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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Part of Clint Eastwood's Iwo Jima Collection
2 films
Cast
28 people
Ken Watanabe
General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Known for
Inception
The Last Samurai
Kazunari Ninomiya
Private Saigo
Known for
Exit 8
Tekkonkinkreet
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Colonel Baron Nishi
Known for
Ninja
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe
Ryo Kase
Private Shimizu
Known for
Outrage
Restless
Shidou Nakamura
Lieutenant Ito
Known for
Death Note
Fearless
Hiroshi Watanabe
Lieutenant Fujita
Known for
Tekken: Bloodline
Man from Reno
Takumi Bando
Captain Tanida
Known for
Antiporno
Yuki Matsuzaki
Private Nozaki
Known for
The Pink Panther 2
Skull Island
Takashi Yamaguchi
Kashiwara
Also in
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Pachinko
Eijiro Ozaki
Lieutenant Okubo
Known for
The Man in the High Castle
Shōgun
Nae Yuuki
Hanako
Known for
Twin Peaks
Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre
Nobumasa Sakagami
Admiral Ohsugi
No other roles listed
Clint Eastwood Director · Iris Yamashita Screenplay Paul Haggis Story
Director Story
Clint Eastwood
Screenplay Story
Iris Yamashita
Story
Paul Haggis
Author
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Composer
Kyle Eastwood
Composer
Michael Stevens
Cinematographer
Tom Stern
Editor
Joel Cox
Production designer
Henry Bumstead
Production designer
James J. Murakami
Costume designer
Deborah Hopper
Worldwide gross $69M · Budget $19M · United States release December 20, 2006
Box office
Budget
$19,000,000
Worldwide gross
$68,673,228
Gross vs. budget
3.6×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
DreamWorks Pictures
Production
Malpaso Productions
Production
Amblin Entertainment
Production
DreamWorks
Production
United States · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 15, 2006
Premiere · Budokan
United States · December 20, 2006
Limited theatrical
United States
December 10, 2006 · Premiere · New York City, New York
February 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Argentina
February 13, 2007 · Premiere · Buenos Aires
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Australia
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 21, 2007 · Theatrical
Bolivia
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Canada
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Chile
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Colombia
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 1, 2007 · Digital
Denmark
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Ecuador
February 21, 2007 · Theatrical
April 14, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
Egypt
February 21, 2007 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Finland
February 16, 2007 · Theatrical
France
February 21, 2007 · Theatrical
Germany
February 11, 2007 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Greece
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 1, 2007 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 1, 2007 · Theatrical
Iceland
February 16, 2007 · Theatrical
India
October 19, 2007 · Theatrical
Indonesia
April 25, 2007 · Theatrical
July 9, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
Ireland
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Israel
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Italy
February 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Japan
December 9, 2006 · Theatrical
Kuwait
March 28, 2007 · Theatrical
Latvia
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Lebanon
February 28, 2007 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Malaysia
February 21, 2007 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Montenegro
February 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
New Zealand
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Norway
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Panama
February 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Peru
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 28, 2007 · Theatrical
Poland
March 9, 2007 · Digital
Portugal
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Romania
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Russia
March 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Serbia
March 3, 2007 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
March 8, 2007 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Slovakia
March 1, 2007 · Theatrical
Slovenia
March 1, 2007 · Theatrical
South Africa
March 1, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 1, 2007 · Theatrical
March 18, 2013 · Digital
Spain
February 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
June 26, 2007 · Physical · DVD release
October 3, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray release
Switzerland
February 21, 2007 · Theatrical · French
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical · German
June 8, 2007 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
February 19, 2007 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Ukraine
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
December 24, 2007 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Uruguay
February 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Venezuela
February 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Vietnam
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
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