Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

7.5 ? Dec 09, 2006 2h 21m

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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.

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.

Genres

Action Drama War

Release Date

December 09, 2006

Rating

7.5 /10

Runtime

2h 21m

Official Trailer from YouTube

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

Luke Eberl

Sam

Sonny Saito

Medic Endo

Steve Santa Sekiyoshi

Kanda

Hiro Abe

Lt. Colonel Oiso

Toshiya Agata

Captain Iwasaki

Toshi Toda

Colonel Adachi

Ken Kensei

Maj. General Hayashi

Ikuma Ando

Ozawa

r96sk

8.0/10

Feb 10, 2022

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.

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