Letters from Iwo Jima
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Letters from Iwo Jima

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

7.5 / 10 2006 2h 21mR English
ActionDramaWar

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

General Tadamichi Kuribayashi

Lead
Kazunari Ninomiya

Kazunari Ninomiya

Private Saigo

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Colonel Baron Nishi

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Private Shimizu

Shido Nakamura

Shido Nakamura

Lieutenant Ito

Hiroshi Watanabe

Hiroshi Watanabe

Lieutenant Fujita

TB

Takumi Bando

Captain Tanida

Yuki Matsuzaki

Yuki Matsuzaki

Private Nozaki

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Clint Eastwood's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Letters from Iwo Jima is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker