Letters from Iwo Jima

324 00:33:33,346 --> 00:33:37,684 Eventually, they took all of our baking equipment for the metal... 325 00:33:40,353 --> 00:33:43,481 and we were out of business. 326 00:33:47,402 --> 00:33:49,195 I should have been a fisherman. 327 00:33:52,574 --> 00:33:54,784 It must have been hard on your wife... 328 00:33:57,662 --> 00:34:00,206 without the shop and without her husband. 329 00:34:33,907 --> 00:34:37,869 Tell them to go away. We have nothing to sell. 330 00:34:43,917 --> 00:34:47,670 Congratulations! Your husband is going to war. 331 00:35:02,394 --> 00:35:04,187 Thank you very much. 332 00:35:04,854 --> 00:35:08,691 I'm happy to serve the country. 333 00:35:12,779 --> 00:35:16,282 Prayers for your eternal success at arms. 334 00:35:16,866 --> 00:35:21,329 I beg of you! We have only each other. 335 00:35:25,041 --> 00:35:27,544 This is not the time. 336 00:35:29,587 --> 00:35:34,259 We have all sent our husbands and sons to war. 337 00:35:35,093 --> 00:35:39,305 We all have to do our part. 338 00:35:43,143 --> 00:35:45,937 At least you'll have a little one to carry on your name. 339 00:35:59,242 --> 00:36:01,786 I can't eat with you like that. 340 00:36:04,789 --> 00:36:09,085 What am I going to do after you die? 341 00:36:15,467 --> 00:36:17,719 I'm not in the coffin yet. 342 00:36:20,513 --> 00:36:24,267 The men never come home, not even a soul. 343 00:36:27,062 --> 00:36:28,938 They'll never let you come home. 344 00:36:30,982 --> 00:36:32,400 Don't worry. 345 00:36:34,903 --> 00:36:36,529 And now, with the baby. 346 00:37:00,220 --> 00:37:01,513 Can you hear me? 347 00:37:03,264 --> 00:37:04,557 It's Dad. 348 00:37:07,519 --> 00:37:08,603 Listen. 349 00:37:11,564 --> 00:37:15,276 Don't tell anyone what I'm telling you now. 350 00:37:17,570 --> 00:37:18,738 It's a secret. 351 00:37:33,962 --> 00:37:35,171 Your dad... 352 00:37:39,008 --> 00:37:41,052 is going to come home for you. 353 00:38:37,317 --> 00:38:38,526 Hurry up! 354 00:38:41,946 --> 00:38:43,490 The enemy approaches! 355 00:38:54,209 --> 00:38:55,585 This is ridiculous! 356 00:38:56,169 --> 00:38:58,463 Why waste time digging these tunnels? 357 00:38:59,130 --> 00:39:01,216 They are all going to die anyway. 358 00:39:01,800 --> 00:39:05,386 At least he conceded to the pillboxes on the beach. 359 00:39:18,316 --> 00:39:20,026 You wanted to see me, sir? 360 00:39:21,194 --> 00:39:22,737 Care for a drink? 361 00:39:28,201 --> 00:39:30,495 You have been looking quite pale these days. 362 00:39:33,998 --> 00:39:37,836 It's the water. It has never agreed with me. 363 00:39:38,253 --> 00:39:39,462 That's not good. 364 00:39:41,005 --> 00:39:44,050 Why don't you go back to the mainland to recoup? 365 00:39:45,635 --> 00:39:49,806 I have commissioned Admiral Ichimaru to take your place. 366 00:39:51,516 --> 00:39:53,810 We are wasting time digging these tunnels. 367 00:39:54,519 --> 00:39:58,648 General, the island won't last five days without fleet support. 368 00:40:00,233 --> 00:40:02,610 We should fight to the death. 369 00:40:04,028 --> 00:40:08,366 The tunnel-digging may be futile. 370 00:40:09,159 --> 00:40:13,079 Maybe the stand on Iwo will be futile. 371 00:40:13,538 --> 00:40:15,749 Maybe the whole war is futile. 372 00:40:15,915 --> 00:40:17,584 But will you give up then? 373 00:40:17,917 --> 00:40:20,044 We will defend this island until we are dead! 374 00:40:20,211 --> 00:40:22,464 Until the very last soldier is dead! 375 00:40:23,298 --> 00:40:27,635 If our children can live safely for one more day... 376 00:40:27,886 --> 00:40:31,014 it would be worth the one more day that we defend this island! 377 00:40:31,931 --> 00:40:33,141 Ohsugi... 378 00:40:33,725 --> 00:40:37,729 if you have an ounce of pride left as an officer... 379 00:40:38,605 --> 00:40:39,939 I beg of you... 380 00:40:40,565 --> 00:40:43,693 go back to headquarters and ask them to send support. 381 00:41:08,426 --> 00:41:12,138 So the rumor is true? I couldn't believe it. 382 00:41:13,556 --> 00:41:17,394 I'm grateful to be leaving this island. 383 00:41:19,145 --> 00:41:21,147 We may have had our differences... 384 00:41:22,315 --> 00:41:25,193 but I'm truly sorry to see you go. 385 00:41:26,694 --> 00:41:29,864 General Hayashi, it is up to you now. 386 00:41:31,449 --> 00:41:36,329 Kuribayashi belongs behind a desk, not commanding war. 387 00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:38,456 I understand. 388 00:41:38,790 --> 00:41:42,335 There are many of us who agree with you, sir. 389 00:41:57,392 --> 00:41:58,435 Listen. 390 00:41:58,935 --> 00:42:02,647 The Americans are likely to land here. 391 00:42:04,149 --> 00:42:06,568 Crossfire positions will be here... 392 00:42:07,694 --> 00:42:08,737 here... 393 00:42:09,863 --> 00:42:11,030 and here. 394 00:42...