Letters from Iwo Jima
When a team of modern Japanese archaeologists uncovers a hidden tunnel network beneath Iwo Jima, they must race against powerful military forces intent on keeping the World War II secrets buried, or risk unleashing deadly consequences.
“The battle of Iwo Jima seen through the eyes of the Japanese soldiers.”
Synopsis
A historical account of the Battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, presented from the viewpoint of the Japanese soldiers who participated in the conflict.
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A crew of 509+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Joel CoxShot by Tom SternScored by Kyle EastwoodDesigned by Henry BumsteadSound by Bub AsmanCostumes by Deborah HopperStunts by Buddy Van HornVFX by Matthew E Butler
Box Office
2006 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.6× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$68.7M
US & Canada: $13.8M — 20% of worldwide · International: $54.9M (80%)
Opening weekend: $40K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $40K — 0% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 5 theaters
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Also known as
- Letters From Iwo Jimade
- Cartas desde Iwo Jimaes
- Lettres d'Iwo Jimafr
- Lettere da Iwo Jimait
- (English)Letters from Iwo Jima
- (Bulgarian)Писма от Иво Джима
Release dates around the world2 countries · showhide
- JapanNov 15, 2006
- United StatesDec 10, 2006
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Cast & Crew
509 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ken Watanabe
as General Kuribayashi
Kazunari Ninomiya
as Saigô
Tsuyoshi Ihara
as Baron Nishi
Ryo Kase
as Shimizu
Shido Nakamura
as Lieutenant Itô
Hiroshi Watanabe
as Lieutenant Fujita
Takumi Bando
as Captain Tanida
Yuki Matsuzaki
as Nozaki
Takashi Yamaguchi
as Kashiwara
Eijiro Ozaki
as Lieutenant Ôkubo
Nae
as Hanako
Nobumasa Sakagami
as Admiral Ôsugi
Supporting cast
51Luke Eberl
as Sam
Sonny Saito
as Medic Endô
Steve Santa Sekiyoshi
as Kanda
Hiro Abe
as Lt. Colonel Ôiso
Toshiya Agata
as Captain Iwasaki
Yoshi Ishii
as Private Yamazaki
Toshi Toda
as Colonel Adachi
Ken Kensei
as Maj. General Hayashi
Ikuma Ando
as Ozawa
Akiko Shima
as Lead Woman
Masashi Nagadoi
as Admiral Ichimaru
Mark Moses
as American Officer
Roxanne Hart
as Officer's Wife
Yoshio Iizuka
as Tired Soldier
Mitsu
as Suicide Soldier
Takuji Kuramoto
as Ono
Avery Wada
as Hashimoto
Yoshi Tomo Kaneda
as Japanese Soldier #1
Shoji Hattori
as Japanese Soldier #2
Mark Tadashi Takahashi
as Japanese Soldier #3
Mitsuyuki Oishi
as Japanese Soldier #4
Evan Ellingson
as Kid Marine
Kazuyuki Morosawa
as Ito's Guard
Masayuki Yonezawa
as Ito's Soldier
Hiroshi Tom Tanaka
as Hopeless Soldier
Mathew Botuchis
as American Marine
Yukari Black
as Mother
Daisuke Nagashima
as Prisoner
Kirk Enochs
as Marine Officer
Ryan Kelley
as Marine #2
Jonathan Oliver Sessler
as Marine #3
Michael Lawson
as Marine #4
Taishi Mizuno
as Cave Soldier #1
Daisuke Tsuji
as Cave Soldier #2
Yoshi Ando
as Excavator #1
Yutaka Takeuchi
as Excavator #2
Tsuguo Mizuno
as Lead Excavator
Mark Ofuji
as Kuribayashi's Guard
Hallock Beals
as Marine at Clearing
Ryan Carnes
as Marine at Clearing
Jeremy Glazer
as Marine Lieutenant
Ryoya Katsuyama
as Boy
Masashi Odate
as Cook
London Kim
as Ôkubo's Soldier
Dick Skip Evans
as Pilot
Wanliss E Armstrong
as Pilot
Nori Bunasawa
as Japanese Journalist
Rio Ahn
as Wounded Japanese Soldier
Sam Arnold
as Marine Ryan
Jean Luc Julien
as American Officer
Satch Watanabe
as Prisoner
Directors
1Writers
5Producers
8Other crew
441Michael Maker
3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Pam Wong
3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Rohini Montenegro
3D integration artist: Digital Domain
David S Sanchez
3D integration artist: Digital Domain (as David Sanchez)
Landon Trawny
accounting clerk
Miker Stovall
additional assistant production coordinator
Jessica Meier
additional assistant production office coordinator
Kent Tsurumaru
additional second second assistant director
Jason C Fitzgerald
additional set lighting technician
Matt Miller
additional set production assistant
Ulrich Frank
Admiral Ohsugi
Nicholas Korda
adr editor (as Nicholas V. Korda)
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