Letters from Iwo Jima

Eastwood, Clint, 1930- (Producer, Director). Yamashita, Iris. (Screenwriter). Haggis, Paul. (Screenwriter, Producer). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Producer). Lorenz, Robert (Robert B.) (Producer). Stern, Tom, 1946- (Cinematographer). Watanabe, Ken, 1959- (Actor). Ninomiya, Kazunari. (Actor). Ihara, Tsuyoshi. (Actor). Kase, Ryō, 1974- (Actor). Nakamura, Shidō. (Actor). Watanabe, Hiroshi. (Actor). Bando, Takumi. (Actor). Matsuzaki, Yuki. (Actor). Yamaguchi, Takashi. (Actor). Ozaki, Eijiro. (Actor). Bumstead, Henry. (Designer). Murakami, James J. (Designer). Cox, Joel. (Film editor). Roach, Gary D. (Film editor). Hopper, Deborah. (Costume designer). Eastwood, Kyle. (Composer). Stevens, Michael, 1945- (Composer). Kuribayashi, Tadamichi, 1890-1890 or 1891-1945. "Gyokusai Sōshikikan" no etegami. English. (Added Author). Yoshido, Tsuyoko. "Gyokusai Sōshikikan" no etegami. English. (Editor). Dreamworks Pictures. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (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, Shidou Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Eijiro Ozaki. (Cast).

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781419845260
ISBN: 1419845268
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sd., color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Edition: Two-disc special ed., widescreen.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book "Picture letters from Commander in Chief" by Tadamichi Kuribayashi and book editor Tsuyoko Yoshido. Originally produced in 2006. Special features: "Red sun, black sand: the making of Letters from Iwo Jima:" led by Clint Eastwood, an inside look at the creation of the film with many of the key players involved who brought this epic film together (21 min.); "The faces of war: the cast of Letters from Iwo Jima:" cast members introduce the characters they portray in the film (19 min.); "Images from the frontlines: the photography of Letters from Iwo Jima" (4 min.); 11/15/2006 world premiere at Budo-kan in Tokyo (16 min.); 11/16/2006 press conference at Grand Hyatt Tokyo (25 min.); theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:	disc 1. Movie -- disc 2. Special features.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Production designed by Henry Bumstead, James J. Murakami ; edited by Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; co-producer, Tim Moore ; visual effects supervisor, Michael Owens ; costumes designed by Deborah Hopper ; music by Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens ; orchestrated and conducted by Lennie Niehaus.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shidou 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; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	Japanese 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.