Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

R ★ 7.5/10 141 min Action, Drama, War United States English

Director: Clint Eastwood

Screenplay by: Iris Yamashita
Story by: Paul Haggis, Iris Yamashita

Streaming: Not available

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

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Ken Watanabe General Tadamichi Kuribayashi

Kazunari Ninomiya Private Saigo

Tsuyoshi Ihara Colonel Baron Nishi

Ryo Kase Private Shimizu

Shido Nakamura Lieutenant Ito

Hiroshi Watanabe Lieutenant Fujita

Takumi Bando Captain Tanida

Yuki Matsuzaki Private Nozaki

Letters from Iwo Jima Appears on 4 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #558

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux

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National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10

National Board of Review #193

Critic Curated

Paste Magazine The 100 Greatest War Movies

Paste Magazine #77