[PAR] [TLE] Letters from Iwo Jima [SEP] Letters from Iwo Jima (硫黄島からの手紙 , Iōjima Kara no Tegami ) is a 2006 Japanese-American war film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood, starring Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya.  The film portrays the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers and is a companion piece to Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers", which depicts the same battle from the American viewpoint; the two films were shot back to back.  "Letters from Iwo Jima" is almost entirely in Japanese, although it was produced by American companies DreamWorks, Malpaso Productions, and Amblin Entertainment.  After "Flags of Our Fathers" underperformed at the box office, DreamWorks swapped the United States distribution rights to Warner Bros., who had the international rights. [PAR] [TLE] Ken Watanabe [SEP] Ken Watanabe (渡辺 謙 , Watanabe Ken , born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese actor.  To English-speaking audiences, he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in "Letters from Iwo Jima" and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in "The Last Samurai", for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.  Among other awards, he has won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Actor twice, in 2007 for "Memories of Tomorrow" and in 2010 for "Shizumanu Taiyō".  He is also known for his roles in director Christopher Nolan's Hollywood films "Batman Begins" and "Inception".  In 2014, he starred in the reboot of "Godzilla" as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, and will reprise his role in the sequel, "".  He lent his voice to the fourth and fifth installments of the "Transformers" franchise respectively, "" and "", as Decepticon turned Autobot Drift.
[PAR] [TLE] Letters from Iwo Jima [ SEP ] Letters from Iwo Jima ( 硫黄島からの手紙 , Iōjima Kara no Tegami ) is a 2006 Japanese - American war film directed and co - produced by Clint Eastwood , starring Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya . The film portrays the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers and is a companion piece to Eastwood 's " Flags of Our Fathers " , which depicts the same battle from the American viewpoint ; the two films were shot back to back . " Letters from Iwo Jima " is almost entirely in Japanese , although it was produced by American companies DreamWorks , Malpaso Productions , and Amblin Entertainment . After " Flags of Our Fathers " underperformed at the box office , DreamWorks swapped the United States distribution rights to Warner Bros. , who had the international rights . [PAR] [TLE] Ken Watanabe [ SEP ] Ken Watanabe ( 渡辺 謙 , Watanabe Ken , born October 21 , 1959 ) is a Japanese actor . To English - speaking audiences , he is known for playing tragic hero characters , such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in " Letters from Iwo Jima " and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in " The Last Samurai " , for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Among other awards , he has won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Actor twice , in 2007 for " Memories of Tomorrow " and in 2010 for " Shizumanu Taiyō " . He is also known for his roles in director Christopher Nolan 's Hollywood films " Batman Begins " and " Inception " . In 2014 , he starred in the reboot of " Godzilla " as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa , and will reprise his role in the sequel , " " . He lent his voice to the fourth and fifth installments of the " Transformers " franchise respectively , " " and " " , as Decepticon turned Autobot Drift .
This japanese actor lent his voice to the fourth and fifth installments of the "Transformers" franchise and was in a  2006 Japanese-American war film directed and co-produced by who?
This japanese actor lent his voice to the fourth and fifth installments of the " Transformers " franchise and was in a 2006 Japanese - American war film directed and co - produced by who ?
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood