Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Popularity:

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Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers (WGA):

Iris Yamashita (screenplay)
Iris Yamashita (story) ...
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Release Date:

22 February 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama | History | War

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Japan | Island | General | Battle | Invasion

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 30 wins & 28 nominations

Cast

Ken Watanabe	...	General Kuribayashi
Kazunari Ninomiya	...	Saigo
Tsuyoshi Ihara	...	Baron Nishi
Ryô Kase	...	Shimizu
Shidô Nakamura	...	Lieutenant Ito (as Shidou Nakamura)
Hiroshi Watanabe	...	Lieutenant Fujita
Takumi Bando	...	Captain Tanida
Yuki Matsuzaki	...	Nozaki
Takashi Yamaguchi	...	Kashiwara
Eijiro Ozaki	...	Lieutenant Okubo
Nae	...	Hanako
Nobumasa Sakagami	...	Admiral Ohsugi
Lucas Elliot Eberl	...	Sam (as Lucas Elliot)
Sonny Saito	...	Medic Endo (as Sonny Seiichi Saito)
Steve Santa Sekiyoshi	...	Kanda
Hiro Abe	...	Lt. Colonel Oiso
Toshiya Agata	...	Captain Iwasaki
Yoshi Ishii	...	Private Yamazaki
Toshi Toda	...	Colonel Adachi
Ken Kensei	...	Maj. General Hayashi
Ikuma Ando	...	Ozawa
Akiko Shima	...	Lead Woman
Masashi Nagadoi	...	Admiral Ichimaru
Mark Moses	...	American Officer
Roxanne Hart	...	Officer's Wife
Yoshio Iizuka	...	Tired Soldier
Mitsu	...	Suicide Soldier (as Mitsu Kurokawa)
Takuji Kuramoto	...	Ono
Avery Wada	...	Hashimoto (as Koji Wada)
Yoshi Tomo Kaneda	...	Japanese Soldier #1 (as Akira Kaneda)
Shoji Hattori	...	Japanese Soldier #2
Mark Tadashi Takahashi	...	Japanese Soldier #3
Mitsuyuki Oishi	...	Japanese Soldier #4
Evan Ellingson	...	Kid Marine
Kazuyuki Morosawa	...	Ito's Guard
Masayuki Yonezawa	...	Ito's Soldier
Hiroshi Tom Tanaka	...	Hopeless Soldier
Mathew Botuchis	...	American Marine
Yukari Black	...	Mother
Daisuke Nagashima	...	Prisoner
Kirk Enochs	...	Marine Officer
Ryan Kelley	...	Marine #2
Jonathan Oliver Sessler	...	Marine #3
Michael Lawson	...	Marine #4
Taishi Mizuno	...	Cave Soldier #1
Daisuke Tsuji	...	Cave Soldier #2
Yoshi Ando	...	Excavator #1
Yutaka Takeuchi	...	Excavator #2
Tsuguo Mizuno	...	Lead Excavator
Mark Ofuji	...	Kuribayashi's Guard
Hallock Beals	...	Marine at Clearing
Ryan Carnes	...	Marine at Clearing
Jeremy Glazer	...	Marine Lieutenant
Ryoya Katsuyama	...	Boy
Masashi Odate	...	Cook
London Kim	...	Okubo's Soldier
Dick 'Skip' Evans	...	Pilot (as Skip Evans)
Wanliss E. Armstrong	...	Pilot
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rio Ahn	...	Wounded Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Julien	...	American Officer (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Clint Eastwood

Writing credits (WGA)
Iris Yamashita		(screenplay)
Iris Yamashita		(story) &
Paul Haggis		(story)
Tadamichi Kuribayashi		book "Picture Letters from Commander in Chief" and
Tsuyoko Yoshido		book editor "Picture Letters from Commander in Chief"

Produced by
Clint Eastwood	....	producer
Paul Haggis	....	executive producer
Robert Lorenz	....	producer
Tim Moore	....	co-producer
Steven Spielberg	....	producer

Original Music by
Kyle Eastwood
Michael Stevens

Cinematography by
Tom Stern		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Joel Cox
Gary Roach		(as Gary D. Roach)

Casting by
Phyllis Huffman

Production Design by
Henry Bumstead
James J. Murakami

Set Decoration by
Gary Fettis

Costume Design by
Deborah Hopper

Makeup Department
Patricia DeHaney	....	key hair stylist (as Patricia Dehaney)
Vincent J. Guastini	....	burn effects
Zoe Hay	....	makeup artist
Stefan Jorgen	....	special makeup effects artist
Eryn Krueger Mekash	....	key makeup artist (as Eryn Krueger)
Tania McComas	....	makeup department head
JoJo Myers Proud	....	makeup artist (as JoJo Proud)
Carol A. O'Connell	....	hair department head
Dennis Roden	....	hair stylist
Dave Snyder	....	makeup artist
Christien Tinsley	....	special makeup effects artist
Rebecca Wachtel	....	third makeup artist (as Rebecca Watchel)
Jay Wejebe	....	makeup artist
Roxy D'Alonzo	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Tim Moore	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katie Carroll	....	second assistant director
Peter Dress	....	second second assistant director (as Pete Dress)
Donald Murphy	....	first assistant director
Michael Owens	....	second unit director
Kent Tsurumaru	....	additional second second assistant director

Art Department
Scott M. Anderson	....	assistant property master
Kai Blomberg	....	set dresser
J.C. Brown	....	calligraphy consultant (as JC Brown)
J.C. Brown	....	scenic artist (as JC Brown)
Pam Cartmel	....	art department coordinator
Jaime Castaneda	....	greens
Jaime Castellanos	....	greens gang boss
James 'JD' Deal	....	greensman
Elixandro Diaz Jr.	....	plaster supervisor
James Fernandez	....	on-set dresser
Sara Gardner-Gail	....	set decoration buyer
Adrian Gorton	....	set designer
Steven Hanks	....	greens gang boss
Steven Hanks	....	greens (as Stephen Hanks)
John Horning	....	assistant property master
David Ladish	....	set dresser
Steven Ladish	....	set dresser
Gary A. Lee	....	set designer (as Gary Lee)
Christopher Morente	....	greens foreman
Michael Muscarella	....	construction coordinator
Roger Prater	....	stand-by greens
Edward J. Protiva	....	construction
Edward J. Protiva	....	set dresser
Michael Sexton	....	property master
Robert Silcock	....	gang boss
Brett C. Smith	....	lead man
Paul Weakland	....	construction labor foreman
Karl J. Weschta	....	assistant property master
Will Ziegenhorn	....	art department production assistant
Michael Biggie	....	prop painter (uncredited)
Robert M. Bouffard	....	prop fabricator (uncredited)
Matt Hausmann	....	assistant food stylist (uncredited)
James R. Lord	....	propmaker gangboss (uncredited)

Sound Department
David A. Arnold	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Dave Arnold)
Bub Asman	....	co-supervising sound editor
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dave Campbell)
William Cawley	....	first assistant sound editor (as Bill Cawley)
Vincent Cirilli	....	ProTools engineer
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith	....	dialogue editor
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	dialogue editor
Flash Deros	....	boom operator
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
Juno J. Ellis	....	adr supervisor
Robert Fernandez	....	score mixer
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor (as Chris Flick)
Dick Hansen	....	utility sound (as Dick Hanson)
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor (as Jay Jennings)
Jason King	....	sound effects editor
Nicholas Vincent Korda	....	adr editor (as Nicholas V. Korda)
Greg LaPlante	....	digital mastering
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Walt Martin	....	sound mixer
Charles Maynes	....	sound designer
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Ryan Murphy	....	sound mix technician
Alan Robert Murray	....	supervising sound editor
Kevin Murray	....	assistant sound editor
Rupert Nadeau	....	assistant adr editor
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Jordan O'Neill	....	DTS Sound Mastering Engineer
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer
Karen Spangenberg	....	dialogue editor
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor
David Wolowic	....	assistant sound editor (as Dave Wolowic)

Special Effects by
John J. Downey	....	special effects technician
Mike Edmonson	....	special effects set coordinator
Mike Edmonson	....	special effects supervisor
Jason Hansen	....	special effects technician
Brian Hillard	....	special effects makeup: Tinsley Transfers
Steve King	....	special effects technician (as Steven King)
Steven D. Kline	....	special effects technician
James Lacroix	....	special effects technician
James Lorimer	....	special effects technician (as Jim Lorimer)
Nick Papac	....	special effects technician (as Nicholas M. Papac)
David A. Poole	....	special effects technician (as David Poole)
Shari Ann Riley	....	special effects technician
Steve Riley	....	special effects supervisor (as Steven Riley)
Dominic V. Ruiz	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Austen Armus	....	render coordinator
Tohda Asuka	....	lighting sequence lead: Digital Domain
Geoffrey Baumann	....	on-set survey and integration lead: Digital Domain
Eric M. Beaver	....	digital compositor (as Eric Beaver)
Joel Behrens	....	compositor: Digital Domain
Niki Bern	....	compositor
Frank Bonniwell	....	animator
Andrew Bradbury	....	CG lighting artist: Digital Domain
Matthew E. Butler	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain (as Matthew Butler)
Howard Cabalfin	....	digital artist
Dan Cobbett	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Chad E. Collier	....	scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain
Janice Barlow Collier	....	dustbuster: Digital Domain (as Janice Barlow)
Brenton Cottman	....	matte painter
Shad Davis	....	visual effects coordinator
Eric Deinzer	....	digital artist
Gareth Dinneen	....	compositor: Digital Doman
Hugo Dominguez	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Joshua Doud	....	data integration artist
Christina Drahos	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Mark Duckworth	....	rotoscope artist
Edgar Díaz	....	roto/paint artist: Digital Domain
Jenn Epstein	....	digital paint & rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Chad Finnerty	....	animator
Jay Frankenberger	....	compositor: Digital Domain
Antonio Freire	....	production accountant
Robert A.D. Frick	....	CG lighting artist: Digital Domain
Brian Gazdik	....	digital effects artist: Digital Domain
Swen Gillberg	....	computer graphics supervisor: Digital Domain
Mitchell J. Glaser	....	visual effects editor
Bryan Grill	....	digital effects supervisor
Ian A. Harris	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Marlan Harris	....	visual effects
Peter Herlein	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Brad Herman	....	digital artist: Digital Domain
David Hodgins	....	computer graphics supervisor: Digital Domain
Christopher Holsey	....	scan record supervisor
Holly Gregory Horter	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain (as Holly Horter)
Heather Hoyland	....	senior compositor: digital domain
Chia-Chi Hu	....	digital compositor
Melissa Huerta	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Steven Hur	....	technical assistant
Slavik IA	....	animator (as Slavik Anishchenko)
Atsushi Ikarashi	....	digital effects artist
Aruna Inversin	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Dag Ivarsoy	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Sarahjane Javelo	....	digital paint/rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Jaimie Lee Jota-Finnerty	....	senior digital coordinator: Digital Domain (as Jaimie Jota)
Gabriella Urbina Kalaitzidis	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Jeff Kim	....	digital compositor
Seunghyuk Kim	....	digital effects artist: Digital Domain (as Seung Hyuk Kim)
Viviana Kim	....	lead rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Michelle Ladd	....	motion capture director
Paul Lambert	....	digital compositor
Errol Lanier	....	digital artist: Digital Domain
Mårten Larsson	....	visual effects lead
Julian Levi	....	visual effects producer
Robert Liscombe	....	digital artist
Jo Lockman	....	dustbuster
Jo Lockman	....	scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain
Ross MacKenzie	....	lead 3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Michael Maker	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Michael Maloney	....	digital compositor
Rory McLeish	....	CG lighting artist: Digital Domain
Daniel Mejia	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Michael Melchiorre	....	senior digital compositor
Rohini Montenegro	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Marc Morissette	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Daniel Moy	....	digital artist
Jihyun Nam	....	visual effects
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Winfield O'Brien	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Domain
Melanie Okamura	....	lead CG modeler: Digital Domain
Kym Olsen	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Michael Owens	....	visual effects supervisor
Marlo Pabon	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Louis Paré	....	digital lighting artist
Lou Pecora	....	lead digital compositor: Digital Domain
Eric Petey	....	animator
Darren Poe	....	compositing supervisor (as Darren M. Poe)
Youngil Pyo	....	digital effects artist: Digital Domain
Youngil Pyo	....	digital terrain lead: Digital Domain
Thomas Reppen	....	digital effects artist: Digital Domain
Penny Runge	....	visual effects coordinator
David Sanchez	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Christopher Savides	....	color grader: Digital Domain
Tom Schultz	....	data integration pool lead: Digital Domain
Diana Sear	....	CG lighting artist: Digital Domain
Jason Selfe	....	lead compositor: Digital Domain
Stan Seo	....	matte painter: Digital Domain
Lisa Spence	....	digital producer
Tamara Stone	....	digital compositor
Åsa Svedberg	....	lighter
Sebastian Sylwan	....	director of technology: Digital Domain
Andy Tamandl	....	animator: Digital Domain (as Andrew Tamandl)
Hanzhi Tang	....	lighting lead
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Fin Teo	....	digital texture lead
John Textor	....	executive: Digital Domain
Jen Underdahl	....	digital coordinator
John Velazquez	....	animator
Scott Vosbury	....	digital paint & rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Bob Wiatr	....	digital compositor
Virginia Wilson	....	digital effects coordinator: Digital Domain
Deborah Wiltman	....	digital compositor
Michelle Winze	....	production coordinator (as Michelle Jacobs)
Paul Winze	....	visual effects coordinator
Midori Witsken	....	digital artist: Digital Domain (as Midori Otsubo)
Matthias Wittmann	....	animation lead: Digital Domain
Pam Wong	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Niki Yoblonski	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Jesse James Chisholm	....	on-set survey and data integration: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Lisa de la Garza	....	visual effects senior staff: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Amanda Hampton	....	pipeline engineer (uncredited)
Molly Hansen	....	visual effects business affairs (uncredited)
Bill Schaeffer	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Kristen Swanson	....	dustbuster: Digital Domain (uncredited)
David Wu	....	roto/paint artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Brian Avery	....	utility stunts
Dan Brown	....	utility stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunts (as Richard L. Bucher)
Steve Chang	....	stunts
Ilram Choi	....	stunts
Arnold Chun	....	stunt performer
Lauren Dennis	....	utility stunts
J. Mark Donaldson	....	stunts
Colin Follenweider	....	utility stunts
Daniel Forcey	....	utility stunts
Al Goto	....	stunts
Michael Hugghins	....	stunts
Yoshio Iizuka	....	stunt performer
Steven Ito	....	stunt performer
Samuel Le	....	utility stunts (as Xuyen Sammy Valdivia)
Will Leong	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	utility stunts
Eddie Matthews	....	stunt performer
Mark McDaniels	....	utility stunts
Dustin Meier	....	stunts (as Dustin J. Meier)
Anthony Molinari	....	utility stunts
T. Ryan Mooney	....	utility stunts
Thomas Isao Morinaka	....	stunt performer
Samuel Reynolds	....	utility stunts
Simon Rhee	....	stunt performer
Sam Situmorang	....	stunts
McKay Stewart	....	stunts
Dennis Y. Takeda	....	stunt performer (as Dennis Yukio Takeda)
Chris Torres	....	utility stunts
Jon Valera	....	stunts (as John Valera)
Buddy Van Horn	....	stunt coordinator
Tyler Vogt	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Kirk Bales	....	dolly grip
Buzzy Burwell	....	lamp operator
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	camera operator
Trevor Carroll-Coe	....	film loader
Robert Chinello	....	grip
Bill Coe	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Doug Dole	....	grip
Julie Donovan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ross Dunkerley	....	gaffer
Jason C. Fitzgerald	....	additional set lighting technician
Sheila Greene	....	set electrician
Mitch Gulbin	....	grip
John Lacy	....	assistant chief lighting technician
David Luckenbach	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Richard Masino	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Bobby McMahan	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Robert A. McMahan)
Brian Minzlaff	....	lamp operator
Liz Radley	....	camera operator: high definition camera
Wally Rowell	....	rigging electrician
Charles Saldana	....	key grip
T. Daniel Scaringi	....	key rigging grip
Bruce D. Spellman	....	grip
Aaron Atom Vyvial	....	rigging grip
Doug Wall	....	best boy grip
Merie Weismiller Wallace	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Laura Drake Mancini	....	extras casting assistant
Geoffrey Miclat	....	casting associate
Yumi Takada	....	casting associate
Dixie Webster	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Corey Bronson	....	set costumer
Ann Culotta	....	set costumer
Daniel Dirks	....	set costumer (as Danny Dirks)
Matthew Jerome	....	costumer
Mitchell Ray Kenney	....	costume supervisor (as Mitchell Kenney)
Andrea Knaub	....	set costumer (as Andrea R. Knaub)
Jack Taggart	....	head ager and dyer
John M. 'Jack' Wright	....	costume supervisor (as Jack Wright)

Editorial Department
Ron Barr	....	digital intermediate editor
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital film colorist
Michael Cipriano	....	assistant editor
Bruce Lomet	....	digital intermediate producer
Blu Murray	....	first assistant editor
Hailey Murray	....	post-production assistant
Mark Sahagun	....	digital editor
Kurt Smith	....	color timer

Music Department
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer
Donald Harris	....	music editor (as Don Harris)
Andrew McCormack	....	musician: piano
Lennie Niehaus	....	conductor
Lennie Niehaus	....	orchestrator
Richard Wheeler Jr.	....	scoring crew

Transportation Department
Nicholas Acquaviva	....	driver
Michael DePue	....	driver: generator
Doug Dovichi	....	driver
Per Jansson	....	production driver
Shelly Little Feather	....	driver
Chuck Martinez	....	driver
Mike Ortiz	....	driver: greens
Frank Porras	....	transportation
Kirk Roberts	....	transportation
Domiciano Rodriquez	....	transportation co-captain
Alana Stelling	....	transportation captain
Larry Stelling	....	transportation coordinator
Dillin Craig	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Yoshi Ando	....	adr voice artist
Steve Beimler	....	location manager
Michael Bilog	....	first assistant accountant
Susan Bliss	....	post script services
Ben Bohling	....	assistant: Mr. Spielberg
Brinton Bryan	....	key set production assistant
Paul A. Calabria	....	animal wrangler (as Paul Calabria)
James D. Dever	....	military technical advisor: Japan/USA
Hitomi Durant	....	production assistant
David Fencl	....	key armorer
Michaël Gojon dit Martin	....	armorer
Jason Gondek	....	production accountant
Danielle Hartzell	....	assistant production coordinator
Leo Hernandez	....	security supervisor (as Leo A. Hernandez)
Tom Hogan	....	key assistant location manager
Tom Hogin	....	key assistant location manager
Judie Hoyt	....	production executive: Malpaso (as Judie G. Hoyt)
Kiko Ireton	....	cultural advisor: Japan
Yuki Ishimaru	....	interpreter
Yuki Ishimaru	....	script translator
Nancy G. James	....	key craft service
Linda Kai	....	key assistant location manager
Don Kincade	....	set production aide
Kristie Macosko Krieger	....	assistant: Mr. Spielberg (as Kristie Macosko)
Mable Lawson-McCrary	....	script supervisor (as Mable Lawson McCrary)
Thomas Longo	....	extras coordinator
Deana Lou	....	assistant: Mr. Eastwood
John Malakoff	....	production travel consultant
Jessica Meier	....	additional assistant production office coordinator
Matt Miller	....	additional set production assistant
Meg Mimura	....	technical advisor
Tom Minder	....	assistant military advisor
Tom Minder	....	assistant military technical advisor
Steven R. Molen	....	head of production
Joy Nakagawa	....	interpreter
Greg Newman	....	assistant: Mr. Lorenz
Alexander Nicksay	....	high definition coordinator
Phyllis Overall	....	staff assistant
Nick Papac	....	armorer
Denise Anderson Poore	....	production assistant
Ferguson Reid	....	set medic (as Dr. Ferguson Reid)
Ron Resch	....	set medic (as Ronny Resch)
Jenniphur Ryan	....	assistant: Mr. Eastwood
Gian Sardar	....	assistant: Mr. Haggis
Taffy Schweickhardt	....	payroll accountant
Karen Shaw	....	production coordinator
Takae Shimizu	....	interpreter
Yoshiaki Shioya	....	english coach: Japan (as Yoshi Shioya)
Linda Stelling	....	set medic
Miker Stovall	....	additional assistant production coordinator
Yoshikuni Taki	....	production supervisor: Japan
Quay Terry	....	assistant military technical advisor (as SSgt. Quay Terry Ret.)
Landon Trawny	....	accounting clerk
John Trujillo	....	layout board
Stephanie Whallon	....	second assistant accountant
Jim Wheelan	....	assistant location manager: Barstow, Pisgah locations (as James H. Wheelan)
Robert Boas	....	i/o support (uncredited)
Hideo Kimura	....	adr voice artist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• DreamWorks SKG (presents)
• Warner Bros. (presents)
• Malpaso Productions (co-production)
• Amblin Entertainment (co-production)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006-2007) (Non-USA) (theatrical)
• Continental Film (2007) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Karo Premiere (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. F.E. (2007) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Kabel Eins (2016) (Germany) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (HD DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (HD DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (included in 'Clint Eastwood Collection')

Special Effects

• Digital Domain (visual effects and digital animation)
• Giant Studios (motion capture technology provided by)
• Tinsley Studio (special make-up effects)

Other Companies

• 1 Force  military technical advisors
• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Corbis  photographs
• Designer Wardrobe Trailers  wardrobe trailer
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Film Permits Unlimited  location permits
• Inflatable Crowd Company, The  inflatable mannequins
• Milan Records  soundtrack
• Pacific Title  titles
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Sequoia Illumination  lighting equipment
• Technicolor  color and prints
• Technicolor  digital intermediate
• Technicolor  release printing
• Tokyo Location Box  film commission
• Tony's Food Service  catering

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic war violence

Runtime:

141 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:MA15+ | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) (original rating) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) (re-rating on appeal) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | France:U (with warning) | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15A | Italy:T | Malaysia:18SG (DVD) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Africa:16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #43136)

Filming Locations:

Iceland

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

The screenplay was written first in English and then translated into Japanese.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The world map seen in the Japanese command center on Iwo Jima does not demarcate the then British colony of Newfoundland, including it a part of Canada instead. Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949.

Quotes:

Lieutenant Okubo:Shall I finish him off?
Baron Nishi:No. Treat him.
Lieutenant Okubo:But, sir...
Baron Nishi:Okubo, you would expect the same, wouldn't you? Endo, treat him.
Medic Endo:We are low on morphine as it is.
Shimizu:Sir, the Americans would not treat a wounded Japanese soldier.
Baron Nishi:Son, have you ever met one? Treat him.
[Shimizu is lost for words]

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Referenced in "The O'Reilly Factor: Episode dated 9 June 2008" (2008)

One of the Greatest War Films Ever Made

In the second half of "Letters from Iwo Jima," a group of Japanese soldiers find an American who has been badly wounded and take him into their cave. Their general speaks English, so he begins talking to this soldier, whose name we later find out is Sam. Although the two men should be sworn to kill each other, they are able to have a connection in the one conversation they have. A while later, the general comes back into the room only to discover that Sam's wounds have killed him. He searches him for a while and discovers a letter written by his mother. The letter is full of words that truly come from the heart of this kid's mother, and by the time the general finishes reading the letter, every soldier in that cave has realized that Americans aren't these savages; these hate-driven murderers. No, they all realize that Americans are exactly like they are, and that they don't want to be there and want to return home safely just like their enemies. I believe the point that Clint Eastwood is making with his Iwo Jima saga is just this: these two enemies were far more alike than they had imagined and they were both fighting only in hopes of returning home safely to their family.

As for the specific film itself. In just about every way imaginable, this absolutely brilliant film is a step up from "Flags of our Fathers" (which is not something I say easily, as "Flags" is a terrific film in my opinion). From the acting of the incredible ensemble cast (most notably from Ken Watanabe's Oscar-worthy performance), to the film's delicate but powerful script, to the beautiful imagery of the film (the color distortion could not be any more brilliant than it is here), to Clint Eastwood's absolutely perfect knowledge of film and what works in a film like this.

Many people are wondering whether this will be able to compete for Best Picture at the Oscars this year. It is true that just about all of the film is spoken in Japanese, but the truth is that Eastwood has created nothing short of a masterpiece with this work, and a foreign language doesn't even come close to making that extremely obvious. I think that this film is very comparable in quality to Steven Spielberg's (who is one of the producers of the film) "Saving Private Ryan." Although Spielberg's film has more entertainment value (as it features more action) and has an opening scene that cannot be contended with, Eastwood sends out an even more powerful message about war than Spielberg did, as it turns out that watching soldiers battle with no way out makes you feel the pains of war more than watching the soldiers on the invading side of the army. The fact that "Ryan" was able to strongly compete for Best Picture (and just about win the award) makes me very certain that this film has great chances, even if Martin Scorsese seems to be tough to beat at this point. What I think allows this to compete with "The Departed" is the fact that this film doesn't take the "cool" route that Scorsese took, which isn't something that the Academy has honored in the past.

The score, written by Kyle Eastwood (Clint's son), captures the feel of the movie better than any score written for any movie this year. It is very quiet music, but listening to it makes you think about all the people that die as victims of war.

To sum it all up, "Letters from Iwo Jima" is one of the greatest war films ever made, and is easily does the best job of depicting war as something that harms all involved that I have ever seen. Clint Eastwood has, with this achievement, engraved his name as one of the greatest American directors in film history.