Title: Letters from Iwo Jima /
Authors: Eastwood, Clint, 1930-; Haggis, Paul; Spielberg, Steven, 1946-; Lorenz, Robert; Yamashita, Iris; Watanabe, Ken, 1959-; Ninomiya, Kazunari; Ihara, Tsuyoshi; Kase, Ryō, 1974-; Nakamura, Shidō; Watanabe, Hiroshi; Bando, Takumi; Matsuzaki, Yuki; Yamaguchi, Takashi; Ozaki, Eijiro; Stern, Tom, 1946-; Bumstead, Henry; Murakami, James J.; Cox, Joel; Roach, Gary D.; Hopper, Deborah; Eastwood, Kyle; Stevens, Michael, 1945-; Kuribayashi, Tadamichi, 1890 or 1891-1945.; DW Studios; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Malpaso (Company); Amblin Entertainment (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm)
Year: 2007
Subjects: Kuribayashi, Tadamichi, Drama.; Kuribayashi, Tadamichi,; Japan. Military life Drama.; Japan.; Japan. Military life Drama.; Japan. Military life Drama.; Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 Drama.; Letter writing, Japanese Drama.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; War Feature.; Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 Campañas Japón Teatro.; Cartas Teatro.; Letter writing, Japanese; Soldiers; War Feature.; Historical Feature.; Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 Drama.; Letter writing, Japanese Drama.; Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 Drama.; Letter writing, Japanese Drama.; Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) Drama.; Japan; Japan Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands); Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) Drama.; Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) Drama.
Abstract: In 1945, 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.
Contents: Disc 1. Movie -- disc 2. Special features.