Summary: Sixty-one years ago, the United States and Japanese armies met on Iwo Jima. Decades later, hundreds of letters are unearthed from that stark island's soil. The letters give faces and voices to the men who fought there, as well as the extraordinary general who led them. Leading the defense is Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LETSummary: In 16th century Japan, an aging ruler attempts to divide his kingdom among his three sons. They turn against each other and betray their father, triggering events that ultimately shatter the kingdom, destroy the family, and drive their father insane. Based on Shakespeare's King Lear.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Wellsping 2003
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN RANSummary: When an aging couple journeys to visit with their adult children and family they find they are an intrusion on the younger generation's life style.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2003