His unorthodox methods made this the fiercest battle the US Marines have ever faced, and he sustained resistance far longer than anyone believed possible.
He knew that once the island fell, it would be used as an airbase by US bombers to strike at Tokyo. He fought and died to delay the Americans for as long as he could. America was too big an industrial complex.' Unlike most Japanese officers, he had travelled abroad, spent time in America, and was under no illusions as to the ultimate end. He thought it was a mistake to go to war. As Clint Eastwood comments, 'General Kuribayashi was a unique guy. At the heart of the story is the maverick general Tadamichi Kuriyabashi, devoted family man, brilliant leader and the first man on the island to know they were all going to die.
His other film, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA tells the story from Japanese point of view. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS tells the story of the US Marines who raised the flag above the island: the iconic image of the war with Japan. Based on the letters that inspired Clint Eastwood's film LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA reveals the true story of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the subject of two films directed by Clint Eastwood.
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