Letters from Iwo Jima

Unrated

12/10/20062h 21m

Premiere Release (US)

~ The battle of Iwo Jima seen through the eyes of the Japanese soldiers. ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$19,000,000.00

Revenue:

$68,673,228.00

Key words:

dying and death
world war ii
cave
pacific war
iwo jima
pacific theater
anti war
japanese army
imperial japan
1940s
awestruck

Cast

Ken Watanabe

~ as ~

General Tadamichi Kuribayashi

Kazunari Ninomiya

~ as ~

Private Saigo

Tsuyoshi Ihara

~ as ~

Colonel Baron Nishi

Ryo Kase

~ as ~

Private Shimizu

Shido Nakamura

~ as ~

Lieutenant Ito

Hiroshi Watanabe

~ as ~

Lieutenant Fujita

Takumi Bando

~ as ~

Captain Tanida

Yuki Matsuzaki

~ as ~

Private Nozaki

Takashi Yamaguchi

~ as ~

Kashiwara

Eijiro Ozaki

~ as ~

Lieutenant Okubo

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 3 year(s) ago
8
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.