Letters from Iwo Jima

2006

2h 21m

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The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.

Directors

Clint Eastwood

Writers

Iris Yamashita(screenplay by)

Paul Haggis(story by)

Iris Yamashita(story by)

Stars

Ken Watanabe

Kazunari Ninomiya

Tsuyoshi Ihara

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Ken Watanabe

General Tadamichi Kuribayashi

Private Saigo

Colonel Baron Nishi

Private Shimizu

Lieutenant Ito

Lieutenant Fujita

Captain Tanida

Private Nozaki

Kashiwara

Lieutenant Okubo

Hanako

Admiral Ohsugi

Sam

Medic Endo

Steve Santa Sekiyoshi

Kanda

Hiro Abe

Lt. Colonel Oiso

Toshiya Agata

Captain Iwasaki

Toshi Toda

Colonel Adachi

Directors

Clint Eastwood

Writers

Iris Yamashita(screenplay by)

Paul Haggis(story by)

Iris Yamashita(story by)

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I was hoping it would entertain me as much as <em>'Flags of Our Fathers'</em> had - and I'm pleased to say it did! I'd say that aforementioned release pips this companion piece, but the difference in quality is virtually indistinguishable - both are very good films. Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya and Ryo Kase all give excellent performances, I enjoyed that trio throughout <em>'Letters from Iwo Jima'</em>. It's really cool to see the Japanese point of view of the Battle of Iwo Jima, having previously seen the American view last time out. It's also pleasing that the film portrays this side of the story correctly and tells the tale in Japanese, despite being an all-American production. The film reportedly did well in Japan, which I guess confirms that it did a respectable job.

r96sk10 Feb, 2022