Letters From Iwo Jima

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Clint Eastwood's completion of the Iwo Jima saga. Here the action is seen from the Japanese point of view & 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 & the home islands of Japan. Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands & providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe) is given command of the forces on the island & sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favour the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, & resentment & resistance fester among his staff.