Letters from Iwo Jima
Clint Eastwood, 2006
Picture Letters from the Commander-in-Chief
Tadamichi Kuribayashi, 1992
Letters from Iwo Jima is a movie directed by Clint Eastwood in 2006 and based on the book Picture Letters from the Commander-in-Chief by Tadamichi Kuribayashi, first published in 1992. The movie features Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura, Yuki Matsuzaki, and others.
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Storyline
In 2005, Japanese archaeologists explore tunnels on Iwo Jima, where they find something in the dirt. Meanwhile, Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi arrives to take command of the garrison and immediately begins an inspection of the island defenses. He saves Saigo and his friend Kashiwara from a beating by Captain Tanida for ‘unpatriotic speeches’, and orders the men to begin tunneling underground defenses into Mount Suribachi.
Movie vs Book
Year
2006
Minutes
141
Movie Rate
7.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
Letters from Iwo Jima
Director: Clint Eastwood
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Length: 2h21m
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Year
1992
Pages
264
Book Rate
8.78
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Book
Picture Letters from the Commander-in-Chief
Original title: Gyokusai Soshireikan no Etegami
Author: Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Country: Japan
First published in: 1992
Length: 264 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
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