The Battle of Iwo Jima

Another Letter from Iwo Jima The name Tadamichi Kuribayashi, a Japanese military officer, may be familiar among many Americans, especially moviegoers. He is a protagonist in the 2006 film, Letters from Iwo Jima, which took Best Sound Editing at the 79thAcademy Awards. Kuribayashi was the supreme commander of the Japanese garrison in the Battle of Iwo Jima. He was a real threat to the U.S. Marine Corps and even influenced American opinion on war until the very last moment, when he died in battle