中途岛战役失利直接宣布了日军在太平洋战场上的失败,负隅顽抗的日军依然坚守日本最南端的小岛—硫磺岛。这个看似不起眼的小岛,却上演了二战太平洋上最惨烈的战争。 栗林忠道中将(渡边谦 饰)是日军在硫磺岛的指挥官,负责这道日军最后的防线。栗林中将大力改革日军内部的陋习和不足,并设计出一整套对付美军、以拖延为主的作战方案。虽然他和日军的二万名官兵都上下齐心,但面对占尽空中优势的四万名美军士兵,栗林知道这将是一场没有归路的战争。 在最后的战争之前,栗林写下了他最后的家书……The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands and providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi is given command of the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favor the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and resentment and resistance fester among his staff. In the lower echelons, a young soldier, Saigo, a poor baker in civilian life, strives with his friends to survive the harsh regime of the Japanese army itself, all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms. When the American invasion begins, both Kuribayashi and Saigo find strength, honor, courage, and horrors beyond imagination.