why the racism? this movie is to expand ones perspective of other cultures/countries. i used to thnk FUCK YEA AMERICA before i saw this, and i now i respect every culture. i can step into someone else's shoes. i respect all soldiers because they fight for their OWN country. stop fighting and enjoy this masterpiece.
yup, history is full of what happens when groups or people are held responsible for what their older and even dead relatives have done in their pasts. I'm sure I could come up with plenty examples. How many would one want?
They abducted 200,000 Asians (& Caucausians), raped them up to 50 times a day & then buried them alive to save bullets when they became ill.
*Japanese govt won't apologize to any of the surviving sex slaves.
*It STILL sugercoats this by outrageously lying that the victims were whores who volunteered to service Japanese & received great treatment & even bigger salary than Japanese army generals from Japan
GOOGLE: Jan Ruff O'Herne - Japanese military sex slave
Makes you think,THat man could do such a thing to one another. THat on those sacred battlefields, men who were once filled with life, dreams, hopes, love, could all the sudden be piles of goo, blood, guts, that have no meaning and only serve as litter on a battlefield of thousands. That in one instant, everything you loved and held dear could be taken from you like a cruel joke. That you could be fighting with your friends beside you, to find out you have to tell their families of their deaths.
@KimInLosAngeles in korea, korean's population was increasing and many koreans went to japan for studying juring the japan's occupation. Actually Samsung's first CEO studied in Waseda University in the 1940's. if japanese soldiers killed and raped so many koreans, they would escaped from Korea and go to US so as Jew people in Europe.
So your saying that amerricans didnt commit any war crimes ? american soldiers also raped women but unlike the japanese they didnt do mass murder in the population's.
My point is that war is war, every army commits war crimes, japanese did exaggerate but like i said war is war.
Those 2 bombs should have never been dropped on japan, those innocent people didnt deserve that.
"So your saying that amerricans didnt commit any war crimes ?"
did I say that? Im not saying anything about the Americans, but I agree those innocent people didn't deserve 2 bombs. but that is also the Jap gov'ts fault. If the first one killed so many innocents, why not surrender then? why DID it take 2 and not 1?
Not only did the Japs raped and mass murdered, the Jap gov't DENY having done it at all despite the world knowing already. And yet they do not even give an apology
This.. is.. just beautiful. Just like both of 2 films. There are no animals on the war. men on all sides. The point that Clint Eastwood shows this film is perfect. If there would be a voting for the best war film of all times I would vote for these two.
I have to say that after watching this movie and Flags of Our Fathers, I liked this one a lot more... The Japanese Soldiers were based upon honor and fighting till the death. After the two Americans shooting the disciplinary officer and the other soldier I lost my respect for the Americans. The Japanese brought Sam in and tried to treat him. I respect the Japanese a lot more now... Except the ignorant ones.
@RequiemOfTheFirst The Americans who shot the Kempetai officer (Shimizu) were also ignorant. What about the American soldiers at the end of the movie? They could have killed Saigo and still did not. The point of these two movies (Flags of our Fathers is the other) is that the soldiers fighting were simple people like you and me caught in the wrong place in the wrong time. Good and bad is everywhere, but one side has to lose. I respect the Americans and the Japanese equally.
@RequiemOfTheFirst The American and Japanese cultures are completely different, one being based heavily off of honor (Japan). There are plenty of honorable Americans out there, it's just that the Japanese are rooted in honor and believe to live without honor is pointless. At least that was the idea during WWII.
They abducted 200,000 Asians (also Caucasians), raped them up to 50 times a day & buried them alive to save bullets.
Japanese govt won't apologize to any of surviving sex slaves.
In 2007, Japanese govt org bought 1 pg. of Wall Street Journal & filled it with OUTRAGEOUS LIES: 1) the females were whores who volunteered to service Japanese soldiers. 2) Japanese govt paid them more than Japanese army generals.
GOOGLE: Jan Ruff O'Herne - Japanese military sex slave
One of the things that makes this movie good, is how universal its meaning is. Where movies before this pinned the crimes on enemies of the U.S., Letters From Iwo Jima showed that people fight for there country and what they feel is right. And unfortunately sometimes what the government thinks is right, is not the right thing at all.
There were many incidents committed by those barbarians, and those who committed them are indeed barbarians, but NOT an entire population. That can be said for any nation or group. Any Japanese I have known have been very kind, polite, gentle and intelligent persons. Makes one wonder how and why so many of them behaved in such a way. I suppose a government induced mindset, same as Nazi Germany, and other regimes before and since for that matter.
@9241937 Oh yes ofc it was all about propaganda during the time no matter who you fought for which sort of explains ur use of the word barbarian. I think it is best said by the words of a chinese farmer (and later on his son) that took care of a japanese soldier that got lost during the war until I believe 1991 or 93. It doesnt matter who you fight for behind those people there is always a family waiting for their return.
@9241937 Yea America has done things just as worse as America just bcuse America played nicely in one war doesn't mean they have thoughout it's history
A soldier was killed in duty, and was brought to the golden gates of Heaven. There, he faced God, and said, "Lord, I know I wasn't a spiritual man. I did some things I ain't proud of, and some more that you ain't proud of, and I won't be mad if you don't let me in." God looked down at the soldier, and then turned to the angel next to him. "Open these gates, and find him a spot with us." The angel was shocked, and said, but why? God turns to the soldier and says "This man just came from hell
Most ww2 movies show the americans as the good guys and the japanese as the bad guys but this movie show the reality of the situation, that the enemy is also human, theres no good or bad guys anyone no matter which side is on can do a noble thing or horrible crimes.
@Ghosttaskforce141 How many Japanese prisoners did the Americans behead? How many Americans slaughtered untold numbers of Chinese civilians, Philippine civilians, did the Americans ever do anything even close to the Battan Death March? I assume that "good guys" behave like the Japanese, Einzengruppen, SS, Russians occupying a Defeated Germany. Yeah, the Americans did all that and more. Suggest you do a bit of research and watch fewer movies that have become less factual over the decades.
@9241937 hmm lets see the Bataan death march 75,000 American POW`s were forced to march but not all of them died. Therefore that means that 75,000 deaths would be the most. On the other hand the Atomic bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima collectively killed more than 100,00 people and more were planned to be dropped.
@Raptorsified This is where I need to intervene. You say that "more (atomic bombs) were planned to be dropped."? You're either lying to make a point or are incredibly undereducated. Only 3 bombs were made, one for a test and 2 for Japanese cities. One was tested, two were used.
@tyrannasaurasalan the fact that only 3 were made at the time of surrendur does not change the fact that more were planned to be manufactured and subsequently dropped.
@Raptorsified Yes it does. Because they did not have the money to further develop more bombs at the time, an invasion of Japan was planned as a contingency. Lol at your ignorance.
@tyrannasaurasalan more than 3 bombs were made, more drops were planned, and they sure as hell had the money for more. During WW2 the US's economy went straight up. From 1946-1958 twenty three nuclear bombs were tested on Bikini Atoll.
@LobsterHumper Three bombs made, one test (Trinity) and two for deployment. As for the economy, you are not quite right. The economy was moving but funds were spent faster than made, hence the need for war bonds. There were no plans for more bombs to be dropped, we didn't have enough material to make more for about a year.
@tyrannasaurasalan No it does not, America wanted a swift end to this war and was trying to avoid going further into the japanese homeland after okinawa and iwojima because of teh style of fighting and the mentality of the japanese soldiers and citizens. This means that at the time the japanese would quite literally fight to the death. America found that this price was far too much to pay in the lives of their troops and people. Due to this America planned to manufacture more atomic bombs.
@tyrannasaurasalan In this document or memo it is said that at least one atomic bomb is ready and it is evident that this is after the first 2 bombs were dropped due to the talk of the effects on the japanese. etc. Umm I@m sorry it does not let me add the link so i have inboxed you the link to the pdf.
@Raptorsified I received your message, but there's a problem. A big problem. The link you provided me is not analysis by a professional, nor is it an article by anyone who knows the subject, it's a rather sloppily written dialogue between two men who vaguely refer to weapons. Such a "source" a valid piece of evidence does not make.
@tyrannasaurasalan what ? oh im sorry the names of the two arent on the document? sorry wait let me clarify. sorry this is teh full cite: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II, A Collection of Primary Sources," (PDF). National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 162. George Washington University. August 13, 1945. the mesages were exchenged between Major general Leslie Groves and General of teh Army George Marshall.
@tyrannasaurasalan That individual provides nothing but gibberish. Obviously it's an individual who believes in their own mind that by disagreeing with everyone about everything it indicates he/she is of superior intelligence. If English happens to be that person's primary language, then he/she isn't exactly skilled at self-expression.
@9241937 wait I@m sorry my account was Hijacked for a few hours... How can you make such statements about me? Saying that I provide nothing but gibberish. No it is not that I believe that I disagree with everyone to `exert` my intelligence. would you also care to explain what you mean by I am not skilled at self expression. If by that you mean that my wording or grammar is bad then that is because often when I write things like this in a hurry like I usually do it doesn`t usually come out well.
@9241937 `` we have used it to sharpen the agony of war... we will continue to use it to destroy japan`` - your beloved Harry Truman please get your facts straight before succumbing to your American propaganda, blind patriotism and villanizing enemies. (sorry my post was too long and i had to split it up in 2
@9241937 Oh and during teh ... part of my quote your beloved Harry Truman says``in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of Americans`` what he forgot to include was ``at the cost of thousands and thousands more civilians and other innocent people`` now I hope I have informed just as clint eastwood has tried to do that not one side is right or wrong.
@Raptorsified How many million Chinese were murdered by the Japanese? Does th term Rape of Nanking ring a bell? That was just ONE incident of savagery committed my those barbarians. Naturally the Japanese of that era were so good as to not have dropped A-Bombs on any nation had they had them. Too bad you weren't an American soldier who would have been a part of the landing force on mainland Japan. I daresay you'd have felt quite good about the bombs that ended the war. Now bitch about Dresden.
@somenoobz Sorry, I guess I'm not comprehending totally, so could you please explain exactly what you are saying, I 'm not sure I really understand, If there is a language barrier I certainly understand, my language is English and I have a second but am not fluent. I hope I am not coming across as being rude, that's certainly not my intention.
@9241937 And i guess I could say to you too bad ur great grandfather spent 2 years at hiroshima picking up the bodies. Now you bitch about ur all mighty america. and i bet you wouldve loved to be absorbing all that radiation during those 2 years. anyways what im trying to get at is there are no winners of war. only losses
@Ghosttaskforce141 It is known that victors write History, i think that's why the americans are always shown as the good guys. You got a point my good sir, they were all humans.
War is horrible, Ghandi once said "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" (ok, that may not be the EXACT qoute but that's not the point), chew an that for a while
war always means that the high ppl in politics who cant stand each other are out of everything and the poor innocent ppl have to go through the worst hell ever!
The war is, firstly, the hope that we'll get along, than, the expectation that the other gonna get fucked, so, the satisfaction in see the other didn't get along, and so, the surprise in see that everyone gets fucked -Karl Kraus
war is about who is right and who not and who good or bad it about if the axis control the county and the allies want to free people with resept and good thing and it truth that there killing each other because it about who the storgest and who not
One of the few American produced war films that weren't riddled with a one-sided allied agenda of the war, Letters from Iwo Jima is proof that war movies can be a beautiful thing. The soundtrack brings a tear to my eye every time.
who else finds it slightly ironic that the people who start wars dont fight them? honest men dying for their country whilst the people who started the war are sitting in offices! i think it should be the soilders who run a country or at least the soldiers who decide weather to start a war or not!
uh, not in this case. In the case of Japan the people who started the war did fight it. Remember militarists took over the Japanese governmen...well they let the military take over; and mid-ranking officers bullied the higher ups into the war....
@Kethorie i think he meant the people on either side are a mixture of honest men fighting and some men who enjoy it and find it fun for example killing innocents on purpouse but either way all soilders are heroes
Only Clint Eastwood would think of the idea to film one War at two different perspectives,such a beautiful film and so well directed by the man himself,really creates sympathy from both sides for the other,while realising that no matter what country you are from,nobody deserves to die on the battlefield.
The Japanese had/have so much honor. Plus WWII was the first war they ever lost, so yes they wanted to fight until the last person. I highly respect the Japanese in WWII even though I'm American.
Who is good and who is bad all depends on the side who you are fighting for. Simple and short. I'm an American, and I am willing to fight for my country, does it mean were right all the time? No. It just means that we have a cause. (Good or bad, still a cause)
Are you aware that to your opponent, YOU are the "bad guy." War is not Hollywood. War is not a video game. There are no good guys and bad guys; there are only winners and losers. No soldier in his right mind wants war. Respect your enemy and hope that he shows you the same treatment you show him. He probably doesn't want to be there any more than you do. The only difference between many soldiers is the color of their uniforms.
For whatever Reason I dont Attribute this song to just this movie....I imagine it more so as a Beautiful song to all lost or serving in the military at any time on any side..The men and women who give there lives for the truely Unjust causes of the few who make discisons....I love this song with a passion that extends far beyond the movie...
Hitler knew war, he had experienced the first world war, Stalin knew war he had been fighting two wars. But still they took control over the strongest nations in the world each leaded with two different ideologies. Created by their ancestors to prevent wars. But still each leader sent their men into war. Because war, war never changes
Having watched war movies since I was 5, I feel like I was in the war. But, god knows im bullshitting when I say that. Because I haven't seen anything. For instance, my best friend getting shot right infront of me. All the war movies i've watched: Thin Red Line, Letters from Iwo Jima, Full Metal Jacket, Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Way of War, Hamburger Hill, Brothers, Defiance, Jarhead, Saints and Soldiers, Harts War, theres alot more, but i'd have to name a thousand.
While i had not lived in this time,i had great animosity towards the japanese and germans and enjoyed seeing footage of the americans winning. After watching this movie i had great respect for the japanese and actually cried at the end when the letters fell from the bag,not sure why. Great movie,amazing atmosphere.
Reading some of the comments put forward by people who seem to have a passionate hate for everyone and want to nuke everyone on this planet, all never experienced war. As the Greek lyric poet Pindar said: "War is sweet to those who have never experienced it."
@thewoooty America would of gotten in no matter what. Japan was very expansionist and very close to American-held islands, and Germany kept sinking American ships trying to help Britian. plus, FDR was very against both nations and wanted to get rid of them. Pearl Harbor just got us in faster.
@thewoooty except they had been supporting the allies through the lend lease act before they were attacked. American production and military strength is what ended the italians, japanese, and germans (though russia's part in the war against germany was pretty signifacant)
@thewoooty Actually he was right. Pearl Harbor just tied the knot on how we would enter the war. Japan had taken over practically all of our outlets in the Pacific, one being the Philippines, which had a lot of resources. It was our Casus Belli.
True, true. Very true indeed. Hitler was just saying things at the right time. After world war 1, at that time the people were in a state of nothingness. Hitlers words were like their way out of it. Hell anything that made sense wouldve done the job. Though eventually they realized he's nuts and it's too late to back out. わ
If it weren't for the U.S. during WW2, then Hitler would be controlling over everything by now. The Nazis would still take control. So that's why America/Allies are here to fight for freedom. But i honor the Men and Women who died during WW2. They fought at their greatest battles.
Well actually, regardless of whether or not the US joined the war I am confident the soviets would of pushed the germans back. American entry did help divert much attention from them and saved many soviet lives, but the war still would of been victorious for the allies.
Clint eastwood is great director!!!!! I love him, so I watched IWOJIMA,I have both DVD,but I didnt watch American side movie yet. I'll watch it soon. my grandfather had went to IWOJIMA as a soilder,he could go to home.I had never talk with grandfather about war during he live.
I want not to say which is right or wrong,both people ware thinking we are right ! every War is so. both soilder having brave and loving familiy.
for just own country side movie is idiot !! so this is great movie!!!
The japanese killed thereselves and their captors instead of being a POW if u wer summoned to be part of the imperial army and u returned from battle u would be hated and disgraced on the other hand when the americans returned home there were parties and shit
i think that we dont talk about the Japanese being brave only being suicide bombers because we ourselves arent as brave as these men were we dont want to feel as if they are superior to us in any way thus the A-BOMB
During WWII Japan did do things that were unforgivable to the people from Nanking and Batan Death March, indeed those were very cruel events that had taken place12germankid. However, who are we to judge others for what they have done, for we too are not perfect, nor is the rest of the world. All wars never bring forth good things to begin with. No matter what country you are from......war will always be the same. War will never change, including the pain it brings. Remember that well.
Some believe that the purpose of life is to achieve the perfect death... Rest in Peace all those who find theirs, and all those who couldn't.
Lawlite26 20 hours ago
Where from that motive? Just autor's fantasy or cover from real march?
hermadur 3 days ago
why the racism? this movie is to expand ones perspective of other cultures/countries. i used to thnk FUCK YEA AMERICA before i saw this, and i now i respect every culture. i can step into someone else's shoes. i respect all soldiers because they fight for their OWN country. stop fighting and enjoy this masterpiece.
Meech0w 1 week ago
@KimInLosAngeles come on man that was the past what r u saying kill the Japanese
dragovin08 1 week ago
yup, history is full of what happens when groups or people are held responsible for what their older and even dead relatives have done in their pasts. I'm sure I could come up with plenty examples. How many would one want?
Leafbleeder 1 week ago
The Japanese of today should not be blamed for the deeds of their forefathers. Hatred will only lead to more hatred.
h34rtk0rps 1 week ago
:'(
MsSkinhead1992 3 weeks ago
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Japanese were as evil as Nazis.
They abducted 200,000 Asians (& Caucausians), raped them up to 50 times a day & then buried them alive to save bullets when they became ill.
*Japanese govt won't apologize to any of the surviving sex slaves.
*It STILL sugercoats this by outrageously lying that the victims were whores who volunteered to service Japanese & received great treatment & even bigger salary than Japanese army generals from Japan
GOOGLE: Jan Ruff O'Herne - Japanese military sex slave
KimInLosAngeles 3 weeks ago
There is no good guys and bad guys in a war. Only that the winner is right and the loser is wrong.
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granto767 1 month ago
Much respect to the japanese and all those who gave their lives on both sides. From the U.S.A.
TheCADAM06 1 month ago
Makes you think,THat man could do such a thing to one another. THat on those sacred battlefields, men who were once filled with life, dreams, hopes, love, could all the sudden be piles of goo, blood, guts, that have no meaning and only serve as litter on a battlefield of thousands. That in one instant, everything you loved and held dear could be taken from you like a cruel joke. That you could be fighting with your friends beside you, to find out you have to tell their families of their deaths.
CommandCentre 1 month ago
Japanese were as evil as Nazis.
They abducted 200,000 Asians (& Caucasians), raped them up to 50 times a day & then buried them alive to save bullets when they became sick.
*Japanese govt won't apologize to any of surviving sex slaves.
*It STILL sugercoats this by outrageously lying that the victims were whores who volunteered to service Japanese
& received great treatment & even bigger salary than Japanese army generals from Japan.
GOOGLE: Jan Ruff O'Herne - Japanese military sex slave
KimInLosAngeles 1 month ago
@KimInLosAngeles in korea, korean's population was increasing and many koreans went to japan for studying juring the japan's occupation. Actually Samsung's first CEO studied in Waseda University in the 1940's. if japanese soldiers killed and raped so many koreans, they would escaped from Korea and go to US so as Jew people in Europe.
mildseven73 1 month ago
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granto767 1 month ago
@KimInLosAngeles
Please say the name of the country which dropped the atomic bomb.
Can the name of the country which dropped the atomic bomb to Hiroshima be said?
Do you know this fact?
granto767 1 month ago
@granto767
That still doesn't address what the Japs did to the Asian population.
U.S. dropped the bombs because the Japanese were never going to surrender.
But the rape and torture by the Japanese? On top of that, they do not admit wrong or even apologize? That is intolerable and disgusting.
hkpopfan4lif3 1 month ago
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granto767 1 month ago
@hkpopfan4lif3
Please do not go into the talk.
I would like to hear KimInLosAngeles opinion.
granto767 1 month ago
@granto767
If KimInLosAngeles doesn't reply, then please answer to mine.
hkpopfan4lif3 1 month ago
@hkpopfan4lif3
It is if you are a South Korean.
granto767 1 month ago
@hkpopfan4lif3
So your saying that amerricans didnt commit any war crimes ? american soldiers also raped women but unlike the japanese they didnt do mass murder in the population's.
My point is that war is war, every army commits war crimes, japanese did exaggerate but like i said war is war.
Those 2 bombs should have never been dropped on japan, those innocent people didnt deserve that.
firefoxfamas 1 month ago
@firefoxfamas
"So your saying that amerricans didnt commit any war crimes ?"
did I say that? Im not saying anything about the Americans, but I agree those innocent people didn't deserve 2 bombs. but that is also the Jap gov'ts fault. If the first one killed so many innocents, why not surrender then? why DID it take 2 and not 1?
Not only did the Japs raped and mass murdered, the Jap gov't DENY having done it at all despite the world knowing already. And yet they do not even give an apology
hkpopfan4lif3 1 month ago
@hkpopfan4lif3 You do realize that without the bombs many more lives would have been lost? Sometimes you need to go to extremes to do more good.
SimpleFox 1 week ago
@firefoxfamas everyone did war crimes were just best at covering them up
rdj90 3 weeks ago
Thumbs up if you bawled watching this movie.
hieiandkurama234 1 month ago
why am i crying at this if i havent watch the movie ?
Edeshi 1 month ago
PEOPLE, EVERYONE WHO LIKES WAR FILMS AND DIDN'T WATCH THESE CONNECTED TWO MUST DO THIS RIGHT NOW. You're gonna cry believe me.
TheFlyer303 2 months ago
This.. is.. just beautiful. Just like both of 2 films. There are no animals on the war. men on all sides. The point that Clint Eastwood shows this film is perfect. If there would be a voting for the best war film of all times I would vote for these two.
Thank you.
TheFlyer303 2 months ago
I have to say that after watching this movie and Flags of Our Fathers, I liked this one a lot more... The Japanese Soldiers were based upon honor and fighting till the death. After the two Americans shooting the disciplinary officer and the other soldier I lost my respect for the Americans. The Japanese brought Sam in and tried to treat him. I respect the Japanese a lot more now... Except the ignorant ones.
RequiemOfTheFirst 2 months ago
@RequiemOfTheFirst The Americans who shot the Kempetai officer (Shimizu) were also ignorant. What about the American soldiers at the end of the movie? They could have killed Saigo and still did not. The point of these two movies (Flags of our Fathers is the other) is that the soldiers fighting were simple people like you and me caught in the wrong place in the wrong time. Good and bad is everywhere, but one side has to lose. I respect the Americans and the Japanese equally.
blah6277 1 month ago 2
@blah6277 Well said. I can respect your opinion. There are a few honorable Americans out there... They are just hard to find.
RequiemOfTheFirst 1 month ago
@RequiemOfTheFirst The American and Japanese cultures are completely different, one being based heavily off of honor (Japan). There are plenty of honorable Americans out there, it's just that the Japanese are rooted in honor and believe to live without honor is pointless. At least that was the idea during WWII.
SimpleFox 1 week ago
Man I cried so much when watching this movie... Just to think the torture and pain these men went through... Thumbs up if you agree.
LuLzWu7tP0t4to 2 months ago 4
Japanese Soldiers had/have real honor. Not that crap we are fighting today. I remember reading one Kamikaze final will. My God it is so beautiful.
To sum it up, he said the world is beautiful, do not take it for granted. And there are things in life that are just out of one's control.
scottg4520 2 months ago 20
Not to be a dick or anything, but. Clint Eastwood > Chuck Norris
mac19971 2 months ago 2
My great grandfather served in the Japanese Army...
mac19971 2 months ago 2
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Japanese were as evil as Nazis.
They abducted 200,000 Asians (also Caucasians), raped them up to 50 times a day & buried them alive to save bullets.
Japanese govt won't apologize to any of surviving sex slaves.
In 2007, Japanese govt org bought 1 pg. of Wall Street Journal & filled it with OUTRAGEOUS LIES: 1) the females were whores who volunteered to service Japanese soldiers. 2) Japanese govt paid them more than Japanese army generals.
GOOGLE: Jan Ruff O'Herne - Japanese military sex slave
KimInLosAngeles 2 months ago
banzai for japan and charge for usa
funhoang 2 months ago
Liked this movie, felt bad for Sam and the "disciplinarian officer" (forgot his name, the one that got discharged for not shooting the dog).
Brian91506 2 months ago
@Brian91506 shimizu i think
Conicalnewt 2 months ago
美しい曲です。
monozukihahaha 2 months ago
One of the things that makes this movie good, is how universal its meaning is. Where movies before this pinned the crimes on enemies of the U.S., Letters From Iwo Jima showed that people fight for there country and what they feel is right. And unfortunately sometimes what the government thinks is right, is not the right thing at all.
B0eing1992 3 months ago
this movie is perfact emotions
noorchan 3 months ago
Six idiots watched this vid. :) Awesome movie and song. God bless all of those who die.
kill971000ify 3 months ago 20
かなしい・・・
tanamach 3 months ago
Beautiful piece of art.
whatdemonsdotosaints 3 months ago
sad movie :( 5/5
Dayday1143 3 months ago
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Bravo5656 3 months ago
栗林閣下に安らかなねむりを・・・
zeketype11 3 months ago
Perfect example of how wars are...not just the americans being the good guys in your hollywood movies
Bandagedsniper 3 months ago
@Bandagedsniper You have opened my eyes to great truths of the universe with your smug comment.
Reviresco 3 months ago
戦争は人間の病気。多い兵士は第二次世界大戦に死んだ。大変悲しいよ！
japanrocks1 3 months ago
such a beautiful song, gives me shivers.
eiffel65fan09 3 months ago 2
We dont need war.
BlackberrySmart 4 months ago
@BlackberrySmart words aren't going to solve everything.
TriumphantLoser 4 months ago
@TriumphantLoser What is?
BlackberrySmart 4 months ago
@BlackberrySmart everything solves everything. not something.
TriumphantLoser 4 months ago
Thumbs up if you are watching this on the 11/9/11
RIP to all who perished before and during the War On Terror
Nascarrrrrrfan 4 months ago
one of the only american movies which shows the other side, great movie!!!!
KaisersPrime 5 months ago
@KaisersPrime Facts always have some sides. Seeing from one side makes some misunderstanding.
hajime19951128 4 months ago
i shed a tear everytime i watch this :(
Lucassandro25 5 months ago
saigo was great, just a young japanese man regular guy caught up in a horrible time
StThomasMore405 5 months ago
There were many incidents committed by those barbarians, and those who committed them are indeed barbarians, but NOT an entire population. That can be said for any nation or group. Any Japanese I have known have been very kind, polite, gentle and intelligent persons. Makes one wonder how and why so many of them behaved in such a way. I suppose a government induced mindset, same as Nazi Germany, and other regimes before and since for that matter.
9241937 6 months ago
@9241937 Oh yes ofc it was all about propaganda during the time no matter who you fought for which sort of explains ur use of the word barbarian. I think it is best said by the words of a chinese farmer (and later on his son) that took care of a japanese soldier that got lost during the war until I believe 1991 or 93. It doesnt matter who you fight for behind those people there is always a family waiting for their return.
Raptorsified 5 months ago
I almost cry when I listen to that music
Lucassandro25 6 months ago
"It is the rich and old that declare war, but it is the young and poor that must die..."
ConnivingEagle 6 months ago 2
Ken Watanabe, is the finest actor there is
Nickkraw 6 months ago
my favorite war movie ever made... god dam was that some good acting!
moemoney012 6 months ago
@9241937 Yea America has done things just as worse as America just bcuse America played nicely in one war doesn't mean they have thoughout it's history
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A soldier was killed in duty, and was brought to the golden gates of Heaven. There, he faced God, and said, "Lord, I know I wasn't a spiritual man. I did some things I ain't proud of, and some more that you ain't proud of, and I won't be mad if you don't let me in." God looked down at the soldier, and then turned to the angel next to him. "Open these gates, and find him a spot with us." The angel was shocked, and said, but why? God turns to the soldier and says "This man just came from hell
Bogeyy17 6 months ago
Most ww2 movies show the americans as the good guys and the japanese as the bad guys but this movie show the reality of the situation, that the enemy is also human, theres no good or bad guys anyone no matter which side is on can do a noble thing or horrible crimes.
Ghosttaskforce141 6 months ago 28
@Ghosttaskforce141 How many Japanese prisoners did the Americans behead? How many Americans slaughtered untold numbers of Chinese civilians, Philippine civilians, did the Americans ever do anything even close to the Battan Death March? I assume that "good guys" behave like the Japanese, Einzengruppen, SS, Russians occupying a Defeated Germany. Yeah, the Americans did all that and more. Suggest you do a bit of research and watch fewer movies that have become less factual over the decades.
9241937 6 months ago
@9241937 hmm lets see the Bataan death march 75,000 American POW`s were forced to march but not all of them died. Therefore that means that 75,000 deaths would be the most. On the other hand the Atomic bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima collectively killed more than 100,00 people and more were planned to be dropped.
Raptorsified 6 months ago
@Raptorsified This is where I need to intervene. You say that "more (atomic bombs) were planned to be dropped."? You're either lying to make a point or are incredibly undereducated. Only 3 bombs were made, one for a test and 2 for Japanese cities. One was tested, two were used.
tyrannasaurasalan 5 months ago
@tyrannasaurasalan the fact that only 3 were made at the time of surrendur does not change the fact that more were planned to be manufactured and subsequently dropped.
Raptorsified 5 months ago
@Raptorsified Yes it does. Because they did not have the money to further develop more bombs at the time, an invasion of Japan was planned as a contingency. Lol at your ignorance.
tyrannasaurasalan 5 months ago
@tyrannasaurasalan more than 3 bombs were made, more drops were planned, and they sure as hell had the money for more. During WW2 the US's economy went straight up. From 1946-1958 twenty three nuclear bombs were tested on Bikini Atoll.
LobsterHumper 5 months ago
@LobsterHumper Three bombs made, one test (Trinity) and two for deployment. As for the economy, you are not quite right. The economy was moving but funds were spent faster than made, hence the need for war bonds. There were no plans for more bombs to be dropped, we didn't have enough material to make more for about a year.
Toddinfantry 3 months ago
@tyrannasaurasalan No it does not, America wanted a swift end to this war and was trying to avoid going further into the japanese homeland after okinawa and iwojima because of teh style of fighting and the mentality of the japanese soldiers and citizens. This means that at the time the japanese would quite literally fight to the death. America found that this price was far too much to pay in the lives of their troops and people. Due to this America planned to manufacture more atomic bombs.
Raptorsified 5 months ago
@Raptorsified Cite your research.
tyrannasaurasalan 5 months ago
@tyrannasaurasalan In this document or memo it is said that at least one atomic bomb is ready and it is evident that this is after the first 2 bombs were dropped due to the talk of the effects on the japanese. etc. Umm I@m sorry it does not let me add the link so i have inboxed you the link to the pdf.
Raptorsified 5 months ago
@tyrannasaurasalan Oh and I would also like to see your research if you feel that you have the liberty to ask me for mine.
Raptorsified 5 months ago
@Raptorsified You've never provided me with your research.
tyrannasaurasalan 5 months ago
@tyrannasaurasalan I sent it to you in your inbox or did u not recieve it?
Raptorsified 5 months ago
@Raptorsified I don't have the patience for your childish lies.
tyrannasaurasalan 5 months ago
@tyrannasaurasalan Ok then ill just resend it. Then you will see the truth and eat ur disgusting insults when I have not thrown one at you.
Raptorsified 5 months ago
@Raptorsified I received your message, but there's a problem. A big problem. The link you provided me is not analysis by a professional, nor is it an article by anyone who knows the subject, it's a rather sloppily written dialogue between two men who vaguely refer to weapons. Such a "source" a valid piece of evidence does not make.
tyrannasaurasalan 5 months ago
@tyrannasaurasalan what ? oh im sorry the names of the two arent on the document? sorry wait let me clarify. sorry this is teh full cite: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II, A Collection of Primary Sources," (PDF). National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 162. George Washington University. August 13, 1945. the mesages were exchenged between Major general Leslie Groves and General of teh Army George Marshall.
Raptorsified 5 months ago
@Raptorsified You did not provide a citation, only a sketchy document.
tyrannasaurasalan 5 months ago
@tyrannasaurasalan That individual provides nothing but gibberish. Obviously it's an individual who believes in their own mind that by disagreeing with everyone about everything it indicates he/she is of superior intelligence. If English happens to be that person's primary language, then he/she isn't exactly skilled at self-expression.
9241937 5 months ago
@9241937 agreed
Raptorsified 5 months ago
@Raptorsified ???????????????????????
9241937 5 months ago
@9241937 wait I@m sorry my account was Hijacked for a few hours... How can you make such statements about me? Saying that I provide nothing but gibberish. No it is not that I believe that I disagree with everyone to `exert` my intelligence. would you also care to explain what you mean by I am not skilled at self expression. If by that you mean that my wording or grammar is bad then that is because often when I write things like this in a hurry like I usually do it doesn`t usually come out well.
Raptorsified 5 months ago
@9241937 `` we have used it to sharpen the agony of war... we will continue to use it to destroy japan`` - your beloved Harry Truman please get your facts straight before succumbing to your American propaganda, blind patriotism and villanizing enemies. (sorry my post was too long and i had to split it up in 2
Raptorsified 6 months ago
@9241937 Oh and during teh ... part of my quote your beloved Harry Truman says``in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of Americans`` what he forgot to include was ``at the cost of thousands and thousands more civilians and other innocent people`` now I hope I have informed just as clint eastwood has tried to do that not one side is right or wrong.
Raptorsified 6 months ago
@Raptorsified How many million Chinese were murdered by the Japanese? Does th term Rape of Nanking ring a bell? That was just ONE incident of savagery committed my those barbarians. Naturally the Japanese of that era were so good as to not have dropped A-Bombs on any nation had they had them. Too bad you weren't an American soldier who would have been a part of the landing force on mainland Japan. I daresay you'd have felt quite good about the bombs that ended the war. Now bitch about Dresden.
9241937 6 months ago
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somenoobz 6 months ago
@somenoobz Sorry, I guess I'm not comprehending totally, so could you please explain exactly what you are saying, I 'm not sure I really understand, If there is a language barrier I certainly understand, my language is English and I have a second but am not fluent. I hope I am not coming across as being rude, that's certainly not my intention.
9241937 6 months ago
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somenoobz 6 months ago
@9241937 And i guess I could say to you too bad ur great grandfather spent 2 years at hiroshima picking up the bodies. Now you bitch about ur all mighty america. and i bet you wouldve loved to be absorbing all that radiation during those 2 years. anyways what im trying to get at is there are no winners of war. only losses
Raptorsified 5 months ago
@Ghosttaskforce141 The Greatest Comment EVER!
TheSancretor 3 months ago
@Ghosttaskforce141 It is known that victors write History, i think that's why the americans are always shown as the good guys. You got a point my good sir, they were all humans.
crazymth1 2 months ago
War is horrible, Ghandi once said "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" (ok, that may not be the EXACT qoute but that's not the point), chew an that for a while
Bioniclefan45 6 months ago
I love this track. Please people wacke up and notice that war isnt a solution.
In war it often is that some polticans hate the actions of the others. For that theyd rather waest agallon of Blood than a pint of swet.
And I Qoute from Churchill :
A pint of swet saves a gallon of blood.
Its the truth. So people wake up and notice the reality : War and hate are never the solution.
Wrongstatementsclear 6 months ago
war always means that the high ppl in politics who cant stand each other are out of everything and the poor innocent ppl have to go through the worst hell ever!
beautiful track!
Ladylicios 6 months ago
Courage feeds the war, but fear starts it
MrSchmerzen98 7 months ago
@MrSchmerzen98 True.
Wrongstatementsclear 6 months ago
The war is, firstly, the hope that we'll get along, than, the expectation that the other gonna get fucked, so, the satisfaction in see the other didn't get along, and so, the surprise in see that everyone gets fucked -Karl Kraus
MrSchmerzen98 7 months ago
I don't now how will be the 3rd world war, but i now how the 4th will: with stones and sticks...
MrSchmerzen98 7 months ago
If men don't finnish war, war finnishes men.
MrSchmerzen98 7 months ago
In peace, the sons buries their parents. In war, the parents buries their sons...
MrSchmerzen98 7 months ago
The only part I hate in this is at 4:20
MrSchmerzen98 7 months ago 2
That last scene when he asks, in his final moments, "Is this still japanese soil?" Really hits you hard, whether you are Japanese or not.
Beautiful film
TheCell8 7 months ago
This is a song that could be played at a funeral!
jermster17 7 months ago
Human's intrinsical humanity always beats war's inhumanity.
Clint is awesome, this film is awesome and this music is awesome!
grandmarules1 7 months ago 7
war is about who is right and who not and who good or bad it about if the axis control the county and the allies want to free people with resept and good thing and it truth that there killing each other because it about who the storgest and who not
danm1114 7 months ago
@PillzHereify
not like that's a good thing to the citizens of the former USSR in general, their standard-of-living went to total and utter shit
Warsie 7 months ago
@PillzHereify
Response to something that was posted 11 months, all i can say now is War in General is terrible, and best hope the UN sticks around.
Charliescene93 7 months ago
WAR IS HELL
LuiB13 7 months ago
Only the dead have seen the end of war
ToxMister 7 months ago
One of the few American produced war films that weren't riddled with a one-sided allied agenda of the war, Letters from Iwo Jima is proof that war movies can be a beautiful thing. The soundtrack brings a tear to my eye every time.
Aristotle312 7 months ago
This was a really sad film...it expressed the goods and the bads of both the Japanese and the Americans...
rorschachnite121 7 months ago
god the world is going to be a worse off place when clints gone. i love him to bits
ragingbrawler 7 months ago
To revive Japan from the earthquake, it keeps buying the made-in-Japan product.
Japan has done a large contribution to the world in the country where the technology and the culture are wonderful.
It is this time a turn that countries of the world help japan.
nano1983able 7 months ago
who else finds it slightly ironic that the people who start wars dont fight them? honest men dying for their country whilst the people who started the war are sitting in offices! i think it should be the soilders who run a country or at least the soldiers who decide weather to start a war or not!
lewi5676 8 months ago
@lewi5676
uh, not in this case. In the case of Japan the people who started the war did fight it. Remember militarists took over the Japanese governmen...well they let the military take over; and mid-ranking officers bullied the higher ups into the war....
Warsie 7 months ago
@Warsie that is true but i did mean on the whole. however i didnt take this case into consideration and so i apologise.
lewi5676 7 months ago
@lewi5676
okay im just being nitpicky :p
Warsie 7 months ago
@lewi5676 Have you ever read the poem 'Base Details' by Sigfried Sassoon?
Look it up now,go on,NOW!!
niloh96 7 months ago in playlist clint eastwood music
@niloh96 that is an amazing poem and it makes so much sense.
lewi5676 7 months ago
@lewi5676 Yeah,he was a soldier himself so he knows what he is talkin about,your comment reminded me of it,amazing poet and poem.
niloh96 7 months ago
@lewi5676 dude Clint Eastwood wasn't a soldier. He was drafted and became a life guard. He never saw action.
WETTV96 7 months ago
@WETTV96 .......what? i never mentioned clint eastwood.
lewi5676 7 months ago
@PrototypeAndroid
In war, No ones good. Sorry, had to fix the statement.
Kethorie 8 months ago
@Kethorie i think he meant the people on either side are a mixture of honest men fighting and some men who enjoy it and find it fun for example killing innocents on purpouse but either way all soilders are heroes
lewi5676 8 months ago
Only Clint Eastwood would think of the idea to film one War at two different perspectives,such a beautiful film and so well directed by the man himself,really creates sympathy from both sides for the other,while realising that no matter what country you are from,nobody deserves to die on the battlefield.
niloh96 8 months ago 59
@niloh96
I hope there would be a movie on the Soviet perspective, not just as drunk people who don't care if they die :P
KlTTYFAT 4 months ago
@KlTTYFAT Brest Fortress. Probably the only one I know (Enemy at the gates was meh)
Brian91506 2 months ago
The Japanese had/have so much honor. Plus WWII was the first war they ever lost, so yes they wanted to fight until the last person. I highly respect the Japanese in WWII even though I'm American.
cXcarolayXc 8 months ago
war does not determine who is right but who is left
barrelshoved1 8 months ago 64
Who is good and who is bad all depends on the side who you are fighting for. Simple and short. I'm an American, and I am willing to fight for my country, does it mean were right all the time? No. It just means that we have a cause. (Good or bad, still a cause)
hean34 8 months ago
@hean34 if you actually watched the film you would know it doesn't matter who you fight for, there are still bad people and good people on both sides
Raptorsified 8 months ago
Are you aware that to your opponent, YOU are the "bad guy." War is not Hollywood. War is not a video game. There are no good guys and bad guys; there are only winners and losers. No soldier in his right mind wants war. Respect your enemy and hope that he shows you the same treatment you show him. He probably doesn't want to be there any more than you do. The only difference between many soldiers is the color of their uniforms.
PompousFlea 9 months ago 6
For whatever Reason I dont Attribute this song to just this movie....I imagine it more so as a Beautiful song to all lost or serving in the military at any time on any side..The men and women who give there lives for the truely Unjust causes of the few who make discisons....I love this song with a passion that extends far beyond the movie...
HotShot007117 9 months ago
Hitler knew war, he had experienced the first world war, Stalin knew war he had been fighting two wars. But still they took control over the strongest nations in the world each leaded with two different ideologies. Created by their ancestors to prevent wars. But still each leader sent their men into war. Because war, war never changes
SMGJohn 9 months ago
war is hell and no one wants it but it still happens anyway
sexywerewolf09 9 months ago
Having watched war movies since I was 5, I feel like I was in the war. But, god knows im bullshitting when I say that. Because I haven't seen anything. For instance, my best friend getting shot right infront of me. All the war movies i've watched: Thin Red Line, Letters from Iwo Jima, Full Metal Jacket, Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Way of War, Hamburger Hill, Brothers, Defiance, Jarhead, Saints and Soldiers, Harts War, theres alot more, but i'd have to name a thousand.
MineCraftExperts 9 months ago
One of my favorite war movies, clint eastwood = epics
SavageSlayerX 9 months ago
I hate it when people call the other side the "bad guys"
DinokillerSithlord 9 months ago
While i had not lived in this time,i had great animosity towards the japanese and germans and enjoyed seeing footage of the americans winning. After watching this movie i had great respect for the japanese and actually cried at the end when the letters fell from the bag,not sure why. Great movie,amazing atmosphere.
SuperbSwine 9 months ago
did siago die at the end?
codboex41 10 months ago
@codboex41 Nope. He survived. He was knocked out by one of the Americans (there was no use killing him in his condition).
weurRTG 10 months ago
I am ashamed by my fellow Americans whom did not appreciate this film.
DustinTheGreat1123 10 months ago
i am an indian but consider this as an anthem for everyone including america for standing with humanity...
sbz143 10 months ago
Reading some of the comments put forward by people who seem to have a passionate hate for everyone and want to nuke everyone on this planet, all never experienced war. As the Greek lyric poet Pindar said: "War is sweet to those who have never experienced it."
bernardcz92 10 months ago
sorry japan
ChalleFoV3 10 months ago 2
527 Japanese like this song, 6 Americans hate this song!
jermster17 10 months ago
@jermster17
I am not Japanese, but I love this song.
bernardcz92 10 months ago
For only would you guys repent to Jesus christ. Then life might follow you to be saved. Repent for the end can be any day.
bass109 10 months ago
If japan wouldn't attack america then america would sit and watch ww2
thewoooty 10 months ago
@thewoooty America would of gotten in no matter what. Japan was very expansionist and very close to American-held islands, and Germany kept sinking American ships trying to help Britian. plus, FDR was very against both nations and wanted to get rid of them. Pearl Harbor just got us in faster.
ODST14 10 months ago
@ODST14
Nah america was lazy until they got raped from behide
thewoooty 10 months ago
@thewoooty except they had been supporting the allies through the lend lease act before they were attacked. American production and military strength is what ended the italians, japanese, and germans (though russia's part in the war against germany was pretty signifacant)
oJKBo 10 months ago
@oJKBo Thank you.
ODST14 9 months ago
@thewoooty Actually he was right. Pearl Harbor just tied the knot on how we would enter the war. Japan had taken over practically all of our outlets in the Pacific, one being the Philippines, which had a lot of resources. It was our Casus Belli.
southsideStrong 10 months ago
@southsideStrong Thank you.
ODST14 9 months ago
True, true. Very true indeed. Hitler was just saying things at the right time. After world war 1, at that time the people were in a state of nothingness. Hitlers words were like their way out of it. Hell anything that made sense wouldve done the job. Though eventually they realized he's nuts and it's too late to back out. わ
GodsThirdHand 10 months ago
If it weren't for the U.S. during WW2, then Hitler would be controlling over everything by now. The Nazis would still take control. So that's why America/Allies are here to fight for freedom. But i honor the Men and Women who died during WW2. They fought at their greatest battles.
breakdance1441 11 months ago
@breakdance1441
Well actually, regardless of whether or not the US joined the war I am confident the soviets would of pushed the germans back. American entry did help divert much attention from them and saved many soviet lives, but the war still would of been victorious for the allies.
Solarian2495 10 months ago
Clint eastwood is great director!!!!! I love him, so I watched IWOJIMA,I have both DVD,but I didnt watch American side movie yet. I'll watch it soon. my grandfather had went to IWOJIMA as a soilder,he could go to home.I had never talk with grandfather about war during he live.
I want not to say which is right or wrong,both people ware thinking we are right ! every War is so. both soilder having brave and loving familiy.
for just own country side movie is idiot !! so this is great movie!!!
mi622na 11 months ago 2
The japanese killed thereselves and their captors instead of being a POW if u wer summoned to be part of the imperial army and u returned from battle u would be hated and disgraced on the other hand when the americans returned home there were parties and shit
i think that we dont talk about the Japanese being brave only being suicide bombers because we ourselves arent as brave as these men were we dont want to feel as if they are superior to us in any way thus the A-BOMB
bearsfanatic5423 11 months ago
R.I.P. soldiers from all fronts and from all countries that died there and that died any any other wars
Revolutioner1918 11 months ago
During WWII Japan did do things that were unforgivable to the people from Nanking and Batan Death March, indeed those were very cruel events that had taken place12germankid. However, who are we to judge others for what they have done, for we too are not perfect, nor is the rest of the world. All wars never bring forth good things to begin with. No matter what country you are from......war will always be the same. War will never change, including the pain it brings. Remember that well.