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Letters from Iwo Jima

  • 20062006
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  • 2h 21m
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Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
162K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,570
335
  • Director
    • Clint Eastwood
  • Writers
    • Iris Yamashita(screenplay)
    • Paul Haggis(story)
    • Tadamichi Kuribayashi(book "Picture Letters from Commander in Chief")
  • Stars
    • Ken Watanabe
    • Kazunari Ninomiya
    • Tsuyoshi Ihara
Top credits
  • Director
    • Clint Eastwood
  • Writers
    • Iris Yamashita(screenplay)
    • Paul Haggis(story)
    • Tadamichi Kuribayashi(book "Picture Letters from Commander in Chief")
  • Stars
    • Ken Watanabe
    • Kazunari Ninomiya
    • Tsuyoshi Ihara
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 368User reviews
    • 241Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 24 wins & 39 nominations total

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    Kazunari Ninomiya and Nae in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
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    Tsuyoshi Ihara in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
    Tsuyoshi Ihara and Ken Watanabe in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
    Ryô Kase in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
    Kazunari Ninomiya and Yuki Matsuzaki in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
    Kazunari Ninomiya and Ryô Kase in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
    Ken Watanabe in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
    Ken Watanabe in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
    Ken Watanabe in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
    Ken Watanabe in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

    Top cast

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    Ken Watanabe
    Ken Watanabe
    • General Kuribayashias General Kuribayashi
    Kazunari Ninomiya
    Kazunari Ninomiya
    • Saigoas Saigo
    Tsuyoshi Ihara
    Tsuyoshi Ihara
    • Baron Nishias Baron Nishi
    Ryô Kase
    Ryô Kase
    • Shimizuas Shimizu
    Shidô Nakamura
    Shidô Nakamura
    • Lieutenant Itoas Lieutenant Ito
    • (as Shidou Nakamura)
    Hiroshi Watanabe
    Hiroshi Watanabe
    • Lieutenant Fujitaas Lieutenant Fujita
    Takumi Bando
    Takumi Bando
    • Captain Tanidaas Captain Tanida
    Yuki Matsuzaki
    Yuki Matsuzaki
    • Nozakias Nozaki
    Takashi Yamaguchi
    Takashi Yamaguchi
    • Kashiwaraas Kashiwara
    Eijiro Ozaki
    Eijiro Ozaki
    • Lieutenant Okuboas Lieutenant Okubo
    Nae
    Nae
    • Hanakoas Hanako
    Nobumasa Sakagami
    • Admiral Ohsugias Admiral Ohsugi
    Lucas Elliot Eberl
    Lucas Elliot Eberl
    • Samas Sam
    • (as Lucas Elliot)
    Sonny Saito
    Sonny Saito
    • Medic Endoas Medic Endo
    • (as Sonny Seiichi Saito)
    Steve Santa Sekiyoshi
    • Kandaas Kanda
    Hiro Abe
    • Lt. Colonel Oisoas Lt. Colonel Oiso
    Toshiya Agata
    Toshiya Agata
    • Captain Iwasakias Captain Iwasaki
    Yoshi Ishii
    • Private Yamazakias Private Yamazaki
    • Director
      • Clint Eastwood
    • Writers
      • Iris Yamashita(screenplay) (story)
      • Paul Haggis(story)
      • Tadamichi Kuribayashi(book "Picture Letters from Commander in Chief")
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Most of the young cast knew nothing about the incidents on Iwo Jima, as it is not taught in Japanese schools.
    • Goofs
      The bottle of Johnnie Walker appears to have a screw cap made of aluminum. At that time liquor bottles had a cork stopper.
    • Quotes

      Baron Nishi: [reading the letter from the mother of Sam, the dead marine] Remember what I said to you: always do what's right because it is right.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Rocky Balboa/The Good German/Letters from Iwo Jima/The Pursuit of Happyness/Breaking and Entering/Home of the Brave (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      String Quartet No.6, Op. 1-6, Hob. III-6, Mov.2
      Composed by Joseph Haydn
      At a party where Ken Watanabe participated

    User reviews368

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Great movie!
    Don't listen to the people who call this movie inaccurate or revisionist history.

    The movie is accurate. There were people on both sides of the war who at times showed kindness.

    Labeling all the Japanese soldiers as people who tortured POWS would be like saying all American soldiers in Vietnam killed and rape innocent Vietnamese. Or all American soldiers in Cuba tortured POWS from the wars in the Middle East. You can't group people together like that.

    This movie shows better than any other film that there's really no good guys or bad guys when it comes to war. War is just pointless.

    The movie is not supposed to be a documentary so the people who bash it for little details should go rent a documentary if thats what they want to see.

    Also, Clint Eastwood deserves major credit for telling both sides of the war. Too many war movies always show the enemy as "heartless monsters" when it reality its never like that.

    This is without a doubt the best movie of the year. Make sure you go see it.
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    • Jan 12, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Warner Bros (Germany)
      • Warner Bros (United States)
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Red Sun, Black Sand
    • Filming locations
      • Iwo Jima, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Warner Bros.
      • Malpaso Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $19,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,756,082
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $89,097
      • Dec 24, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $68,673,228
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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