Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
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.
- Clint Eastwood
- Mable Lawson-McCrary
- Peter Dress
- Iris Yamashita
- Paul Haggis
- Iris Yamashita
Rating: 7.47/10 by 2032 users
Alternative Title:
Lettere da Iwo Jima - IT
Lettres d'Iwo Jima - FR
Письма с Иводзимы - RU
Cartas de Iwo Jima - BR
Cartas desde Iwo Jima - ES
硫磺岛来信 - CN
Levelek Ivo Dzsimáról - HU
Brev fra Iwo Jima - NO
Mémoires de nos pères 2 - Lettres d'Iwo Jima - FR
Dopisy z Iwo Jimy - CZ
Listy z Iwo Jimy - SK
硫黄島からの手紙 - JP
Cartas desde Iwo Jima - MX
이오지마에서 온 편지 - KR
硫磺岛的来信 - CN
Листи з Іводжіми - UA
Листи з Іводзіми - UA
Iwo Jima - Letters from Iwo Jima - US
Listy z Iwo Jimy - PL
硫磺岛家书 - CN
硫磺島戰書 - HK
Country:
United States of America
Language:
日本語
Runtime: 02 hour 21 minutes
Budget: $19,000,000
Revenue: $68,673,228
Plot Keyword: dying and death, world war ii, cave, pacific war, iwo jima, pacific theater, anti war, japanese army, imperial japan, 1940s
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.
