After all, America once reacted similarly when the Soviet Union set up shop in Cuba during the Castro era. Letters from Iwo Jima justifiably portrays the Japanese as victims that have every right to defend an island that’s so close to them. RELATED: The 10 Most Important War Movies of All Time Both films center around Japanese and American forces tussling for control of the Iwo Jima island because of its proximity to Tokyo. The story of The Battle of Iwo Jima was told conclusively in the Steven Spielberg-produced HBO miniseries, The Pacific, but it was handled even better on the big screen by Clint Eastwood - who chose to be fair by making both Flags of our Fathers (from an American perspective) and Letters from Iwo Jima (from a Japanese perspective).
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