Thanks God for Arrow for giving us classics in top editions. Rich with extra features, this is the ultimate edition for this beautiful Nagisa Oshima film until a 4K arrives. Stellar performances by David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto, without neglecting a "young" Takeshi Kitano and Tom Conti. Unforgettable.

The movie remains a timeless classic, featuring memorable performances (especially from Bowie, Conti and Beat Takeshi) and a haunting electronic score by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto. There's a great doc in the bonus section, which rounds up a very decent edition overall.

There are very few films which can be truly anti-war but this is one. There are no winners on either side, just pawns in a game. Set in a Japanese POW camp, this film follows the British prisoners and how they ride out the war. It features brilliant performances from everyone but none as magnetic as David Bowie, who steals every scene. The score is also beautiful and the theme plays in my head constantly. If you haven’t watched it, please do. There’s a lot you can learn from a film like this.

I first discovered Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence earlier this year while working my way through David Bowie’s main filmography, and this film blew me away. I originally watched it in DVD but just knew I had to get it on Blu-ray (my preferred format), and this Arrow Video release did just the job! My first Arrow Blu-ray and certainly not my last, the extras and film are all amazing.