Letters from Iwo Jima
The battle of Iwo Jima seen through the eyes of the Japanese soldiers.
2006 | 141m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Clint Eastwood |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Iris Yamashita, Paul Haggis |
| Staring: |
| The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 09, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Clint Eastwood |
| Writer: | Iris Yamashita, Paul Haggis |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, War |
| Keywords | world war ii, cave, dying and death, pacific war, iwo jima, pacific theater, anti war, japanese army, imperial japan, 1940s |
| Production Companies | DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $68,673,228
Budget: $19,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
![Letters from Iwo Jima [2006] | Trailer](/extra_thumbs/g65ewJJ1USc.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ken Watanabe | General Tadamichi Kuribayashi |
| Kazunari Ninomiya | Private Saigo |
| Tsuyoshi Ihara | Colonel Baron Nishi |
| Ryo Kase | Private Shimizu |
| Shido Nakamura | Lieutenant Ito |
| Hiroshi Watanabe | Lieutenant Fujita |
| Takumi Bando | Captain Tanida |
| Yuki Matsuzaki | Private Nozaki |
| Takashi Yamaguchi | Kashiwara |
| Eijiro Ozaki | Lieutenant Okubo |
| Nae Yuuki | Hanako |
| Nobumasa Sakagami | Admiral Ohsugi |
| Luke Eberl | Sam |
| Sonny Saito | Medic Endo |
| Steve Santa Sekiyoshi | Kanda |
| Hiro Abe | Lt. Colonel Oiso |
| Toshiya Agata | Captain Iwasaki |
| Toshi Toda | Colonel Adachi |
| Ken Kensei | Maj. General Hayashi |
| Ikuma Ando | Ozawa |
| Akiko Shima | Lead Woman |
| Masashi Nagadoi | Admiral Ichimaru |
| Mark Moses | American Officer |
| Roxanne Hart | Officer's Wife |
| Ryan Carnes | Marine at Clearing |
| Ryan Kelley | Marine #2 |
| Sam Arnold | American Marine (Ryan) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Clint Eastwood | Director |
| Ross Dunkerley | Gaffer |
| Buddy Van Horn | Stunt Coordinator |
| Blu Murray | First Assistant Editor |
| Eric Deinzer | Visual Effects |
| Lou Pecora | Digital Compositor |
| Iris Yamashita | Story, Screenplay |
| James J. Murakami | Production Design |
| Liz Radley | Camera Operator |
| Pam Cartmel | Art Department Coordinator |
| David Luckenbach | Camera Operator |
| James 'JD' Deal | Greensman |
| Stephen S. Campanelli | Camera Operator |
| Alana Stelling | Transportation Captain |
| Merie Weismiller Wallace | Still Photographer |
| Mable Lawson-McCrary | Script Supervisor |
| Phyllis Huffman | Casting |
| Domiciano Rodriquez | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Flash Deros | Boom Operator |
| Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mitchell Ray Kenney | Costume Supervisor |
| John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kurt Smith | Color Timer |
| Tania McComas | Makeup Department Head |
| Matthew E. Butler | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Gary A. Lee | Set Designer |
| John M. 'Jack' Wright | Costume Supervisor |
| Bub Asman | Sound Editor |
| David A. Arnold | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Nicholas Korda | ADR Editor |
| Lucy Coldsnow-Smith | Dialogue Editor |
| Michael Stevens | Original Music Composer |
| Deborah Hopper | Costume Design |
| Steve Beimler | Location Manager |
| Adrian Gorton | Set Designer |
| Bruce Lomet | Digital Intermediate |
| Julian Levi | Visual Effects Producer |
| Larry Stelling | Transportation Coordinator |
| Sarah Monat | Foley |
| Michael Owens | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Robin Harlan | Foley |
| Hugo Dominguez | Visual Effects |
| David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Walt Martin | Sound Mixer |
| Juno J. Ellis | ADR Supervisor |
| Charles Maynes | Sound Designer |
| Karen Spangenberg | Dialogue Editor |
| Michael Sexton | Property Master |
| Gloria D'Alessandro | Dialogue Editor |
| Peter Dress | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Kyle Eastwood | Original Music Composer |
| Joel Cox | Editor |
| Henry Bumstead | Production Design |
| Tom Stern | Director of Photography |
| Alan Robert Murray | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Paul Haggis | Story |
| Al Goto | Stunts |
| Simon Rhee | Stunts |
| Jon Valera | Stunts |
| Michael Melchiorre | Digital Compositor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Clint Eastwood | Producer |
| Steven Spielberg | Producer |
| Paul Haggis | Producer |
| Robert Lorenz | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Berlin International Film Festival | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 26 | 39 | 20 |
| 2024 | 5 | 35 | 46 | 24 |
| 2024 | 6 | 30 | 46 | 19 |
| 2024 | 7 | 31 | 45 | 18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 26 | 45 | 18 |
| 2024 | 9 | 24 | 39 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 | 28 | 46 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 27 | 55 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 17 |
| 2025 | 1 | 24 | 37 | 16 |
| 2025 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 7 | 930 | 930 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 4 | 977 | 977 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 2 | 980 | 980 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 1 | 955 | 955 |
r96sk
8.0
I was hoping it would entertain me as much as <em>'Flags of Our Fathers'</em> had - and I'm pleased to say it did! I'd say that aforementioned release pips this companion piece, but the difference in quality is virtually indistinguishable - both are very good films. Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiy ... a and Ryo Kase all give excellent performances, I enjoyed that trio throughout <em>'Letters from Iwo Jima'</em>. It's really cool to see the Japanese point of view of the Battle of Iwo Jima, having previously seen the American view last time out. It's also pleasing that the film portrays this side of the story correctly and tells the tale in Japanese, despite being an all-American production. The film reportedly did well in Japan, which I guess confirms that it did a respectable job.
Feb 10, 2022