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Genres:
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Drama /
History /
War /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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Clint Eastwood
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Actors:
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Ken Watanabe,
Ryo Kase,
Luke Eberl,
Nae,
Tsuyoshi Ihara,
Hiroshi Watanabe,
Yuki Matsuzaki,
Sonny Saito,
Takashi Yamaguchi,
Eijiro Ozaki,
Nobumasa Sakagami,
Steve Santa Sekiyoshi,
Kazunari Ninomiya,
Shido Nakamura,
Takumi Bando
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Duration:
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141 min.
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Rating:
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(8.1/10)119.5
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Plot Summary:
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Long-buried missives from the island lap up the stories of the Japanese troops who fought and died there during the World War II dispute. Lot them are Saigo, a baker; Baron Nishi, an Olympic promote; and starry-eyed soldier Shimizu. Though Lt. Gen. Tadamichi Kuribayashi knows he and his men have virtually no wager of survival, he uses his extraordinary military skills to hold misguided the Americans as large as possible. Clint Eastwood's companion piece to Flags of Our Fathers.
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clints best
superior to flags in many ways, the slow burn being at the start this time, instead of lots of slow sections dropped in here & there in flags.the action also feels more brutal here & for once the enemy is not portrayed as the usual banzai head band etc wearing badguy.personally i rate this a five star movie as i cannot find a single fault in this story which is a marvelous tribute to all who fought there, on what must have been hell on earth
Letters from Iwo Jima
Not a bad film. There are loads of films which give an Allied view of the events and battles of WW2, this film gives an insight to the Battle of Iwo Jima from a Japanese Soldier's view.
Unfortunately it is in Japanese, with subtitles in English, which is why it only gets 2 stars.
Letters from Iwo Jima
Clint Eastwood's companion piece to Flags Of Our Fathers charts the battle of Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspective
Clint Eastwood shot Flags Of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima back-to-back, the aim to show one of the key battles of WW2 from both sides. While the first film was dominated by reflections on the nature of heroism, this is a much subtler work and an altogether more resonant anti-war statement.
The Japanese island stronghold was taken by US troops in early 1945, after more than a month of intense fighting and thousands of deaths. The Americans had anticipated a five-day confrontation: the Japanese held on for 35, despite being heavily outnumbered. Rather than present their stand as a feat of gung-ho heroics, Eastw...
Letters from Iwo Jima
Clint Eastwood shot Flags Of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima in times past-to-back, the aim to show one of the necessary battles of WW2 from both sides. While the primary cloud was dominated by reflections on the nature of heroism, this is a much subtler operate and an altogether more vibrating anti-take up arms statement. The Japanese ait stronghold was enchanted nearby US troops in ahead of time 1945, after more than a month of intense fighting and thousands of deaths. The Americans had anticipated a five-heyday confrontation: the Japanese held on for 35, without considering being heavily outnumbered. Preferably than present their defence as a accomplishment of gung-ho heroics, Eastwood portrays it because of what it was - a patchwork of excess guile o...
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