Letters from Iwo Jima

Watanabe, Ken, 1959- (Actor). Ninomiya, Kazunari. (Actor). Ihara, Tsuyoshi. (Actor). Kase, Ryo, 1974- (Actor). Nakamura, Shidou. (Actor). Watanabe, Hiroshi. (Actor). Bando, Takumi. (Actor). Matsuzaki, Yuki. (Actor). Yamaguchi, Takashi. (Actor). Ozaki, Eijiro. (Actor). Eastwood, Clint, 1930- (Producer, Director). Lorenz, Robert. (Producer). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Producer). Yamashita, Iris. (Screenwriter). Haggis, Paul. (Screenwriter). Kuribayashi, Tadamichi, 1890-1890 or 1891-1945. "Gyokusai S¿‍shikikan" no etegami. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Dreamworks Pictures. (Added Author). Malpaso (Company) (Added Author). Amblin Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Eijiro Ozaki. (Cast).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781419844980
ISBN: 1419844989
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (140 min.) : sd., color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
Edition: Blu-ray version.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Blu-ray Disc. Based on the book "Picture letters from Commander in Chief" by Tadamichi Kuribayashi and book editor Tsuyoko Yoshido. Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. 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.
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:	MPAA rating: R; for graphic war violence.
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. (music), Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, MLP Lossless 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. surround, BD-50. This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. Requires a Blu-ray player.
Language Note:	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.
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.