The story of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which took place in the winter of 1945, from the Japanese perspective.
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Plot: What's the story about?
Sixty-one years ago, U.S. and Japanese armies met on Iwo Jima. Decades later, several hundred letters are unearthed from that stark island's soil. The letters give faces and voices to the men who fought there, as well as the extraordinary general who led them, Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe). With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of the island itself, Gen. Kuribayashi's unprecedented tactics transform what was predicted to be a quick and bloody defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic and resourceful combat.
In an effort to explore an event that continues to resonate with both cultures, Clint Eastwood was haunted by the sense that making only one film, "Flags of Our Fathers", would be telling only half the story. With this unprecedented dual film project, shot back-to-back to be released in sequence, Eastwood seeks to reveal the battle of Iwo Jima--and, by implication, the war in the Pacific--as a clash not only of arms but of cultures.
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Who stars in Letters from Iwo Jima: Cast List
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Who's making Letters from Iwo Jima: Crew List
A look at the Letters from Iwo Jima behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Clint Eastwood last directed Cry Macho and Richard Jewell.
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Clint EastwoodRobert Lorenz
Steven Spielberg
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Key Facts
- This is a companion film to Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers.
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Letters from Iwo Jima Release Date: When was the film released?
Letters from Iwo Jima was a release in 2007 on Friday, January 12, 2007. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Alpha Dog, Stomp the Yard and Arthur and the Invisibles.
Letters from Iwo Jima DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Letters from Iwo Jima was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 .