Letters From Iwo Jima (DVD) (Limited Edition) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2

In 2006, renowned actor/director Clint Eastwood presented two critically acclaimed WWII companion films about the Battle of Iwo Jima, approaching the same battlefield from two different perspectives. On the American side, Flags of Our Fathers followed the soldiers who hoisted the American flag in that iconic picture that came to symbolize Iwo Jima in the United States. On the Japanese side, Letters from Iwo Jima recalls the final days of the Japanese soldiers stationed at Iwo Jima through the letters they left behind. Both films carry strong messages about the devastation of war and the heroes that come of them, but while Flags of Our Fathers covered the cynical politics and psychological aftermath of war, Letters from Iwo Jima returned to more humanistic roots, focusing squarely on the individuals who gave their lives on the island. The story is mainly positioned around Watanabe Ken (The Last Samurai), who cuts a fine and noble figure as General Kuribayashi Tadamichi, and Ninomiya Kazunari of Arashi, who delivers a surprisingly affecting performance as a smart-mouthed conscript intent on surviving for his family. The film also features Nakamura Shido (Be With You), Ihara Tsuyoshi, and Kase Ryo.

General Kuribayashi Tadamichi (Watanabe Ken) arrives at the lifeless island of Iwo Jima in 1945 to lead the first battle fought on Japanese soil. Iwo Jima represented Japan's frontline, but Kuribayashi knows they are fighting a battle they can not win. Having spent many years in the United States, however, he understands what military strategies are necessary to hold out the battle for as long as possible. In the face of the oncoming war, Kuribayashi must also contend with the egos of his fiercely nationalistic, rigid-minded subordinates and a 20,000-man army composed of motley conscripts who just want to go home. When the 100,000-strong American troops arrive on the shores of Iwo Jima, however, all that awaits them is an emotional fight to the end.

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Product Title:	Letters From Iwo Jima (DVD) (Limited Edition) (Japan Version) 硫磺島戰書 (DVD) (期間限定生產) (日本版) 硫磺岛战书 (DVD) (期间限定生产) (日本版) 硫黄島からの手紙 ＜WARNER COLLECTION 今だけ \1,500 2008 Summer＞ （期間限定生産） Letters From Iwo Jima (DVD) (Limited Edition) (Japan Version)
Artist Name(s):	Ninomiya Kazunari | Nakamura Shido | Ihara Tsuyoshi | Watanabe Ken | Kase Ryo 二宮和也 | 中村獅童 | 伊原剛志 | 渡邊謙 | 加瀨亮 二宫和也 | Nakamura Shido | 伊原刚志 | 渡边谦 | 加濑亮 二宮和也 | 中村獅童 | 伊原剛志 | 渡辺謙 | 加瀬亮 | 裕木奈江 Ninomiya Kazunari | Nakamura Shido | Ihara Tsuyoshi | Watanabe Ken | Kase Ryo
Director:	Clint Eastwood 奇連伊士活 奇连伊士活 クリント・イーストウッド Clint Eastwood
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Release Date:	2008-07-09
Publisher Product Code:	YBC-Y13714
Language:	Japanese
Subtitles:	English, Japanese
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it?
Publisher:	Warner Home Video
Other Information:	DVD
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1011067046

タイトル : 硫黄島からの手紙: ＜WARNER COLLECTION 今だけ \1,500 2008 Summer＞ （期間限定生産） 出演 : 渡辺謙／二宮和也／伊原剛志／加瀬亮／中村獅童／裕木奈江 監督 : クリント・イーストウッド クリント・イーストウッド監督が日米双方の視点から描く2部式大作戦争ドラマの一編。 2006年、硫黄島の地中から数百通の手紙が発見された。それは、かつてこの島で戦った男たちが、家族に宛てて書き残したものだった。時は遡って1944年6月。悪化する戦況のなか、日本軍の最重要拠点・硫黄島に、新指揮官・栗林中将が降り立った。過酷な環境下で、栗林中将は地下要塞の建設を押し進める。この地下要塞こそが、アメリカ軍を迎え撃つ、最後の秘策だった。こうして栗林中将の指揮のもと、5日で終わると思われた硫黄島の戦いは、36日間にも及ぶ激戦となり…。 2度のアカデミー監督賞に輝くクリント・イーストウッド監督による、日米双方の視点から描いた、2部式の大作戦争ドラマ。届けられなかった数百通の手紙をテーマに、過酷な孤島で戦った男たちの家族への想いと、平和への願いを真摯に描いている。渡辺謙や二宮和也をはじめとする、豪華キャストの競演でも話題になった。 テクニカル・インフォメーション 色 : カラー 画面 : 16：9／4：3（LB） 言語／音声 : 日本語／英語（一部）：DD（5.1chサラウンド） その他の情報 製作年 : 2006 日本小売価格 : ￥1429

This film has won 1 award(s).

• Japan Academy Prize 2008
  • Outstanding Foreign Language Film Winner

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