Movies
Eastwood’s ‘Letters From Iwo Jima’ is shot from the Japanese perspective and comes on the heels of ‘Flags.’
Nov. 24, 2006
World & Nation
Japan has returned to using the prewar name for the island of Iwo Jima, site of one of World War II’s most horrific battles, at the urging of its original inhabitants.
June 21, 2007
‘Letters From Iwo Jima’ balances ‘Flags of Our Fathers’ with the Japanese viewpoint.
Oct. 15, 2006
Archives
I only hope the academy doesn’t ignore Clint Eastwood’s monumental Iwo Jima movies “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters From Iwo Jima,” and Robert De Niro’s dark masterpiece about the birth of the CIA, “The Good Shepherd,” the way the Directors Guild of America has [“Directors Note Teamwork,” by Susan King, Jan. 10].
Jan. 13, 2007
Critics in the nation laud the U.S.-directed film, one of several with a sympathetic view of Tokyo’s WWII fight.
Dec. 18, 2006
Kazunari Ninomiya, 23, expands an already long resume as the ‘Iwo Jima’ soldier on whose visage war’s toll is etched.
Jan. 28, 2007
Clint Eastwood cuts to the core in two wartime films.
Dec. 13, 2006
The national group cites the Eastwood film from Japanese perspective.
Dec. 7, 2006
Ken Watanabe speaks commandingly about East-West cooperation.
Dec. 25, 2006
The Big Picture
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June 9, 2008