Letters from Iwo Jima / Dreamworks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures present a Malpaso/Amblin Entertainment production ; directed by Clint Eastwood ; screenplay by Iris Yamashita ; produced by Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg ; producer, Robert Lorenz.
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. Gen...
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Language: | English Japanese French Spanish |
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Japanese |
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In Japanese with English, French or Spanish subtitles and closed-captioned. |
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Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video,
[2007], ©2007.
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| Edition: | Second-disc special edition. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| 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. |
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| Note: | Based on the book "Picture letters from Commander in Chief" by Tadamichi Kuribayashi and book editor Tsuyoko Yoshido. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. Special features (Disc 2): "Red sun, black sand: the making of Letters from Iwo Jima" (21 min.) led by Clint Eastwood, take an inside look at the creation of the film with many of the key players involved who brought this epic film together; "The faces of war: the cast of Letters from Iwo Jima" (19 min.) cast members introduce the characters they portray in the film; "Images from the frontlines: the photography of Letters from Iwo Jima" (4 min.); world premiere at Budo-kan in Tokyo (16 min.); press conference at Grand Hyatt Tokyo (25 min.). Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CQ9 D0080625 VideoDVD D743.23 .L488 2007 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: R; for graphic war violence. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, USA, 2007: Oscar - Best Achievement in Sound Editing (Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman) Golden Globes, USA, 2007: Golden Globe - Best Foreign language Film. |
| ISBN: | 9781419845260 1419845268 |
| 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 ; story by Iris Yamashita and Paul Haggis. |
| System Details: | DVD; Region 1; Dolby surround 5.1; widescreen; dual-layer. |
| Cast: |
Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Eijiro Ozaki. |