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January 12, 2007

At the Movies: A look at WWII battle from the Japanese side

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

They've been described as bookends or even mirror images of each other — “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters From Iwo Jima” — two different perspectives on the same World War II battle.

LETTERS FROM
IWO JIMA

Director: Clint Eastwood

Cast: Ken Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Kazunari Ninomiya

Rating: R for graphic war violence

Language: In Japanese with subtitles
But this second picture is so different from the first, and such a rare, remarkable achievement in itself, it could have stood squarely on its own.


 
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