Who plays Private Shimizu in Letters from Iwo Jima?

Private Shimizu is played by Ryo Kase.

What are Private Shimizu's abilities?

Private Shimizu's abilities include trench warfare, letter writing, scouting, endurance.

Private Shimizu has 3 mapped relationships in Letters from Iwo Jima. Explore the interactive relationship map for details.

Young Japanese soldier who writes letters home and faces the brutal reality of war.

Private Shimizu — Professional Commander And Soldier — General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe)
Shimizu serves within Kuribayashi's increasingly isolated defensive force.

Private Shimizu retreats and later reaches General Tadamichi Kuribayashi's position, where a counterattack is planned under Kuribayashi's command.
Private Shimizu — Conflict Accused Coward — Lieutenant Ito (Shido Nakamura)
Ito treats Shimizu's survival-oriented retreat as a punishable offense.

Lieutenant Ito accuses Private Shimizu and another soldier of cowardice after they retreat from Mount Suribachi.
Private Shimizu — Power Suicide Order Authority — Colonel Adachi (Toshi Toda)
Adachi's order places Shimizu in direct opposition to the unit's imposed expectation of death.

Colonel Adachi orders his unit to commit honorable suicide, while Private Shimizu is among the soldiers who refuse and retreat.