29 なんともいえないたけしの表情
Only those two guys are still alive…Takeshi and Tom… Hara and Lawrence…
Jack Thompson is also still alive and well.
I want to cry..
Always sends shivers and tears, this last piece. Great film.
On a lighter note - he could have shared some saki and apples ( loose on the table) with the exhausted men....
たけしさんの笑顔がいい
素敵なメロディー！❤ウクライナや世界の戦場に平和が来ますように、願っています！
人間のもつ全ての感情を現した顔。
ハラ軍曹は、ヨノイ、ローレンス、セリアズが英語で会話をすることを羨ましく思っていたのでしょう。
Heartbreaking
この雰囲気
足音
服の音
波の音
単語の間合い
右耳と左耳
おもてなし
会話
大きな声で話しその後の口元が安定出来る技
泣ける！
Lindo....Beijinhos para o R.Sakamoto....❤❤❤💜💜💜💛💕💕
この映画を見ると「じゃあ日本はどうすればよかったんだ」と思える。悲しい運命だったとしか言いようがない。
ビートたけし最高の笑顔🥺
This would have to be Kitano Takeshi's greatest scene in any film he has appeared in. After Sakamoto Ryuichi's death Kitano Takeshi said that he thinks he is just about the last one left from that film. Brilliant film as it opens the door into the Japanese mind and their belief of Shintoism.
Most of the Japanese main cast have indeed passed. The actor who played Lt. Ito is still alive. As for the rest of the main cast, Tom Conti is still alive, he was in Oppenheimer this year as Albert Einstein. Jack Thompson (Hicksley)is alive as well. Allister Browning (De Jong) passed in 2019.
I agree that Kitano was fantastic in this. He really proved himself as an actor.
Two wise perspectives.
5:06〜5:08 とにかく明るい安村が2023年有吉の壁クリスマス編で披露
北野武が首にかけている数珠の意味。感慨深い。
You are the victim of the man who think that they are right. ってセリフ、今の全ての国のトップに響いてほしい。。
コレだけたくさんの語られた虚しい物語が残されてるのに、いまだに戦争が無くならないよな。。
I will never forguet this movie
映画監督の北野武と同じくらい、俳優のビートたけしが好き。
ありがとう。
Takeshi Kitano is a great director and actor indeed. My favourite Japanese director.
嬉しい
トム・コンティ本当に安倍さん似ているね
Tom Conti does kinda look like Abe Shinzo, former prime minister of Japan who was assassinated in 2023.
さんま「世界は泣いたか分からんけどな オレは笑ったわ」
このシーンの解釈に、ハラがローレンスに助けを求めたのではないか？ってあるんですけど、世間一般的に公開時から現在までどう解釈されてるんだろう。
Utterly heartbreaking - totally absurd and upsetting..
ローレンス！
メリークリスマス！
メリークリスマス！
ミスターローレンス
♪ヽ(´▽｀)/
当時、中学生ながら劇場に足を運びました。
He should've snuck in a flask of sake. One for the road.
俺の妄想では、ハラって本業仏門か宗教に精通する職業の人なんじゃないかって思って見てた。
そんなシーンがチラチラ出てくる。
粗暴な言葉遣いや残酷さは彼が解釈した愛国心からで、国を守る為にそれが正しいと思ってやってた。
責めることはできない。
北野さんのコメントで、坂本さんが亡くなった時に、戦メリのコメントで、デビィット､坂本さん、大島監督😢残ったのはオイラだけだけだねって、ん～って感じでした。
何が、すごいかって？坂本龍一の音楽が、とても重要〜映画は、音楽で、ほぼ決まる…この映画音楽！なんて素晴らしい!
Sound tracks can really convey more than dialogue can do alone