Letters from Iwo Jima

Genre: War

Worldwide gross$68.7M

The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands and providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe) is given command of the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favor the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and resentment and resistance fester amongst his staff. In the lower echelons, a young soldier, Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya), a poor baker in civilian life, strives with his friends to survive the harsh regime of the Japanese Army itself, all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms. When the American invasion begins, Kuribayashi and Saigo find strength, honor, courage, and horrors beyond imagination.

🏆 Won 1 Oscar. 25 wins & 39 nominations total

Genres

Action, Adventure, Drama

Director

Clint Eastwood

Cast

Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara

Released

2 February 2007

Runtime

2h 21m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.8 / 10

Votes

175,999

Metascore

89

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

Box office

$13,756,082

Budget

$19,000,000

Edition

Base