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

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Review by: r96sk

I was hoping it would entertain me as much as 'Flags of Our Fathers' had - and I'm pleased to say it did! I'd say that aforementioned release pips this companion piece, but the difference in quality is virtually indistinguishable - both are very good films. Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya and Ryo Kase all give excellent performances, I enjoyed that trio throughout 'Letters from Iwo Jima'. It's really cool to see the Japanese point of view of the Battle of Iwo Jima, having previously seen the American view last time out. It's also pleasing that the film portrays this side of the story correctly and tells the tale in Japanese, despite being an all-American production. The film reportedly did well in Japan, which I guess confirms that it did a respectable job.

Reviewer rating: 8.0

Actors


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


Takashi Yamaguchi

Kashiwara

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