Letters from Iwo Jima

The battle of Iwo Jima seen through the eyes of the Japanese soldiers.

A somber, humanizing portrait of Japanese soldiers facing inevitable defeat and death at Iwo Jima, grounded in historical specificity and existential weight.

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.