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Release Year
2007
Actor
Clint Eastwood
UPC
0085391112921

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Clint Eastwood's companion piece to FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS is again set during World War II. But in LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, he looks at the war from the Japanese perspective, using Japanese dialogue. With American forces on their way, General Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe, THE LAST SAMURAI) arrives on the island to find his troops woefully under-trained and hopelessly outmatched. Japanese pop and television star Kazunari Ninomiya plays Saigo, a young soldier who asks, "Am I digging my own grave?" as he creates trenches. With no hope of reinforcements, these men have little hope of leaving the island alive.Eastwood and director of photography Tom Stern paint their picture in a palette of taupes and grays. The landscape of the volcanic island is desolate, providing a hellish experience for the stationed soldiers but a stark beauty for the audience. With this bleak setting, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA is a powerful ode to duty in dire circumstances. General Kuribayashi and Saigo provide the emotional center of the film, giving a glimpse into the minds of both seasoned officers and drafted novices. Eastwood doesn't deal in simple heroes and villains; these characters are sympathetic and real, whether their motives are pride, fear, or loyalty to their country. Though only the Academy-Award-nominated Watanabe is a familiar face to American audiences, each of the actors involved displays his experience working in Japanese film, television, and theater. The battle scenes are breathtaking and brutal, but it's the actors who are the core of the film. The picture has the standard tropes found in any modern war film, like verbal abuse by a superior and battle scenes filled with severed limbs. But Eastwood goes beyond the war-movie boilerplate with this impressive film that deserves every accolade it earns.

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0085391112921
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Product Key Features

Actor
Ken Watanabe
Rating
R
Edition
2-Disc Set; Special Edition
Movie/TV Title
Letters from Iwo Jima
Director
Clint Eastwood
Format
DVD
Release Year
2007
Genre
Drama

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Number of Discs
2
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Display Format
2-Disc Set; Special Edition
Leading Role
Ken Watanabe
Release Date
20070522
Film Country
USA

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  • by watk.jeff
    03 Apr, 2023Top favourable review

    Letters From Iwo Jima is the perfect companion to Flags Of Our Fathers

    Another well done film by Clint Eastwood. I watched the companion film Flags Of Our Fathers the week before viewing Letters From Iwo Jima, which was a great film also. In some ways though I found I liked Letters From Iwo Jima better. It may be because of the way Eastwood told the story, which presented the Japanese side of the battle for the Island. Most war films depict the Japanese as a faceless evil enemy, but here they are shown as individuals with the same human hopes, fears, and emotions as the men they are fighting. When viewed together these two films make up a complete telling of this horrible conflict in a way that only a director like Eastwood could tell. The extras on disk 2 are excellent and really shows how complex and impressive this production was.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: stone_mountain_market

  • by brotherjuniperpeter
    22 May, 2024

    This is an interesting and moving film. It's a companion movie to Flags of Our Fathers, also about Iwo Jima in part. Clint Eastwood was involved in

    This is an interesting and moving film. It's a companion movie to Flags of Our Fathers, also about Iwo Jima in part. Clint Eastwood was involved in both films as director and co-producer.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: super_sunny_sales

  • by vosshussel
    29 Apr, 2023

    Excellent Movie!

    Excellent movie and really enjoyed it! I love Clint Eastwood directed movies.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: decluttr_store

  • by monstermagnetmopar
    30 Nov, 2017

    Excellent portrayal of the "other side"

    Not a big war movie fan, but Clint Eastwood knocked this one out of the park. Can't say enough good about it.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: decluttr_store

  • by 2badears
    12 Dec, 2015

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    Letters from Iwo Jima was an interesting insight into the Japanese mindset. It did not white wash the brutality and philosophy of the Bushido Code but showed a very human side of a desperate foe.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: tpedersen61115

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