Red Sun, Black Sand

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just wanna post here some information about Nino's international movie about WW2 to be release in 2006.. can't wait to see this movie! ^_______^

Red Sun, Black Sand is a film directed by Clint Eastwood & scheduled for a release in 2006, though it may not see release until early 2007. It is a complementary film to Eastwood's Flags of our Fathers.

Plot outline
The film will tell the story of the invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II from the Japanese viewpoint, as opposed to the American viewpoint depicted in Flags of our Fathers. Almost like a memoir of one of the Japanese soldiers, it primarily follows the story of two good friends serving in the Japanese forces. The men watch helplessly throughout the various battles as their comrades die in battle, many of them becoming almost suicidal.

Cast
Principal Cast and Characters
Ken Watanabe as Gen Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Kazunari Ninomiya as Saigou
Ryo Kase as Shimizu
Shidou Nakamura as Lieutenant Ito
Tsuyoshi Ihara as Baron Nishi

Filming details
Filming in Barstow, California wrapped on April 8th with the cast and crew headed back to the studio for more scenes before a quick trip to Japan for some on location shots.

Red Sun, Black Sand
(Iwojima kara tegami = Letter from Iwojima)
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Produced by Steven Spielberg
Clint Eastwood
Written by Iris Yamashita
Starring Ken Watanabe
Kazunari Ninomiya
Ryo Kase
Shidou Nakamura,
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Distributed by DreamWorks & Warner Bros.

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