Also known as: 硫黄島からの手紙
Letters from Iwo Jima (Iōjima Kara no Tegami) is a 2006 Japanese-language American war film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood, starring Watanabe Ken and Ninomiya Kazunari .
The film is set in World War II and is unique and notable because it portrays the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese Soldiers.
It is a companion piece to Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers , which depicts the same battle from the American viewpoint; the two films were shot back to back. Letters from Iwo Jima is almost entirely in Japanese, despite being co-produced by American companies DreamWorks Pictures, Malpaso Productions and Amblin Entertainment.
Characters
- Kuribayashi Tadamichi - Played by Watanabe Ken
- Nishi Takeichi - Played by Ihara Tsuyoshi
- Jupiter (Horse)
