Letters from Iwo Jima
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419844980
- ISBN: 1419844989
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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. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) -- Drama Letter writing, Japanese -- Drama Japan. -- Rikugun -- Military life -- Drama Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 -- Drama |
Genre: | Feature films. War films. Historical films. Feature films. War films. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films. Blu-ray discs. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Kitimat Public Library | BLU Let (Text) | 32665002278598 | Blu-Ray | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Warner Home Video
Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima tells the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against invading American forces during World War II. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of Iwo Jima itself, the unprecedented tactics of General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai) and his men transform what was predicted to be a swift defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic and resourceful combat. Their sacrifices, struggles, courage and compassion live on in the taut, gripping film Rolling Stone calls "unique and unforgettable." It is the powerful companion piece to Flags of Our Fathers.