While filming "Letters From Iwo Jima," Ken Watanabe (left, with film director Clint Eastwood), broke down upon seeing the battle site during the film's only on-location day of shooting in Japan. (Merie W. Wallace/Warner Brothers Pictures) Merie W. Wallace/Warner Brothers Pictures

'Letters' hits home for actor Watanabe

Visit to Iwo Jima proves emotional

By Michelle Kung

Globe Correspondent / January 7, 2007

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NEW YORK -- He's made a career out of playing strong, stoic men, slipped into "too many [samurai] roles to count," and looms intimidatingly at a statuesque 6-foot-2. But even Japanese actor Ken Watanabe can get a little weepy. (Full article: 1212 words)