Letters from Iwo Jima

Movie

2006

2h 21m

English

Action, Drama, War

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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.

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Letters from Iwo Jima

Movie

2006

2h 21m

English

Action, Drama, War

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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.

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Cast

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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

Lt. Colonel Oiso

Captain Iwasaki

Colonel Adachi

Maj. General Hayashi

Ozawa

Lead Woman

Admiral Ichimaru

American Officer

Officer's Wife

Marine at Clearing

Directed By: Clint Eastwood

Written By: Paul Haggis (Story), Iris Yamashita (Screenplay), + 1 more

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Lainfan says...

11 years ago

I'm not a big fan of War movies, but this one was pretty interesting. And don't forget to watch the other part, the American view: 'Flags of our Fathers'

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siggi963 says...

3 weeks ago

Graphic, real, hard and at times difficult to watch because of it. But this realism is certainly still shy of what really happened.The movie tells the story of the American invasion of Iwo Jima from the point of view of the Japanese. Just a great movie that is sometimes more real than you might expect.

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r96sk says...

3 years ago

I was hoping it would entertain me as much as 'Flags of Our Fathers' 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 'Letters from Iwo Jima'. 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.

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soonertbone says...

2 years ago

Again, I’m of two minds here. On the one hand, Eastwood displays a surprising amount of humanity in relating this story from a Japanese perspective. I can’t think of another American war movie that limits its point of view in this way. On the other hand, the message is a little forced (“look, they’re people too!”) and the characters are just a step or two above cliche.

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r96sk

3 years ago

I was hoping it would entertain me as much as 'Flags of Our Fathers' 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 Ninomiy More

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