Clint Eastwood's completion of the Iwo Jima saga. Here the action is seen from the Japanese point of view and the film 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.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Producer: Clint Eastwood
Producer: Robert Lorenz
Producer: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Iris Yamashita
Writer: Paul Haggis
Music: Kyle Eastwood
Music: Michael Stevens
Actor: Ken Watanabe
Actor: Kazunari Ninomiya
Actor: Tsuyoshi Ihara
Actor: Ryo Kase
Actor: Shidou Nakamura
Actor: Hiroshi Watanabe
Actor: Takumi Bando
Actor: Yuki Matsuzaki
Actor: Takashi Yamaguchi
Actor: Yoshi Ando
Cinematographer: Tom Stern