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Letters from Iwo Jima [videorecording (DVD)].

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 3000029974 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: Japanese, English Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Series: Video Difference legacy collectionPublication details: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, c2007.Description: 1 videodisc (140 min. + bonus material) : 5.1 Dolby digital Surround sd., col. ; 12 cmISBN:
  • 141989370X (Clint Eastwood Collection ed.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
Production credits:
  • Produced by Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Steven Spielberg ; story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis ; screenplay by Iris Yamashita ; directed by Clint Eastwood.
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.
Cast: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase and Shido Nakamura.Summary: "From Academy Award�-winning director Clint Eastwood comes the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against invading American forces during World War II. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of Iwo Jima itself, the unprecedented tactics of General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai) and his men transform what was predicted to be a swift defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic and resourceful combat. Their sacrifices, struggles, courage and compassion live on in the taut, gripping film Rolling Stone calls 'unique and unforgettable.'"--Container.
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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.

Widescreen version. Presented in a (3z(Bletterbox(3y (Bwidescreen format preserving "the scope" aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. Enhanced for widescreen TVs.

"The powerful companion to Flags of Our Fathers"--Container.

Produced by Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Steven Spielberg ; story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis ; screenplay by Iris Yamashita ; directed by Clint Eastwood.

Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase and Shido Nakamura.

"From Academy Award�-winning director Clint Eastwood comes the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against invading American forces during World War II. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of Iwo Jima itself, the unprecedented tactics of General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai) and his men transform what was predicted to be a swift defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic and resourceful combat. Their sacrifices, struggles, courage and compassion live on in the taut, gripping film Rolling Stone calls 'unique and unforgettable.'"--Container.

Home use only.

In Japanese (and some English) with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.

Closed-captioned.

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.

DRA dmw 14A dg. Ci: Includes 2 DVDs. (some copies only)

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