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Clint Eastwood's companion piece to Flags of Our Fathers, told entirely from the Japanese perspective. Following General Kuribayashi and his men defending the volcanic island against the American assault in 1945, it humanises the enemy with remarkable empathy and dignity.
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The Battle of Iwo Jima from the Japanese defenders' perspective — General Kuribayashi's last stand.
General Kuribayashi abandoned traditional banzai charges and built a network of 18km of tunnels and fortified caves. His defensive strategy forced 36 days of brutal fighting and cost more American casualties than any ...
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