The 1950 Hollywood war film, “The Sands of Iwo Jima,” starred John Wayne in the lead role of Marine Sergeant John Stryker, who is killed… ...full story at Japan Today
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YouTube video The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought by the United States and Japan in February and March 1945, during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. The U.S. invasion, known as Operation Detachment, was aimed at capturing the airfields on Iwo Jima. |
| 22 Sep 08 |
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Lifestyle › At 81, Japanese vet makes rare return to Iwo Jima » Japan Today The tunnels of Iwo Jima snake deep beneath the volcanic rock and soil, their entrances camouflaged by a dense tangle of vines and tall grasses.… |
| 25 Oct 08 |
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National › Japanese army major dies during visit to Iwo Jima tunnel » Japan Today A Japanese army major collapsed while visiting a wartime tunnel on Iwo Jima and later died, the first death on the island since World War… |
| 07 Jul 08 |
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Entertainment / Arts › John Woo returns to Chinese film with historical epic 'Red Cliff' » Japan Today After 16 years directing Hollywood movies, John Woo is returning to Chinese film with an ambitious two-part historical epic that he hopes will also appeal… |
| 09 Aug 08 |
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Entertainment › Woo takes on epic film with 'Red Cliff' » Japan Today It's been 16 years since John Woo directed a Chinese film. He's been busy making Hollywood films. But he knows that a lot is riding… |
| 30 Jan 08 |
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Humanist harks back to cinema's golden age » Japan Times How many directors make great movies after turning 70? John Huston did it with "The Dead," likewise Akira Kurosawa with "Ran" and Clint Eastwood with "Letters from Iwo Jima," but the numbers are few. Read the full story . . . |
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