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Based on the book "Picture letters from Commander in Chief" by Tadamichi Kuribayashi.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.

Director of photography, Tom Stern ; editors, Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; music, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens ; costume designer, Deborah Hopper ; production designers, Henry Bumstead, James J. Murakami.

Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Eijiro Ozaki.

Sixty-one years ago, 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 Lt. 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.

MPAA rating: R; for graphic war violence.

DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby Digital Surround 5.1, widescreen, dual-layer format.

Japanese dialogue with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Academy Awards, USA, 2007: Oscar - Best Achievement in Sound Editing (Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman); Nominee for Best Picture

Golden Globes, USA, 2007: Golden Globe - Best Foreign language Film