Letters from Iwo Jima  [videorecording] / 
Dreamworks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures present a Malpaso/Amblin Entertainment production ; directed by Clint Eastwood ; screenplay by Iris Yamashita ; story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis ; produced by Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg ; producer, Robert Lorenz ; executive producer, Paul Haggis ; director of photography, Tom Stern. 
 - Two-disc special ed., widescreen. 
 - Burbank, CA :  Warner Home Video,  2007. 
 - 2 videodiscs (140 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Based on the book "Picture letters from Commander in Chief" by Tadamichi Kuribayashi and book editor Tsuyoko Yoshido.  Originally produced in 2006.  Special features: "Red sun, black sand: the making of Letters from Iwo Jima:" led by Clint Eastwood, take an inside look at the creation of the film with many of the key players involved who brought this epic film together; "The faces of war: the cast of Letters from Iwo Jima:" cast members introduce the characters they portray in the film; "Images from the frontlines: the photography of Letters from Iwo Jima" world premiere at Budo-kan in Tokyo; press conference at Grand Hyatt Tokyo; Theatrical trailer. 
<br/><br/>disc 1. Movie -- disc 2. Special features. 
<br/><br/>Production designed by Henry Bumstead, James J. Murakami ; edited by Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; co-producer, Tim Moore ; visual effects supervisor, Michael Owens ; costumes designed by Deborah Hopper ; music by Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens ; orchestrated and conducted by Lennie Niehaus.  Production designed by Henry Bumstead, James J. Murakami ; edited by Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; co-producer, Tim Moore ; visual effects supervisor, Michael Owens ; costumes designed by Deborah Hopper ; music by Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens ; orchestrated and conducted by Lennie Niehaus. 
<br/><br/>Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shidou Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Eijiro Ozaki. 
<br/><br/> In 1945, 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. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: R; for graphic war violence. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. 
<br/><br/><br/>Japanese dialogue with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. 
<br/><br/> Academy Awards, USA, 2007: Oscar - Best Achievement in Sound Editing (Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman).  Golden Globes, USA, 2007: Golden Globe - Best Foreign language Film. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1419845268 9781419845260 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>085391112921 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>111292  Warner Home Video 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Midwest Tape  http://www.midwesttapes.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Kuribayashi, Tadamichi, 1890 or 1-1945 --Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Japan. Rikugun --Military life--Drama.<br/>Japan. Rikugun --Military life--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945--Drama.<br/>Cine Americano<br/>Letter writing, Japanese--Drama.<br/>Motion pictures, Japanese.<br/>Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945--Campaänas--Japâon--Teatro.<br/>Cartas--Teatro.<br/>Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945--Drama.<br/>Letter writing, Japanese--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan)--Drama.<br/>Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan)--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>War films.<br/>Historical films.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.<br/>War--Feature.<br/>Historical--Feature.<br/>Feature films.<br/>War films.<br/>Historical films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CM DVD 01261 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72