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Letters from Iwo Jima [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures and Dreamworks Pictures present a Malpaso/Amblin Entertainment production ; produced by Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Steven Spielberg ; story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis ; screenplay by Iris Yamashita ; directed by Clint Eastwood

Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]
Copyright Date
©2006
Edition
Two-disc special ed.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators
Eastwood, Clint, 1930-, Lorenz, Robert, Spielberg, Steven, 1946-, Yamashita, Iris, Haggis, Paul, Watanabe, Ken, 1959-, Ninomiya, Kazunari, 1983-, Ihara, Tsuyoshi, Kase, Ryō, 1974-, Nakamura, Shidō, Watanabe, Hiroshi (Actor), Bando, Takumi, Matsuzaki, Yuki, Yamaguchi, Takashi, Ozaki, Eijiro, Stern, Tom, 1946-, Eastwood, Kyle, Stevens, Michael, Kuribayashi, Tadamichi, 1890 or 1891-1945, Yoshida, Tsuyuko, Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006), Malpaso (Company), Amblin Entertainment (Firm), and Warner Home Video (Firm)

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Language Note
In Japanese and English dialogue, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Summary
Sixty-one years ago, 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.
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ISBN
1419845268
9781419845260
Audience Notes
MPAA rating: R; for graphic war violence.
Note
Based on the book "Picture letters from Commander in Chief" by Tadamichi Kuribayashi and book editor Tsuyoko Yoshido.
Special features: "Red sun, black sand: the making of Letters from Iwo Jima:" led by Clint Eastwood, take an inside look at the creation of the film with many of the key players involved who brought this epic film together; "The faces of war: the cast of Letters from Iwo Jima:" cast members introduce the characters they portray in the film; "Images from the frontlines: the photography of Letters from Iwo Jima" world premiere at Budo-kan in Tokyo; press conference at Grand Hyatt Tokyo.
Creation/Production Credits Note
Director of photography, Tom Stern ; editors, Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; music, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens ; costume designer, Deborah Hopper ; production designers, Henry Bumstead, James J. Murakami.
Participant/Performer Note
Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Eijiro Ozaki.
Technical Details
DVD ; region 1 ; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer, DVD-9.
Source of Acquisition
Shenango copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Library Endowment Fund; 20067.
Wiles-Barre copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 20078.
Awards
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.
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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