"[after finding the dead bodies of Shimizu and another Japanese soldier who tried to surrender] (sadly) Let this be a lesson to anyone else who wants to surrender."

"Don't waste a bullet. Not one."

"I have failed to hold Suribachi. Permit me to die with my men!"

"It's inevitable that people will die."

"It was your duty, hold your position until death, you should have died with your fellow troop members. You are a disgrace."

"Don't hide here like rats, come out of your caves and attack!"

"We will take back Suribachi, with or without Kuribayashi."

"I won't go back, I've had enough of cave fighting. You men are now under command of Lieutenant Colonel Nishi. [Strapping explosive to himself] I'll throw myself under a tank, I'll destroy one of their machines!"

"[Waiting in vain for the American tanks to run over him] Where are you, American tanks? Come and get me!"

"[reading letter] From headquarters. We regret that we are unable to send reinforcements to Iwo at this time. We earnestly hope you will fight honorably and die for your country."

"The Fleet of Americans have left from Saipan."

"[Referring to Kuribayashi] This one is trouble."

"This is ridiculous, why waste time digging all these tunnels? They are all going to die anyway!"

"Kuribayashi belongs behind a desk, not fighting a war."

"[Before the soldiers commit suicide by holding hand grenades against their chests] Men, we are honorable soldiers of the Emperor. Don't ever forget that. The only way left for us is to die with honor. This is our fate, to find our place at Yasukuni Shrine. I'll see you there. Banzai! Banzai! Banzai! [The men repeat 'banzai' each time he says it] Soldiers, farewell! [Shoots himself]"

"[To Saigo when he fails to hit the target during target practice] My six year old son can shoot better! [Saigo shoots again and misses] Do you call yourself an Imperial soldier?"

"Here is the uniform of the American medic. He should be your target. For, Americans will risk many lives to save this one."

"The cave digging may be futile. The stand on Iwo may be futile. The whole war may be futile. But would you give up then? If our children can live safely for one more day, it'll be worth one more day that we defend this island!"

"Everything happens in threes."

"[addressing his men before the battle] Men, the time has come to show your true colors. As a member of the Honorable Imperial Army, I trust that you will fight with honor. This island is of utmost importance to Japan. Should the island fall, the enemy will use it as their base to attack our homeland. For the mainland...For our homeland...Until the very last man..Our duty is to stop the enemy right here. Not one of you is allowed to die until you have killed ten enemy soldiers. Do not expect to return home alive. I will always be in front of you. [removing his hat and bowing] Long live the Emperor."

"A good officer uses his head, not his whip."

"In any real city, you walk, you brush past people, and people bump into you. In L.A, nobody touches you. We’re always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other just so we can feel something."

"Daniel Dae Kim - Park"

"Ashlyn Sanchez - Lara"

"Yomi Perry - Maria"

"Ken Garito - Bruce"

"Nona Gaye - Karen"

"Marina Sirtis - Shereen"

"Brendan Fraser - Rick"

"Tony Danza - Fred"

"Keith David - Lt. Dixon"

"Shaun Toub - Farhad"

"Michael Peña - Daniel"

"Dato Bakhtadze - Lucien"

"Ryan Phillippe - Officer Hanson"

"Thandie Newton - Christine"

"Loretta Devine - Shaniqua"

"Karina Arroyave - Elizabeth"

"Ludacris - Anthony"

"Terrence Howard - Cameron"

"William Fichtner - Flanagan"

"Jennifer Esposito - Ria"

"Matt Dillon - Officer Ryan"

"Don Cheadle - Graham"

"Sandra Bullock - Jean"

"I didn't ask for your help, did I?"