A.O. Scott has a really in-depth look at this scene from Clint Eastwood's
Letters From Iwo Jima:
Surrender and Survival in the Crucible of Battle. Here's another story on star Ken Watanabe (SPOILER ALERT. The article kind of reveals what happens to his character in the movie, though you probably could've guessed):
'Letters' hits home for actor Watanabe. The more I read about this film, the more I intrigued I am to see it...