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Letters from Iwo Jima

  • 7.8 /10

  • 2026

  • 91%

Plot

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.

Cast

Ken Watanabe as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Ken Watanabe

as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi

Kazunari Ninomiya as Private Saigo
Kazunari Ninomiya

as Private Saigo

Tsuyoshi Ihara as Colonel Baron Nishi
Tsuyoshi Ihara

as Colonel Baron Nishi

Ryo Kase as Private Shimizu
Ryo Kase

as Private Shimizu

Shido Nakamura as Lieutenant Ito
Shido Nakamura

as Lieutenant Ito

Hiroshi Watanabe as Lieutenant Fujita
Hiroshi Watanabe

as Lieutenant Fujita

Takumi Bando as Captain Tanida
Takumi Bando

as Captain Tanida

Yuki Matsuzaki as Private Nozaki
Yuki Matsuzaki

as Private Nozaki

Takashi Yamaguchi as Kashiwara
Takashi Yamaguchi

as Kashiwara

Eijiro Ozaki as Lieutenant Okubo
Eijiro Ozaki

as Lieutenant Okubo

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • December 9, 2006

Production Companies

  • Warner Bros. Pictures

  • DreamWorks Pictures

  • Malpaso Productions

  • Amblin Entertainment

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • 日本語

Budget

  • $19,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $68,673,228.00

Runtime

  • 2.35 hrs

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Reviews

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 Iw…

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