Letters from Iwo Jima
Also known as: Lamps Before the Wind
| In Movie Theaters: | January 12, 2007 |
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| Total Box Office: | in U.S. and Canada |
| On DVD & Blu-ray: | May 22, 2007 |
| Directed by: | Clint Eastwood |
| Starring: more credits | Ken Watanabe Kazunari Ninomiya Tsuyoshi Ihara Ryo Kase Shido Nakamura Yuki Matsuzaki |
| Distributed by: | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Genres: | Drama Action Adventure War |
| MPAA Rating: | for graphic war violence. |
Synopsis: The story of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which took place in the winter of 1945, from the Japanese perspective.
Sixty-one years ago, U.S. and Japanese armies met on Iwo Jima. Decades later, several hundred letters are unearthed from that stark island's soil. The letters give faces and voices to the men who fought there, as well as the extraordinary general who led them, Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe). With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of the island itself, Gen. Kuribayashi's unprecedented tactics transform what was predicted to be a quick and bloody defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic and resourceful combat.
In an effort to explore an event that continues to resonate with both cultures, Clint Eastwood was haunted by the sense that making only one film, "Flags of Our Fathers", would be telling only half the story. With this unprecedented dual film project, shot back-to-back to be released in sequence, Eastwood seeks to reveal the battle of Iwo Jima--and, by implication, the war in the Pacific--as a clash not only of arms but of cultures.
Sixty-one years ago, U.S. and Japanese armies met on Iwo Jima. Decades later, several hundred letters are unearthed from that stark island's soil. The letters give faces and voices to the men who fought there, as well as the extraordinary general who led them, Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe). With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of the island itself, Gen. Kuribayashi's unprecedented tactics transform what was predicted to be a quick and bloody defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic and resourceful combat.
In an effort to explore an event that continues to resonate with both cultures, Clint Eastwood was haunted by the sense that making only one film, "Flags of Our Fathers", would be telling only half the story. With this unprecedented dual film project, shot back-to-back to be released in sequence, Eastwood seeks to reveal the battle of Iwo Jima--and, by implication, the war in the Pacific--as a clash not only of arms but of cultures.
Additional Notes: This is a companion film to Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers.
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