Kakehashi, Kumiko

LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA. The Japanese Eyewitness Stories that Inspired Clint Eastwood's Film

London: Weidenfield & Nicolson, (2007). First edition. hardcover. Film source. The true story of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the subject of two films directed by Clint Eastwood. 'Flags of Our Fathers' tells the story of the US Marines who raised the flag above the island: the iconic image of the war with Japan. His other film, 'Letters from Iwo Jima' tells the story from the Japanese point of view. At the heart of this story is the maverick general Tadamichi Kurlyabashi, devoted family man, brilliant leader and the first man on the island to know they were going to die. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Item #14870
ISBN: 9780297853329

Price: $75.00