| Description |
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. |
| Language |
Japanese (Dolby 5.1, MLP 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 2.0) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Eijiro Ozaki. |
| Credits |
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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for graphic war violence. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Special features: "Red sun, black sand: the making of Letters from Iwo Jima;" "The faces of war: the cast of Letters from Iwo Jima;" "Images from the frontlines: the photography of Letters from Iwo Jima;" world premiere at Budo-kan in Tokyo; press conference at Grand Hyatt Tokyo. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 2007: Oscar - Best Achievement in Sound Editing (Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman). |
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Golden Globes, USA, 2006: Golden Globe - Best Foreign language Film. |
| Subject |
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Japan. Rikugun -- Military life -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Letter writing, Japanese -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Foreign films -- Japan.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 2006.
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| Genre |
Feature films Japan.
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Motion pictures, Japanese.
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War films.
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Historical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Eastwood, Clint, 1930-
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Lorenz, Robert.
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Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
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Yamashita, Iris.
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Haggis, Paul.
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Watanabe, Ken, 1959-
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Ninomiya, Kazunari.
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Ihara, Tsuyoshi.
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Kase, Ryō, 1974-
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Nakamura, Shidō.
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Watanabe, Hiroshi.
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Bando, Takumi.
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Matsuzaki, Yuki.
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Yamaguchi, Takashi.
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Ozaki, Eijiro.
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Yoshido, Tsuyoko.
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Kuribayashi, Tadamichi, 1890 or 1891-1945.
"Gyokusai Sōshikikan" no etegami. English.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
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Dreamworks Pictures.
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Malpaso (Company)
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Amblin Entertainment (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1419844989 |
| Music No. |
111288 Warner Home Video |
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