While the General is expecting more Japanese troops from the mainland to come and assist, he understands that the American forces will outnumber his men, so he has his men dig out a series of winding tunnels and bunkers deep into the heart of Mount Suribachi. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (incredibly played by Ken Watanabe) takes a hands on approach in preparing his troops, most of whom are malnourished and sick from the local water supply. “Letters from Iwo Jima” takes us to the other side, the “enemy’s” side so to speak and puts us in camp with Japanese soldiers readying for the impending battle. That film followed three American soldiers who fought in Iwo Jima and played a part in the historic flag raising on Mount Suribachi. With “Letters from Iwo Jima”, Eastwood has completed the two part Iwo Jima saga he began with “Flags of our Fathers”.
Not a “ Clint Eastwood” masterpiece, or a “War Movie” masterpiece, but a heartfelt, artistically masterful look at humanity that outshines just about every movie that has come from Hollywood in at least the last decade. Simply put, Clint Eastwood’s “Letters from Iwo Jima” is a masterpiece.
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