Iwo Island

[Machine Translation] An isolated island of defeat where people survive by sucking down to the bone and soaking up blood! This unique war epic depicts the anguish and tragedy of today's world, gouged by the black scars of war. This unique war epic depicts the guilt of war, which modern people try to forget, through the strange fate of one man, a survivor of Iwo Jima. Shiro Osaka plays the lead role, with Yuji Odaka, Izumi Ashikawa, and others co-starring. Six years after the war, the horrific traces of the war are still fresh in people's minds. Takemura, a new reporter for the Toa Shimbun, hears from a man named Masatoshi Katagiri at his favorite bar about the spectacular experience of six soldiers who survived starvation and the fear of death on Iwo Jima. Katagiri says he will soon visit Iwo Jima. Just as Takemura decides to write about it, Katagiri informs him that he will not be able to go to Iwo Jima, and the story comes to a halt. A few months later, Takemura sees an article about Katagiri's death on Iwo Jima and decides to find out the truth that Katagiri really wanted to tell... Each disc includes a trailer and a gallery. Special outer case and picture disc specification. Please note that there are parts of the film that may be difficult to hear or understand due to the original master. Although some of the expressions in the film may be considered inappropriate today, we respect the intentions of the producers and have included the film as it was shown at the time of its release.

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骨までしゃぶり、血をすすって生き抜く敗残の孤島! 戦争の黒い爪跡にえぐられた現代の苦悩と悲劇を描破する異色戦争大作。硫黄島の生き残りの一人の男の数奇な運命を通して、現代人が忘れ去らんとする戦争の罪の意識を描く異色戦争巨篇。大坂志郎が主演を務め、小高雄二、芦川いづみらが共演。──戦後6年、人々の脳裏には生々しい戦争の悲惨な爪跡がまだ残っていた。東亜新聞の新米記者・武村は、行きつけの飲み屋で片桐正俊という男から、硫黄島で6人の兵が飢えと死の恐怖の中で生き延びた壮絶な体験を聞く。近々硫黄島に行くという片桐。武村が記事化を決めた矢先、片桐は硫黄島に行けないと連絡を寄こし、話は中断。数ヶ月後、彼が硫黄島で死亡したという記事を目にした武村は、片桐が本当に伝えたかった真実を探る決意を固め・・・。映像特典には各ディスクに予告編・ギャラリーを収録。特製アウターケース、ピクチャーディスク仕様。※原版マスターに起因するお見苦しい部分、お聞き苦しい部分がありますことをご了承ください。※表現において今日では不適切と思われる部分がございますが、製作者の意図を尊重し、当時上映された内容のままで収録しております。