How on earth did our soldiers dig these tunnels?
Must have been working round the clock shifts...
I found something!
Hanako.
We soldiers dig, we dig all day.
This it is - the hole in which we will fight and in which we will die!
Hanako, I am digging my own tomb.
Now I'm doing as I'm expected
I am determined to serve my country and to die for it.
I'm going through all the things I have left in my house
Sadly, I did not fix the floor of the kitchen before going
I had the intention, but I had to go before being able to do it, and it has worried me
Make sure that Taro fixes it soon.
Damn Island! Shall the yankees have it!
Nothing grows here, it's too warm, too many insects and no water to drink
This island is sacred japanese soil!
There isn't any soil on this island!
Saigo!
We should give a part of it to the Americans
In exchange for something else
Saigo!
What did you say, soldier?
That if we overcome the Americans we will be able to go home soon!
That is what he said?
Yes Sir!
I am Kuribayashi
Welcome General! I am Admiral Ohsugi!
What time is it? Three o'clock, sir!
Unfortunately
They left me guess the reason why
I understand. My assistant Lieutenant Fujita
Are you feeling alright? You look sort of pale-
Sir, it is not nothing. I can't cope with the water here very well.
We will take care of that. But first I want to inspect the island.
You want a vehicle, Sir? We will be walking. it is good for the health.
Perhaps that is what you need, Ohsugi!
That is Mount Suribachi.
Unpatriotic, useless farmers!
Stop!
Get up! What have they done?
These soldiers
They have made unpatriotic comments! I already see.
And You have so many soldiers, that you can afford the luxury to incapacitate those two?
No, Sir!
So now stop beating them, better reduce their food ration!
A good Captain uses the brain, not only the whip
What is all that? Those are Trenches Sir. Why do you dig them here?
We expect the Americans to disembark here, Sir!
Stop that immediately! But General... And Captain,
Make sure that the men are rested. They seem to come from another planet.
Stop digging!
My stomach hurt from this!
A toast to General Kuribayashi!
A good commander.
This is almost better than Sake... I heard that he lived in the USA.
Perhaps for that reason he does not want trenches. Perhaps he likes the Americans!
It's useless to study the Americans!
Now he knows their weaknesses and how to overcome them
Somebody of the 204th told me
That another General was going to assume the command of this island...
But he didn't want the job.
So Prime minister Tojo granted it to Kuribayashi
Bullshit. You can hear many things.
But you shouldn't listen to the rumors.
In short, nobody from the 204th can confirm nothing. The 204th is part of the Imperial Navy.
This Kuribayashi, he is an excellent General!
As you can see, we aren't digging any damned trenches in the sand any more! Are you sure?
I didn't expect it to be so hot
This island is bigger than I thought
Well... I'm a bit tired.
Ito reporting itself! Thanks for coming immediately
What's with our air force? We have 41 Zeros and 13 Bombers. That is everything? Nothing else? Are you sure?
We lost 66 airplanes during the hard days supporting Saipan.
So we will have to depend on the support of the fleet. Is that the plan of defense?
Yes Sir
And the army troops. Where are their positions?
We don't know it exactly, Sir. They are under the command of Colonel Adachi.
We don't have command over the army troops?
According to the military rules: not until the enemy disembarkation.
This is a war at sea, do you know that?
This is not going to work! They concentrated everything on the beaches
Move the trucks! But they just arrived at the beaches!
So, get them moving again! Coordinate immediately with the army troops!
The construction of bunkers begins on Suribachi. This has top priority.
We are going to fight them when they stop!
It's very dark outside already, Sir
He is going to drive everybody crazy.
Commanders always do
Another letter?
Don't you know that the mail only leaves when there is a boat?
I have a big family
So why do you send those letters only to your wife?
I'll do you the favor, the other one didn't arrive!
What are you doing? I worked in the Department of Censorship before my transfer.
Let's see what you are doing wrong...
"Dear Hanako, we soldiers dig, we dig all day.. "
No, nothing like this is ever happening here, you can't write that.
Give it back immediately!
Calm down already!
You are going to be thankful to me later.
Next one!
Shoot!
Are you blind, soldier?
The target is over ther!
My son of 6 years shoots better than you
Resume shooting!
You are a shame!
You want to be an imperial soldier? You think that this is a game?
I have work for you, go clean the boots of the entire regiment!
Step back!
They need to learn to clean their rifles, not their boots
What are those tanks doing here? They are out of service, Sir!
Most of them need spare parts. For how long? A month Sir.
Father, here in America there is a flood of automobiles.
I have to take care to cross the street.
There are cars everywhere.
Father, are they caring well for you and does mother obey?
I miss you very much.
We will move the tanks into position as artillery cannons.
Yes Sir, will be done immediately.
Hanako, we have a celebrity here, Baron Nishi, Olympic gold in the horse jump.
He will be in charge of the 2nd tank regiment.
That he came here from Tokyo, is quite pleasant.
He is said to be a real favorite with the ladies
But on this island there are no women left that he can seduce
Lieutenant Colonel Nishi, you brought your horse with you by the look of it.
Yes, from Shichi Jima.
I was in the cavalry. I heard so, Sir!
It is an honor for me to be under your command, as you understand as much of horses as I do.
When we rode with our horses in the battlefield
Those were true times! Not like with these machines.
I can request another horse for you! Let's ride together, Sir.
Thanks no, not anymore.
Please, tell me about the famous horse, with which you won the Olympic Games
My stallion Uranus.
Very beautiful, an excellent horse!
I acquired it in Italy
They were happy to get rid of it, as it was a very wild horse.
Nobody could mount that beast
I said then that I and a horse so obstinate, we would make a good pair.
Have supper with me tonight, let's drink something
It will be an honor for me
How did you get that Johnny Walker here? That is a secret of war!
Excuse me, this is everything we have available
It's alright, as long as we have this!
And this empty plate?
I passed the order that all the officers had to eat the same rations as the troops.
I know Sir, but the rule is to serve 3 plates
So we have to empty those three plates?
Thank you.
It is lamentable that most of the fleet have been destroyed
We even have some battleships.
But we have very few possibilities left for attack from the air or the sea
What are you talking about, Nishi?
Didn't you hear about the battle in the Marianas?
The aircraft carrier and the planes of the Admiral Ozawa were annihilated
The Headquarters
They are deceiving the Japanese public, and lie to us as well!
General, you want to hear my sincere opinion?
The best thing than we could do
is to send this island to the bottom of the sea, with all of us on it.
And you even came here knowing all this?
Well, I thought that we would have to occupy all the tanks that we have.
It must be here
The enemy is going to disembark right here!
Run, soldier!
As if the enemy was disembarking! Run!
Run... towards there, what decision would you take?
Continue running... in both directions
keep running! don't stop!
Listen
I believe that the commander became crazy.
His pistol
He must have taken it from a dead American
Perhaps!
The rest is over!
To work!
Are you feeling alright, Kashiwara?
You look very pale...
I'm alright, it's just the damn water.
I need to go to the bathroom
We will change our strategy.
We will make caves and tunnels in the zones of Matayama and Igashigushi.
We will create underground fortifications and we will fight until the end.
And the defenses of the beach Sir? They are totally unnecessary.
But those trenches are our first line of defense!
Without trenches in the beach, how do you hope that we can resist the invasion?
Do you know the amount of cars produced in the USA in only a year?
We cannot underestimate their technological advances.
Sooner or later, they will cross those beaches. If we waste our soldiers there, we are going to lose.
It is inevitable that men will die, I've never before heard of fortifying the inner Island!
This is a waste of time, time we don't use to prepare us!
We will have to lure the enemy and crush them in a combined attack by air and sea
I agree, that makes sense! But do you know about the navy?
The aircraft carrier fleet was destroyed.
This island is isolated now
I received your new orders from Headquarters this morning
Our fighter planes will have to return to the motherland in order to defend the main islands.
It is a barbarism! how are we going to fight?
We do not have time to discuss. We needed to return now.
Dear mother. Today they assigned me to a new troops
I can't say anything about the new place yet.
I miss you, take care.
Look at this photo.
It is a beautiful castle.
You know for who they constructed this castle?
For this dead guy.
They must have too much money to build a castle to a dead.
So you are reading that book? I've never seen you reading before.
If we have luck, we'll dig our own grave to die in.
Don't say that, it brings bad luck. Are you number 3-12?
Yes. I am Nosaki, this is Saigo
I'm Shimitzu You can put your things there
Back there is some place.
Don't take it personally
His friend Kachiwara died.
That was his place
But won't we all die? Isn't that the plan?
To die for your country is an honor. Kashiwara died from disentery.
Shimitzu, where are you from? Kanayato.
Saigo, you're from there, too, right?
That's right.
Where did they train you?
Perhaps we went to the same school!
They trained me in Tokyo.
Like me, but where?
In the Tojo
Hey... where was he trained?
I don't know that school
Surely you know about the Kempeitei
It was the academy of the Kempeitei
To complete his training, they sent him here...
He behaves like a Kempeitei
He is not like the regular guys, I believe that they put him here to spy on us.
You do not know what you are saying..
Perhaps he'll write down everything we say in his letters
We have to watch out for that guy!
Grass again!
The commander is conserving the food for the battle
We are going to die of hunger before the Americans even arrive.
With my contributions to the war
We should be eating pies and sandwiches
I used to run a pastry shop with my wife in the city of Omilla
When still there was sugar.
We sold pies, bread and casutera
But then...
Those guys like him came and they took everything they wanted.
for the war
for the country!
Why the pies?
They also came to our store when they looked for clothes
When we began to make sandwiches.
they also took it
when the meat finished, and there was only bread, they also took it
in the end, they took everything we had
We had to close the business. I didn't have anything left
I had to become a fisherman!
It must have been difficult for your wife
Without the business and her husband.
Don't open, we don't have anything to sell.
Congratulations, your husband will go to war
Thank you very much, it will be an honor to serve the country
Luckily there are no boys in the war
Please. we only have ourselves left...
This is not the time for this!
We have all sent our spouses and children to the war
All we have played our part!
At least you will have a son who can bear his name!
Hanako
I cannot eat with you
What shall I do after you die?
I'm not in my coffin yet!
Nobody returns home, not a single soul!
They won't let you return here!
Don't worry yourself. What about the baby?
I am your papa
Listen
Don't tell anybody what I'm about to tell you!
it is a secret between you and me
Your papa is going to return home to you
nobody will be able to prevent that
Listen. the enemy approaches!
This is ridiculous. Why waste our time making tunnels?
With or without them we are going to die
But we could have set up our barricades at the beaches
What can I do for you, Sir?
You want something to drink?
You have been looking pale these days.
The water here isn't good for me.
that is not good
Here, I've signed your request.
I'm asking for orders to transfer you away from this island and to have you replaced by Admiral Ichimaru.
You are wasting time digging..
The island can not last without the support of our fleet.
We will all die here!
Perhaps to dig the tunnels is useless
Perhaps the defense of Iwo Jima is useless
Perhaps all this war is useless
But we are not going away to surrender.
We will fight them until we die, I and all the other soldiers!
If our children can live without danger
it will be worth the trouble to face the enemy on this island.
So I'm asking you, please! If you have even a trace of the officer's pride left in you
You go and tell the headquarters that we need all the support that we can get!
Then the rumor is true. I could not believe it!
I'm thankful to be able to leave this island
We had our differences
but I'm sad that you are going away.
General Adachi, now everything depends on You
Kuribayashi should be behind some writing-desk
But not a commander of troops. I know what you are feeling...
As it is generally agreed...
It is most probable that the Americans will disembark in this zone
The crossed firing positions will be located here and here.
It is well known that we will be numerically inferior in all regards.
but we have an enormous advantage
Can anybody tell me what that is?
The will of the American is inferior to the will of the Japanese.
Very well Shimizu! but why is that so?
Because they are not disciplined, and their feelings interfere with their reason.
This is the American uniform!
this must be your target!
The Americans will lose many men in this attempt. Understood? Yes Sir
General, can I speak to you? Sure.
You have to keep an eye on Major General Adachi
Thanks for the warning
but we do not have time for that now
We must focus on what we will do in the precise moment of the attack
Admiral Ichimaru!
Ichimaru reports to his duties, Sir. With your permission, Sir.
Thanks for coming here so quickly!
Air raid!
Jupiter!
Hey, what are you doing standing around there? Come and help me!
Can I put something into your report mail? It's just one small letter...
We have been here for months, right?
They had already scared us into feeling unsafe.
They are not going to stop until they've killed us!
Damn .... day and night, day and night!
This drives me crazy!
If the damn Americans want to invade here so badly...
then why can't they do it now?
The 4 chickens that they gave us a few months ago have grown a lot
the mother hen takes them to collect food every day
but they are also eating all the flowers that grow in my orchard
The American boats are about to anchor!
They are on their way...
prepare the troops
Yes Sir!
The moment has arrived for us to show our character
.. as members of the Imperial Honorable Army
I trust that you will fight with honor
This island has a vital importance for Japan
if this island falls
the enemy will use it as it a base to attack our country with its airplanes
For Japan!
For our Mother country!
Until the last man
The enemy must be stopped, here!
Many will die
but not before killing 10 enemy soldiers each!
Do not hope to return home alive
I always will be to the front, accompanying you!
Hirohito Emperor lives!
Banzai. Banzai Banzai!
Dear wife, I think of you much, I wish you that you are well
and that you have long and good life.
and the spirit of Yamato with you
my heart always will be with you. Takeishi.
We have to fill gunpowder bags here
It's always hard for us to imagine they get to use in battle
Tardi and Iyoko, are joking about it all the time
My parents, were evacuated to Nagano and they are well
I pray for your security
sincerely, Yoshi.
Nobody can kill me now!
A lucky belt!
my wife also sent one to me
It doesn't look like the others have belts like us
Perhaps they think that they wouldn't fit under their uniforms
Or perhaps they don't believe in lucky charms.
His mother sent him one, too...
Watch out, if you stick out your head too much a wing from a plane could hit it.
How many ships you think that they have?
At least 30, perhaps 50!
They must be close together. I have to take a leak.
Don't use the drain, it's too dangerous.
then where? There is a latrine at the end of the cave
The latrine is full!
Somebody must drain it
Saigo!
You do something about that latrine
Carry the excrements out!
Yes!
It must be a damn joke...
I always end up in such a mess!
Thanks God, I'm not dead!
Shall we open fire, Sir?
Not yet!
The men want to begin shooting.
Not yet!
Do not shoot, do not shoot
If we do not defend ourselves, soon they will take the beach!
Let's wait until the beach is full!
This is the moment! Open fire!
Open fire
They destroyed the mines, and also the beaach fortifications
the other forces are intact!
We killed at least thousand enemy troops! We knew that they would destroy the forts.
That's good news
How are the men of Sibashi? Their forces are intact.
How is the situation of the enemy? They have 20,000 men and 80 tanks.
There must be more than that, they even have men waiting in the flanks
The enemy front extends from the Zuribachi and the wharf
And the landing field Shidonio to the south. Yes, I thought so.
The Suribachi and the field of Motoyama. They are mounting an attack in two ends.
I can't give supply, I need the ammunition!
Saigo! Man this position! The machine gun is broken! Then use your rifle!
What are you doing? stupid idiot!
I cannot trust you, tell Colonel Adachi that we need another machine gun!
Hurry!
Colonel Adachi asks for reinforcements. I cannot give that luxury, tell him to hold out.
There they are, kill them!
What happened? There is no ammunition!
Cover me!
We are losing the Suribachi
everything is lost
I ask for permission to command our troops to commit suicide.
No, you must try to stop them!
Try to survive, and unite with the forces of the North
But Sir. everything depends on holding Suribachi.
I will end my life with honor, next to my men
No, Colonel. It is an order! Adachi!
Adachi!
Sir! Captain Tanida asks for machine guns
We are defeated!
Suicide is the only option that we have left
But Sir... Tell that to your commander!
Listen, General Kuribayashi gave the Colonel orders not to... Shut up!
It is cowardly to think so.
Sit down!
Men
we are
honorable soldiers of the emperor
never forget that!
the only way we have left. is to die with honor!
this is our destiny
to end our lifes in the traditional way
I will see you there!
For the emperor! Banzai... Banzai... Banzai
Soldiers good bye!
Hold!
You must die like a honorable soldier!
Shimizu, listen! We have to unite with the troops in the north
We must remain here until the death! I heard General Kuribayashi.
that is what he said
on the radio
it's the truth
we can die right here or we can continue fighting
Which serves the emperor best?
Both is acceptable!
Where will the east corridor lead us to? Near Motoyama.
You have order to retreat?
And the rest of your men? They are all dead. just like our groop..
They must be out there very closely. Silence!
That's for killing us, and for burning us alive
No, please!
Have you heard anything from the Suribachi?
No Sir! Send a messenger!
Lieutenant Oiso, he ordered us to meet up with the troops in the western cavern.
We will try to arrive at Motoyama.
The next two kilometers will be unprotected terrain
Each one will be responsible for himself. We will meet up again on the other side.
If not on this earth, it will be in the other world.
Prepare yourself
Better don't run with the pack, they are going to shoot at them, stay back
That's how the cowardly do!
A dead soldier isn't worth anything.
Follow me
Wait until the flare is out
Get going!
Did the messengers make it? They didn't return Sir.
Adachi...
The transmitter at Motoyama still works.
Why not try that, Sir?
The remaining troops of the Suribachi
What is your name? Saigo, Sir. Shimizu, Sir.
You escaped from the Suribachi?
How could you dare?
You had to remain in you position, until death.
You should have died with the others soldiers of your group.
You are a shame!
Get on your knees!
Listen.. Get on your knees!
I don't kill my soldiers needlessly.
Lower that sword right now. Lower it!
What is happening here?
These men fled from Suribachi.
Lieutenant Ito, I issued them the order to retreat.
That is bad, General.
That was our only chance.
Now that they have taken Suribachi, the enemy will take over the hills.
We must take back control over the North.
Ito.
Fight by your fallen comrades.
until the end
Rise
General Adachi orders to go to us right now.
No, Kuribayashi ordered us to hold this position...
The Lieutenant Ito says that Kuribayashi is weak, and he compares him with the enemy.
We will recover Mount Suribachi!
Where is General Adachi?
Tell me, who is in control here?
That's not so certain, Sir.
Remain here until a plan is decided on!
Charge!
we will hold this position, take care of the ammunition
Why didn't this regiment take part in the attack?
Don't stay here like rats. Leave your caves and fight!
where is your commander?
We do not know anything, nobody tells us here
You did not receive the order of Adachi? Kuribayashi revoced that order.
There will be no attack
We will take Suribachi again! With or without Kuribayashi!
There are enemies attacking already.
Remember your rank Lieutenant!
Your lack of respect is unacceptable.
I suggest you better return to your men now.
We don't need you here.
You are a coward!
That guy who violated the rules, that's the Officer who almost killed us.
I will not return. I have enough of fighting in caves. It does not make sense to me.
You are under the command of Colonel Nishi now.
This will destroy an enemy tank.
Take out one of their machines!
There you go. What is the situation?
We lost a thousand men in a suicidal attack.
I passed the strict order not to. It seems that your orders are not followed in the sectors.
Adachi, be damned!
What about the Americans? One Battalion is moving to the North, another one towards the western hill.
If they entered the western hill, we will be surrounded by three fronts
This order just arrived, Sir! Read it.
From the Headquarters
We lament the fallen reinforcements in the combat for victory.
we hope sincerely, that you fight with honor
and that you die for your country
Fire
That one is still alive! bring him inside
Shall I kill him? No, take care of him.
But Sir... You would hope for the same. Endo, treat him.
we have very little morphine
the Americans would not take care of the Japanese like that
Son, how many Americans do you know?
Take care of him.
Endo
American tanks, come here!
Endo, how is the prisoner?
he is awake, Sir
I will try to interrogate him.
It's all shit.
Are you talking to me?
I will run away and surrender.
So why have you been sent to us? To spy on us, right=
to suppress unpatriotic thinking?
They put to me here because
They threw me out of the Kempeitai
Why?
I have only been their for five days...
Shimizu, you always must be firm.
If you have compassion, people will take advantage of your weakness
that is unpatriotic behavior. Do something about it, Shimizu
You haven't raised the imperial flag!
I'm sorry, my husband went to the war and I cannot reach up there
It is unpatriotic not to raise it. With your help I will do it right now.
Bring that dog away from the streets-
What did you say, Sir?
That is an annoyance, it interferes with communications
I'm very sorry, Sir! Hush the dog already!
Shinizu, silence that dog.
We cannotlet it interfere with military orders.
Take the dog away
Please, it will not happen again
Take it round the back and put the children inside.
Hurry
Put it inside and make sure it doesn't bark.
Yes, thank you so much!
Done already. Good.
Are you trying to make fun of me? You can't even kill a dog?
You will never be one of us! you are not patriotic!
Get up
They threw me out for that insubordination
and they sent me here
That is sad
only your enemy should hate you...
it is not a dog's fault
Taro, today I attended my farewell celebration.
Everybody had wine, and a rowdy time
Having to greet all the ladies almost spoiled all the good food for me.
Hey Sam!
It is information on the attack?
Not, it is only a letter
It is from his mother
Sam I sent a pair of books for you to read
I hope you like them
the dogs made a hole yesterday under the grate of the garden
they escaped and they ran all over the neighbourhood.
when we found them, the Harrisons' hens had been terrified.
Don't worry about us
we are well...
and always remembers what I said to you, always do the right thing
because that is the right thing to do
I pray that the war will finish soon
and that you return home without harm. With love and affection.
Endo Endo
What a mess, we don't have any more medicine.
Stop it, it makes no sense. Help the others!
Okubo, come here!
Have we run out of ammunition?
No, we haven't, Sir.
They destroyed our mortars,
there is no more ammunition for the machine guns,
we only have rifles left.
Okubo, You are in charge of the men now
we can No longer defend this zone
Take the men, the food and the ammunition and try to make your way to the north!
And you Sir?
I've already had enough of sharing this cave with you...
I will stay here and try to face the enemy.
What are you saying, Sir?
First thing you have to do is find water for the men!
Men!
You take what's coming.
You do the right thing, because it's the right thing to do.
you understand?
Yes Sir!
I promise that we will send you food and medicine!
It has been an honor to serve next to you! To your order!
Let's move out.
Okubo.. Yes Sir?
My rifle.
Thanks, Okubo.
And the reports? Any additional News? No, Sir.
Adachi is in Donichi.
I sent messengers .... many
None of them has returned.
It shouldn't have gone this way.
Saigo
I have been thinking about what Colonel Nishi said
Yes it's right.
I don't know nothing about the enemy
I thought that the Americans were cowardly
I was wrong, they aren't.
they taught this to me, said it to me so many times...
But that American soldier...
the words of his mother...
they were the same words that my mother said to me..
I want to fulfill my duty for my General and my country
but I do not want to die without reason
Saigo
What do you think?
I don't think anything anymore.
I think we went through enough of it all
because we are sacrificing ourselves!
You will surrender with me?
We have to be careful
I think you should go first..
I am going to make up some excuse, so I can leave. We will meet somewhere outside
and then disappear before they notice it. You have to leave because you have dysentery
Put on your dysentery face!
That should do it...
Stop! Where are you going?
I have dysentery! You are going away to surrender, right?
If you are going to do it, take me with you!
We will have to move silently now...
Soldiers, where are you going?
One of them does not feel well, he has dysentery Both of you, stop there!
Stop!
You idiot, it was your guard!
Watch out for those deserters!
In which unit have you been?
in the 3-14 of Ygashiyama
I heard that they give you real food here...
Food? That has a nice sound.
I also am from Yokohama
When all this is over, you can come visit me.
Lieutenant, look at this!
That should serve to you as a lesson
to everyone who wants to surrender!
We have to get through that crossfire in order to make it to North
and join our forces
Listen
We will make for those caves, and move on from there
Don't waste your ammunition, not a single bullet
Don't shoot at random
Ready to cross!
Try to use the rocks as cover
These are the troops of Nishi, and survivors of Suribachi
No officers with you?
I congratulate you on arriving here
Fujita, some water for them!
Fujita
I'm sorry, Sir, there'ss no water left.
I'm very sorry. But at least you'll be able to rest for a while.
You seem familiar to me...
Yes Sir! You saved my life on two ocassions!
The first time, it was the day in which you arrived at the Island.
Yes, I remember that clearly. Get some rest now.
Hanako, I am not sure that this letter will reach you.
but it calms me to write to you
We have spent the last five days without water or food.
in order to survive, we are doing things that I won't describe to you.
There is no escape for me any more, so that the only thing that worries me is you and the baby.
Here, drink some alcohol
the battle approaches its end without ammunition, or water to drink.
All the survivors will make a general attack
pray for victory and the security of the Empire, I am saying goodbye to you!
Unfortunately, I couldn't fulfill all my duties for the mother country.
Without normal fighting, we had to lose in these conditions.
You survived the Suribachi?
It had to be an incredible trip?
You are a complete soldier... No, sir, I'm just a humble baker.
You're a baker? You have a family?
I have wife, and a baby who was born during the last summer in Umilla.
And I didn't get to know it yet.
That strange
I promised myself to fight until the death for my family.
But now to think about my family, makes it difficult to me to fulfill the promise
We have received a message Sir! It is urgent
For General Kuribayashi and his troops
who have fought bravely for our country
The children of Nagano, City of the General
they sang a song in their honor
on the waves of the Pacific Ocean
to the south of the Imperial city.
A small solitary island floats
the destiny of our Imperial country
it lies in the hands of this island
Iwo Jima
While we resist
we feel assured, that the imperial soil
will always be peaceful
we will fight with pride, love, to any cost
our island of the pride
Iwo Jima
Do me a favor
Stay and burn all the military documents, together with my personal belongings.
Everything is happening three times.
We will mount a general attack.
Although Sakama is lost
today our country praised our dedication,
it bequeathed a day to remember us....
but today, we must give everything for our country, until the death.
I will always be at the front of you
my sabre will be the legacy, and my bones the trophy.
Start shooting. Banzai!
No more..
no more...
Fujita
It is an order
You again...
I want to ask you a favor
Bury me, so that nobody can find me
Taro. Soon I will arrive home
I am glad of being able to do it
but I feel sad to leave my friends here
I was driving my vehicle
but I felt quite lonely
Is this Japanese soil?
Yes!
This is still Japan
We found something
We have something
Letters...