Oscar-winner James Cagney (THE PUBLIC ENEMY, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY) explodes on the screen as a demented gangster whose intricate plan to rob an oil refinery is thwarted by a government infiltrator.
In this companion piece to FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, director Clint Eastwood tells the story of Iwo Jima from the Japanese side, creating a meditation on honor and atrocity that stands as one of the best films of his career.