Letters from Iwo Jima
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Eastwood, Clint, 1930- film producer,
Yamashita, Iris, screenwriter.
Haggis, Paul.
Spielberg, Steven, 1946- film producer.
Lorenz, Robert film producer.
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2007.
Format
DVD
Edition
Two-disc special edition, widescreen.
ISBN
1419845268, 9781419845260
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
On Shelf
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LC Subjects
Academy Awards (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Foreign films -- Japan.
Golden Globe Awards.
Historical films.
Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) -- Drama.
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 -- Drama.
Japan. -- Rikugun -- Military life -- Drama.
Kuribayashi, Tadamichi, -- 1890 or 1891-1945 -- Drama.
Letter writing, Japanese -- Drama.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Films for the hearing impaired
Historical films
Japan -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkT7GyCmyjxytDfqk6Yfq
Japan -- Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands) -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdWWrJHCM4PcgFGJqkxDq
Japan. -- Rikugun
Kuribayashi, Tadamichi, -- 1890 or 1891-1945 -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfxb867kwQ8ym84VwPfbd
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
War films
Other Subjects
Feature films.
Historical -- Feature.
Historical films.
Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) -- Drama.
Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) -- Drama.
Japan. -- Rikugun -- Military life -- Drama.
Japanese films
War -- Feature.
War -- Feature.
War films.

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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2007.
Edition
Two-disc special edition, widescreen.
Language
Japanese
ISBN
1419845268, 9781419845260
UPC
085391112921, 085391112914, 883929107728

Notes

General Note
Based on the book Picture letters from commander in chief by Tadamichi Kuribayashi and book editor Tsuyoko Yoshido.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
General Note
Special features: "Red sun, black sand: the making of Letters from Iwo Jima:" led by Clint Eastwood, an inside look at the creation of the film with many of the key players involved who brought this epic film together (21 min.); "The faces of war: the cast of Letters from Iwo Jima:" cast members introduce the characters they portray in the film (19 min.); "Images from the frontlines: the photography of Letters from Iwo Jima" (4 min.); 11/15/2006 world premiere at Budo-kan in Tokyo (16 min.); 11/16/2006 press conference at Grand Hyatt Tokyo (25 min.); theatrical trailer (3 min.)
Creation/Production Credits
Production designers, Henry Bumstead, James J. Murakami ; director of photography, Tom Stern ; editors, Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; co-producer, Tim Moore ; visual effects supervisor, Michael Owens ; costume designer, Deborah Hopper ; music, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens ; orchestrated and conducted by Lennie Niehaus.
Participants/Performers
Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shidou Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Eijiro Ozaki.
Description
In 1945, the United States and Japanese armies met on Iwo Jima. Decades later, hundreds of letters are unearthed from that stark island's soil. The letters give faces and voices to the men who fought there, as well as the extraordinary general who led them. Leading the defense is Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of the island itself, Gen. Kuribayashi's unprecedented tactics transform what was predicted to be a quick and bloody defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic and resourceful combat.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for graphic war violence.
System Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Home use only.
Language
Soundtrack in Japanese; optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish; closed-captioned in English.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA, 2007: Oscar - Best Achievement in Sound Editing (Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman).
Awards
Golden Globes, USA, 2007: Golden Globe - Best Foreign language Film.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Eastwood, C., Yamashita, I., Haggis, P., Spielberg, S., Lorenz, R., Watanabe, K., Ninomiya, K., Ihara, T., Kase, R., Nakamura, S., Watanabe, H. (., Bando, T., Matsuzaki, Y., Yamaguchi, T., Ozaki, E., Stern, T., Cox, J., Roach, G. D., Eastwood, K., Stevens, M., Niehaus, L., Bumstead, H., Murakami, J. J., Hopper, D., & Kuribayashi, T. (2007). Letters from Iwo Jima (Two-disc special edition, widescreen.). Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Clint Eastwood et al.. 2007. Letters From Iwo Jima. Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Clint Eastwood et al.. Letters From Iwo Jima Warner Home Video, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Eastwood, Clint, et al. Letters From Iwo Jima Two-disc special edition, widescreen., Warner Home Video, 2007.

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