 Letters from Iwo Jima 2006  R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura, Yuki Matsuzaki, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Takashi Yamaguchi, Eijiro Ozaki, Nae Yuuki, Nobumasa Sakagami, Akiko Shima, Lucas Elliott
The World War II battle of Iwo Jima is told through the Japanese perspective. Ken Watanabe takes on the role of General Tadamichi Kuribayashi who leads the outnumbered Japanese forces on Iwo Jima. Despite shortages in ammunition, medicine, morale, and men, Kuribayashi gives controversial orders to rally his men for what will prove to be a futile defense of the island against the American forces. The film received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Director.
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The Pink Panther 2 2009  ', 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Mystery
Director: Harald Zwart
Cast: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Yuki Matsuzaki, Aishwarya Rai, John Cleese, Lily Tomlin, Jeremy Irons, Johnny Hallyday, Geoffrey Palmer, Phillip Goodwin, Armel Bellec, Jack Metzger
Steve Martin is back in his role as Inspector Clouseau. This time around, a master thief, "The Tornado," has stolen the Magna Carta, the pope's ring, and the Pink Panther diamond. Chief Inspector Dreyfus (John Cleese) assigns Clouseau to head up an international "dream team"–Vincenzo (Andy Garcia), Pepperidge (Alfred Molina), Kenji (Yuki Matsuzaki), and Sonia (Aishwarya Rai)–and they set out to solve the case. Clouseau's partner Ponton (Jean Reno) and Clouseau's love interest, Nicole (Emily Mortimer), are also along on the trip from Paris to Rome and help in the bumbling search for the stolen artfacts.
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| 1. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
2. The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
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