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Letters From Iwo Jima (DVD, 2007, 2-Disc Set, Special Edition)

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This DVD of "Letters From Iwo Jima" by Clint Eastwood is a special edition 2-disc set released in 2007. The movie is a powerful drama set during World War II and features an R rating. The edition contains exclusive features that make it a must-have for any movie collector. The movie is packaged in a brand new and sealed condition. This DVD is a great addition to any movie collection and provides a powerful cinematic experience. The release year of 2007 and the director, Clint Eastwood, ensure that the movie is of high quality. The special edition 2-disc set contains exclusive features that make it stand out from other DVDs. The movie comes in a brand new and sealed condition which ensures that it is free from any damage.

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Clint Eastwood's companion piece to FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS is again set during World War II. But in LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, he looks at the war from the Japanese perspective, using Japanese dialogue. With American forces on their way, General Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe, THE LAST SAMURAI) arrives on the island to find his troops woefully under-trained and hopelessly outmatched. Japanese pop and television star Kazunari Ninomiya plays Saigo, a young soldier who asks, "Am I digging my own grave?" as he creates trenches. With no hope of reinforcements, these men have little hope of leaving the island alive.Eastwood and director of photography Tom Stern paint their picture in a palette of taupes and grays. The landscape of the volcanic island is desolate, providing a hellish experience for the stationed soldiers but a stark beauty for the audience. With this bleak setting, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA is a powerful ode to duty in dire circumstances. General Kuribayashi and Saigo provide the emotional center of the film, giving a glimpse into the minds of both seasoned officers and drafted novices. Eastwood doesn't deal in simple heroes and villains; these characters are sympathetic and real, whether their motives are pride, fear, or loyalty to their country. Though only the Academy-Award-nominated Watanabe is a familiar face to American audiences, each of the actors involved displays his experience working in Japanese film, television, and theater. The battle scenes are breathtaking and brutal, but it's the actors who are the core of the film. The picture has the standard tropes found in any modern war film, like verbal abuse by a superior and battle scenes filled with severed limbs. But Eastwood goes beyond the war-movie boilerplate with this impressive film that deserves every accolade it earns.

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Actor
Ken Watanabe
Director
Clint Eastwood
Edition
2-Disc Set; Special Edition
Rating
R
Format
DVD
Release Year
2007
Movie/TV Title
Letters from Iwo Jima
Genre
Drama

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Number of Discs
2
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
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617
Film Country
USA
Display Format
2-Disc Set; Special Edition
Leading Role
Ken Watanabe
Release Date
20070522

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4 out of 5 stars
by mistress_of_auc...Jun 03, 2007
ok not fantastic
This film was superbly done and I agree that it was much better than 'Flags of Our Fathers.' It flowed much better and you actually get to know some of the characters. It's definitely a just tribute to those Japanese soldiers who defended that doomed island and did their duty just like our boys did theirs. Sure there's the significant cultural differences, and you can argue that they started the war, but once those bullets start flying, we all feel the same fear and bleed the same blood. Foot soldiers don't start wars, and only the hardest of hearts could watch this and not feel sympathy for these young men. Another reviewer called this an "anti-bushido" movie and I think there is some truth to that. One of the recurring themes seems to be the contrast between the common soldier who just wants to survive, and the hardcore bushido officers who believe in nothing less than death before dishonor. Personally, there's a part of me that sympathizes with the whole honor-driven samurai tradition, but I can see how many regard it as primitive and senseless. The cave scene with the grenades comes to mind. I also have to say that the score is one of the most touching I've heard in awhile also. The main theme is one of those pieces that tears at your heart. All in all, this will go down as one of Clint Eastwood's finest achievements.Read full review
4 out of 5 stars
by parpatJul 29, 2007
Letters From Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was the only place the Japanese had controlled before the War that the Americans had not yet seized. What should have been a one or two-day cakewalk turned into a forty-day ordeal. General Kuribayashi(Ken Watanabe), conceives the defense of the island against the traditional strategy employed up to that point. He orders his men to dig a series of tunnels into the depths of Mt. Suribachi. It is a doomed defense, as the Japanese forces are far inferior both in number and weaponry, but Kuribayashi tells his men that it is worth it to die defending the island if it means one more day of freedom for their loved ones back home. After Director Clint Eastwood completed filming Flags of Our Fathers, he decided to create the companion film telling the story from the Japanese side of the war.Read full review
4 out of 5 stars
by michaeldhamersk...Jun 28, 2007
Worth The Wait !
Waited forever it seemed to get this from our local video store. However it was worth the wait! We saw 'Flags of Our Fathers' first, and then this film, as they were shot at the same time, from the two different warring sides. Ken Watanabe played a good role, as well as several others in the film. The subtitles are a little bit of work to read all the time in the privacy of your home, where there are more distractions than a theater. The film length was fine, and the bonus features worth at least renting this film to view. I don't know if I would re-watch this film unless I was a WWII buff.
5 out of 5 stars
by watk.jeffApr 03, 2023
Letters From Iwo Jima is the perfect companion to Flags Of Our Fathers
Another well done film by Clint Eastwood. I watched the companion film Flags Of Our Fathers the week before viewing Letters From Iwo Jima, which was a great film also. In some ways though I found I liked Letters From Iwo Jima better. It may be because of the way Eastwood told the story, which presented the Japanese side of the battle for the Island. Most war films depict the Japanese as a faceless evil enemy, but here they are shown as individuals with the same human hopes, fears, and emotions as the men they are fighting. When viewed together these two films make up a complete telling of this horrible conflict in a way that only a director like Eastwood could tell. The extras on disk 2 are excellent and really shows how complex and impressive this production was.
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4 out of 5 stars
by nyberg69Aug 06, 2008
Great war film, 50x better than flags of our fathers
Great war film. Lots of action, drama, suspense, and gore. You get to see first hand, through the eyes of a low ranking soldier, how brutal most (not all) of the Japanese officers were, even to their own troops. The film takes away all stereotypes that every Japanese soldier was a monster. I was reluctant to see it because "Flags of our fathers" was such a god awful film, but Clint Eastwood got it right the second time around with "Letters from Iwo Jima". I highly recomend this film, it is probably the best WWII film about the pacific theatre.

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