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Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

141 minutes EN Action , Drama , War

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

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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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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Tom Stern

Director of Photography

Henry Bumstead

Production Design

Michael Stevens

Original Music Composer

Kyle Eastwood

Original Music Composer

Joel Cox

Editor

James J. Murakami

Production Design

Deborah Hopper

Costume Design

Liz Radley

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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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Official website: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/letters-iwo-jima

Production companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Malpaso Productions, Amblin Entertainment

Production countries: United States of America

Budget: $19,000,000

Revenue: $68,673,228

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