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Articles tagged "ken watanabe" NewsJapanese star had his doubts on Eastwood’s ‘Iwo Jima’by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer][27.Jan.07] :. Ken Watanabe was wary and unsure when he first heard news that Clint Eastwood wanted to make Letters From Iwo Jima. A companion piece to the American director and Hollywood icon’s... PopMatters Pick Film ReviewLetters from Iwo Jima (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[21.Dec.06] :. Poetic and pained, Letters from Iwo Jima is a war movie about loss and, almost worse, the anticipation of loss.  Film ReviewMemoirs of a Geisha (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Dec.05] :. The fact of Sayuri's stunning blue eyes only underlines the film's refusal to engage with the hardships geishas endure as a matter of course. She is 'special', she is treasured, she is property.  Film ReviewThe Last Samurai (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[4.Dec.03] :. It's a grand vehicle, with horses, martial arts, and vast armies, not to mention Tom Cruise's shiny shoulder-length hair flowing just right. |
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