USA,
2006, 141 min
Directed by:
Clint EastwoodScreenplay:
Iris YamashitaCinematography:
Tom SternCast:
Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryō Kase, Shidō Nakamura, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Nae Tazawa, Lucas Elliot Eberl (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Letters from Iwo Jima is based on the book 'Picture Letters from Commander in Chief' by Tadamichi Kuribayashi. The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands and providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe) is given command of the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favour the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and resentment and resistance fester among his staff. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2007 - Best Sound Editing
- 2007 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 2007 - Clint Eastwood (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 2007 - Iris Yamashita, Paul Haggis (Best Original Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 2007 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
- 2007 - Clint Eastwood (Best Director)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2007 - Best Foreign Language Film
- 2007 - Best Picture
- 2007 - Clint Eastwood (Best Director)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2006 - Best Film
- 2006 - Clint Eastwood (Best Director)
- 2006 - Tom Stern (Best Cinematography)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2006 - Clint Eastwood (Best Director)
The Saturn Awards
- 2011 - Best DVD Movie Collection
- 2007 - Best International Film
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2007 - Clint Eastwood (Golden Bear for Best Film)