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"Letters from Iwo Jima" is a 2006 film directed by Clint Eastwood that tells the story of the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of Japanese soldiers. The film is notable for presenting a major World War II battle through the viewpoint of the defeated side, offering audiences a humanized portrait of combatants on the Japanese side of the conflict.
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Film · TMDB
7.5The 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.
Released: 2006-12-09141 minDir: Clint EastwoodAction, Drama, WarBudget: $19.0MBox office: $68.7MPart of: Clint Eastwood's Iwo Jima Collection
Cast
- Ken Watanabe as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
- Kazunari Ninomiya as Private Saigo
- Tsuyoshi Ihara as Colonel Baron Nishi
- Ryo Kase as Private Shimizu
- Shido Nakamura as Lieutenant Ito
- Hiroshi Watanabe as Lieutenant Fujita
Themes
- dying and death
- world war ii
Article · Nederlands
Letters from Iwo Jima (硫黄島からの手紙, Iōjima kara no Tegami) is een Academy Award- en Golden Globe-winnende Amerikaanse oorlogsfilm, met in de hoofdrol Ken Watanabe. De film gaat over de slag bij Iwo Jima, gefilmd uit het Japanse perspectief. De film werd geregisseerd door Clint Eastwood, die ook Flags of Our Fathers regisseerde welke over dezelfde slag, maar dan vanuit Amerikaans perspectief gaat.De film is bijna geheel Japans gesproken, maar is volledig geproduceerd door Amerikanen. De film ging als eerste in première in Japan, op 9 december 2006. De Verenigde Staten volgde later, in verband met de Academy Awards.
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