Letters from Iwo Jima
The battle of Iwo Jima seen through the eyes of the Japanese soldiers.
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12/9/2006Runtime
141 minsOverview
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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A haunting portrait of soldiers facing certain death in the volcanic caves beneath Iwo Jima, where humanity and dignity persist even in the face of inevitable defeat. Clint Eastwood's deliberate pacing honors the inner lives of men caught between orders and conscience.
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Ken Watanabe
General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Kazunari Ninomiya
Private Saigo
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Colonel Baron Nishi
Ryo Kase
Private Shimizu
Shido Nakamura
Lieutenant Ito
Hiroshi Watanabe
Lieutenant Fujita
Takumi Bando
Captain Tanida
Yuki Matsuzaki
Private Nozaki
Takashi Yamaguchi
Kashiwara
Eijiro Ozaki
Lieutenant Okubo
Nae Yuuki
Hanako
Nobumasa Sakagami
Admiral Ohsugi
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