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Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
description written by member Tim:
This film takes you through the lives of 2 great friends serving in the Japanese military. As the 2 serve during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War 2 they see many of there comrades get killed in battle as they watch helplessly. (read more)
| Release Date: | December 20th, 2006 |
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| Written By: |  | Iris Yamashita |
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Letters From Iwo Jima Movie Review by Matthew  (1/2/2007) |
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"Flags of our Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima", both directed by Eastwood, tell a similar story from two different points of view. "Flags" presents the American experience on the island and the aftermath of their victory there on the lives of three soldiers involved in the battle. "Letters" presents the Japanese side...
(complete Letters From Iwo Jima review by Matthew)
| Letters From Iwo Jima Movie Review by Chris (8/29/2007) |
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Letters From Iwo Jima is the follow up to Flags of Our Fathers. Clint Eastwood takes the story from Flags of Our Fathers and switches it to show the Battle of Iwo Jima from the Japanese side. The movie is realistic and heart wrenching.
The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands...
(complete Letters From Iwo Jima review by Chris)
| Letters From Iwo Jima Movie Review by Movie Addict (8/17/2007) |
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General Tadamichi Kuribayashi: I am determined to serve and give my life for my country.
War is not about the flash and bang or shock and Awe as Shrub would put it, it is about the soldiers and their families and the leaders on the battlefield. This film was as moving and intense as anything that could be made about a...
(complete Letters From Iwo Jima review by Movie Addict)
| Letters From Iwo Jima Movie Review by Chris (3/21/2007) |
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Clint Eastwood's movie Flags of Our Fathers was a movie about what it means to be a hero. In his Japanese companion film Letters From Iwo Jima, Eastwood explores what it means to be courageous and honorable. It's actually a much more accomplished and effective movie than even Flags was.
The movie is also about the Battle...
(complete Letters From Iwo Jima review by Chris)
Clint Eastwood's latest is a triumph of war films. He examines the Japanese perspective of the famous battle of Iwo Jima where American troops decimated the Japanese. It is a brave feat for an American director to take on such a topic but Eastwood does so by making a film that humanizes the enemy, showing the...
(complete Letters From Iwo Jima review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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