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Letters from Iwo Jima / Amblin Entertainment ; DreamWorks SKG ; Malpaso Productions ; Warner Bros. Pictures ; produced by Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Steven Spielberg ; story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis ; screenplay by Iris Yamashita ; directed by Clint Eastwood.

Eastwood, Clint, 1930- (Added Author). Lorenz, Robert. (Added Author). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Added Author). Yamashita, Iris. (Added Author). Haggis, Paul. (Added Author). Watanabe, Ken, 1959- (Added Author). Ninomiya, Kazunari. (Added Author). Ihara, Tsuyoshi. (Added Author). Kase, Ryo. (Added Author). Nakamura, Shido. (Added Author). Watanabe, Hiroshi. (Added Author). Bando, Takumi. (Added Author). Matsuzaki, Yuki. (Added Author). Yamaguchi, Takashi. (Added Author). Ozaki, Eijiro. (Added Author). Kuribayashi, Tadamichi, 1890-1890 or 1891-1945. "Gyokusai Soshikikan" no etegami. English. (Added Author). Yoshido, Tsuyoko. (Added Author). Amblin Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). DreamWorks Pictures. (Added Author). Malpaso Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Eijiro Ozaki. (Cast).

Summary:
Sixty-one years ago, the United States and Japanese armies met on Iwo Jima. Decades later, hundreds of 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. Leading the defense is Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi. 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419845268
  • ISBN: 9781419845260
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: 2 disc special ed. ; widescreen ed.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book "Picture letters from Commander in Chief" by Tadamichi Kuribayashi and book editor Tsuyoko Yoshido.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: "Red sun, black sand: the making of Letters from Iwo Jima:" led by Clint Eastwood, take an inside look at the creation of the film with many of the key players involved who brought this epic film together; "The faces of war: the cast of Letters from Iwo Jima:" cast members introduce the characters they portray in the film; "Images from the frontlines: the photography of Letters from Iwo Jima" world premiere at Budo-kan in Tokyo; press conference at Grand Hyatt Tokyo.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Tom Stern ; editors, Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; music, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens ; costume designer, Deborah Hopper ; production designers, Henry Bumstead, James J. Murakami.
Participant or Performer Note:
Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Eijiro Ozaki.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for graphic war violence.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer, DVD-9.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Japanese language track with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, USA, 2007: Oscar - Best Achievement in Sound Editing (Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman).
Golden Globes, USA, 2007: Golden Globe - Best Foreign language Film.
Subject: Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 > Drama.
Japan. Rikugun > Military life > Drama.
Letter writing, Japanese > Drama.
Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
War films.
Historical films.
DVD.
Videodiscs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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