Windtalkers backdrop

Windtalkers 2002 Directed by John Woo

Honor Was Their Code.

Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Japanese , Navajo
Gneres Action , War
Budget $115,000,000
Revenue $77,600,000
Release Date 14 June 2002
134 mins
Cast
Nicolas Cage Sergeant Joe Enders
Adam Beach Private Ben Yahzee
Peter Stormare Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
Noah Emmerich Corporal Charles Rogers
Brian Van Holt Harrigan
Martin Henderson Private Nellie
Roger Willie Charlie Whitehorse
Frances O'Connor Rita Swelton
Christian Slater Sergeant Peter Henderson
Jason Isaacs Major Mellitz
Cameron Thor Mertens
Kevin Cooney Ear Doctor
Holmes Osborne Colonel Hollings
Keith Campbell Kittring
Scott Atkinson Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant
Brian Maynard Corpsman
James D. Dever Field Hospital Colonel
Jim Morse Marine Recruit
Chris Devlin Code Instructor Sergeant
JF Davis Technical Sergeant
Brian Kasai Japanese Intelligence Officer
Hiroshi Mori Japanese Radio Operator
Darrel Guilbeau Battleship Petty Officer
Aaron Yamagata Tanapag Boy
Victoria Chen Tanapag Mother
Carissa Jung Tanapag Girl
Wataru Yoshida Japanese Artillery Man
Junya Oishi Japanese Artillery Sighter
Jiro Koga Japanese Artillery Gunner
Tina Leialoha Gube Hula Dancer
Alewa T. Olotoa Hula Dancer
Ilima Pumphrey Hula Dancer
Lena Savaiinaea Hula Dancer
Kaliko Scott Hula Dancer
Robert Aguilar Jr. Private Povovich (uncredited)
Job Alonso U.S. Marine (uncredited)
Louis Per Bruno Private Corelli (uncredited)
Jim Carretta Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)
Matty Castano Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Timothy Di Pri Politician (uncredited)
Christopher Gilbertson Marine (uncredited)
Shannon Holzer Marine (uncredited)
Yoshio Iizuka Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Aaron Ikeda Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Christopher Illing Marine (uncredited)
Keii Johnston Marine (uncredited)
Steve Lindsay Discharged Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)
Cazimir Milostan Marine Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Michael Ng Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Nils Oliveto U.S. Marine (uncredited)
Paul Parker Injured soldier (uncredited)
Denney Pierce Marine (uncredited)
Simon Rhee Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Sans Private Jennings (uncredited)
Bobby Silva Private Ricks (uncredited)
Douglas Dean Taylor Marine Beau (uncredited)
John Thomas Core Group Marine (uncredited)
Ren Urano Japanese Radioman (uncredited)
Dixon White Hospital Room Patient (uncredited)
Malcolm Dohi Battleship Codetalker
Steve Tanizaki Japanese Artillery Officer
Marc McClellan Marine Artillery Commander
Christopher T. Yamamoto Japanese Bunker Gunner
John Takeshi Ichikawa Japanese Bunker Commander
Ross Lasi Tanoai Eddie the Bartender
Glen Begay Radio Codetalker
Vincent Whipple Navajo Instructor
Albert Smith Navajo Man