"Iwo Jima Letter" is a historical war film produced by DreamWorks. Directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Watanabe Ken, Ninomiya Kazuya, Ihara Takeshi and others.
The film tells that at the end of World War II, Lieutenant General Kuribayashi Tadashi commanded the Japanese army to hold on to Iwo Jima to fight a no-win battle with the US military. Before the end of the battle, Rigiri wrote his last letter to the family. The film won the Best Foreign Language Film Award at the 64th Golden Globe Awards and the Best Sound Effects Award at the 79th Academy Awards.
Among the many works of Mr. Clint Eastwood, this is the one I like very much. Compared with the sister piece "The Banner of the Fathers", which was completely shot from the perspective of the US military, the "Iwo Jima Letter" from the Japanese army's perspective is more real. , colder and more shocking.
If you are interested, you can search for how bloody and cruel the battle of Iwo Jima was. The American and Japanese troops paid tens of thousands of lives in this palm-sized place. The horror of war was revealed in this battle. The panorama of the film reproduces that crazy era. From the standpoint of the Japanese soldiers, it tells us that there are profound reasons for the madness of this nation. Compared with those works that completely demonize the Japanese army, this film is especially sincere.
The general played by Ken Watanabe has a real person in history. He was the commander of the battle of Iwo Jima. Adu played very well, showing the madness and helplessness of a Japanese soldier very well.
The war scenes are not inferior to saving the soldiers. The subjective perspective and the use of portable cameras are in place, and the sense of scene is very good.
This is a masterpiece not to be missed.
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