Letters from Iwo Jima
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Letters from Iwo Jima

The battle of Iwo Jima seen through the eyes of the Japanese soldiers.

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.

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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.

Released December 9, 2006

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Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

General Tadamichi Kuribayashi

Kazunari Ninomiya

Kazunari Ninomiya

Private Saigo

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Colonel Baron Nishi

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Private Shimizu

Shido Nakamura

Shido Nakamura

Lieutenant Ito

Hiroshi Watanabe

Hiroshi Watanabe

Lieutenant Fujita

Takumi Bando

Takumi Bando

Captain Tanida

Yuki Matsuzaki

Yuki Matsuzaki

Private Nozaki

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