DVD
Letters from Iwo Jima
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419845260
- ISBN: 1419845268
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Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (140 min.) : | videodisc 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording - Edition: Two-disc special ed.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007],
- Copyright: 2006
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Based on the book "Picture letters from Commander in Chief" by Tadamichi Kuribayashi and book editor Tsuyoko Yoshido. Special features: "Red sun, black sand: the making of Letters from Iwo Jima": an inside look at the creation of the film with all key players; "The faces of combat: the cast of Letters from Iwo Jima": cast members introduce the characters they portray in the film; "Images from the frontlines: the photography of Letters from Iwo Jima": a still photo montage; world premiere at Budo-kan in Tokyo; press conference. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | 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. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Eijiro Ozaki. |
| Target Audience Note: | PARENTAL ACCOMPANIMENT - 14A - NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN - VIOLENCE - GORY SCENES Manitoba Film Classification Board MPAA rating: R; for graphic war violence. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer, DVD-9. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY |
| Language Note: | In Japanese and English dialogue, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned. |
| Awards Note: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Foreign films -- Japan Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 -- Drama Letter writing, Japanese -- Drama |
| Genre: | Feature films. War films. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Topic Heading: | DVDs for the hearing impaired. DVD-videodiscs |
Available copies
- 10 of 10 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 10 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Public Library | DVD FIC LET (Text) | 35140001094443 | Fiction Videos | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
Nominated for Best Picture, Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima tells the story of the famous 1945 Pacific battle from the Japanese perspective, just as Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers looked at it from the American viewpoint. The earlier film interwove the battle footage with an uneven account of how a handful of U.S. soldiers were manipulated for political purposes back home, but Letters from Iwo Jima is more concentratedâthere are no "life after war" stories here, if for no other reason than because few of the Japanese combatants survived. While the script obviously involves a substantial amount of imaginative reconstruction, it works well dramatically, centering on the experiences of four defendersâtwo officers and two foot soldiersâthe most notable of which are the principled general (Ken Watanabe) assigned to mount the last-ditch resistance, and a fresh-faced, sweet-tempered draftee (Kazunari Ninomiya). Eastwood presents the Japanese for the most part in a very sympathetic light, as men dedicated to their country but also acutely aware of the onus that's been put upon them. Taken together, Eastwood's two films represent a serious and sensitive reverie on the true nature of warânot as some strategic game but as a cruelly absurd and humanly devastating experience. Highly recommended. Editor's Choice. (F. Swietek) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2007.
