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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
− | |name = Magnificent Warriors | + | |name = Magnificent Warriors |
|picture = Magnificent Warriors poster.jpg | |picture = Magnificent Warriors poster.jpg | ||
− | |caption = | + | |caption = DVD Cover |
|country = [[Image:HOK.jpg|25px]] Hong Kong | |country = [[Image:HOK.jpg|25px]] Hong Kong | ||
− | |director = David Chung | + | |director = David Chung |
− | |date= 1987 | + | |date = 1987 |
|language = Cantonese | |language = Cantonese | ||
− | |studio= | + | |studio = D & B Films Co. Ltd. |
− | |distributor= | + | |distributor = D & B Films Co. Ltd. |
|character1=Fok Ming-Ming | |character1=Fok Ming-Ming | ||
|actor1=[[Michelle Yeoh]] | |actor1=[[Michelle Yeoh]] | ||
− | |character2= | + | |character2=Sky 1 / Wong |
− | |actor2= | + | |actor2=Yee Tung-Shing |
− | |character3= | + | |character3=Luk |
− | |actor3= | + | |actor3=[[Richard Ng]] |
|character4=General Toga | |character4=General Toga | ||
|actor4=Tetsuya Matsui | |actor4=Tetsuya Matsui | ||
− | |character5=Chin-Chin | + | |character5=Youda |
− | | | + | |actor5=Lowell Lo |
+ | |character6=Chin-Chin | ||
+ | |actor6=Chindy Lau | ||
+ | |character7=Chin-Chin's father | ||
+ | |actor7=Chang Yu | ||
+ | |character8=Fok Ming-Ming's grandfather | ||
+ | |actor8=Ku Feng | ||
+ | |character9=Japanese agent | ||
+ | |actor9=Fung Hak-On | ||
+ | |character10=Japanese agent | ||
+ | |actor10=Yeung Sing | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | '''''Magnificent Warriors''''' (Chinese title: 中華戰士 - ''Zhong hua zhan shi'') is a 1987 Hong Kong war action martial arts film, directed by David Chung. It starring [[Michelle Yeoh]] as Fok Ming-Ming, a martial arts expert, who team up with several other characters and tribe fighters to fight against the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. | ||
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+ | {{Film Title}} | ||
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__TOC__<br clear=all> | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
==Nambu Type 14== | ==Nambu Type 14== | ||
− | General Toga (Tetsuya Matsui) and his two | + | General Toga (Tetsuya Matsui) and his two agents (Fung Hak-On and Yeung Sing), as well as various Japanese officers carry [[Nambu Type 14]] pistols throughout the film and fire them many times. |
− | [[Image:NambuType14Pistol.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:NambuType14Pistol.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 1 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | + | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 1 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Japanese agent (Fung Hak-On) fires his Nambu Type 14.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 1 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|General Toga fires.]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 1 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|General Toga (Tetsuya Matsui) fires his Nambu.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 1 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | + | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 1 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Japanese agent (Yeung Sing) threatens Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]).]] |
[[Image:Magnificent pistol 1 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Another view of the same scene.]] | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 1 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Another view of the same scene.]] | ||
− | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 1 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | + | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 1 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Japanese agent (Yeung Sing) pulls his Nambu.]] |
==Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"== | ==Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"== | ||
− | Sky 1 | + | Sky 1 / Wong (Yee Tung-Shing) carries a [[Mauser C96|Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"]], but later he is disarmed by Luk ([[Richard Ng]]). |
− | [[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Pre-war dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" commercial model - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 2 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sky 1 | + | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 2 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sky 1 (Yee Tung-Shing) pulls his Mauser C96 on a Japanese soldier.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 2 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 2 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sky 1 pulls his Mauser C96 on a Japanese soldier.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 2 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | + | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 2 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Mauser C96 in Luk's ([[Richard Ng]]) left hand.]] |
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+ | ==Smith & Wesson Military & Police== | ||
+ | Luk ([[Richard Ng]]) is seen using two [[Smith & Wesson Model 10|Smith & Wesson Military & Police]] revolvers during the final fight. | ||
+ | [[Image:S&W Model M&P.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Military & Police with 5" barrel - .38 Special]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 1 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Two Smith & Wesson Military & Police revolvers on the right.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Magnificent revolver 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Luk ([[Richard Ng]]) fires his two revolvers at Japanese soldiers and assassins.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Magnificent revolver 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Luk realises...]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Magnificent revolver 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|... that both his revolvers are out of ammunition.]] | ||
==Volcanic Repeater== | ==Volcanic Repeater== | ||
− | Luk (Richard Ng) | + | Luk ([[Richard Ng]]) carries a [[Volcanic Repeater]] |
− | [[Image:Volcanic long barrel.jpg|thumb| | + | during the fuel storage scene. Later Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) takes this weapon and gives to Sky 1 / Wong (Yee Tung-Shing). |
+ | [[Image:Volcanic long barrel.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Volcanic Repeater with a long barrel - .41 Volcanic]] | ||
[[Image:Magnificent pistol 3 7.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Luk draws his Volcanic Repeater.]] | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 3 7.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Luk draws his Volcanic Repeater.]] | ||
− | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 3 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 3 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Luk draws his Volcanic Repeater.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent pistol | + | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 2 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Luk holds his Volcanic Repeater.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 3 | + | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 3 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) holds the Volcanic Repeater.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 3 | + | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 3 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sky 1 (Yee Tung-Shing) pretending take Chin-Chin (Chindy Lau) hostage.]] |
− | + | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 3 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sky 1 holds the Volcanic Repeater.]] | |
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− | [[Image:Magnificent | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Arisaka Type 99== | ==Arisaka Type 99== | ||
− | + | Most of Japanese soldiers carry [[Arisaka Type 99]] rifles. At the beginning of the film, Gunrunner ([[Jing Chen]]) sells them to Brother Wang (Lee Man-Tai). Later these rifles are used by Chin-Chin (Chindy Lau) and Sky 1 / Wong (Yee Tung-Shing). Luk ([[Richard Ng]]) also fires two rifles during the final fight. | |
− | [[Image:99aris.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:99aris.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Arisaka Type 99 - 7.7x58mm]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Arisaka Type 99 rifles in the crate.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Arisaka Type 99 rifles in the crate.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Gunrunner ([[Jing Chen]]) holds a rifle and a bullet.]] |
[[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Gunrunner opens the bolt.]] | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Gunrunner opens the bolt.]] | ||
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Brother Wang (Lee Man-Tai) holds the rifle.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 6.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Two Japanese soldiers with their Arisaka rifles.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 7.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Chin-Chin fires.]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 7.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Chin-Chin fires her captured Arisaka at Japanese assassins.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 8.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Chin-Chin | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 8.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Chin-Chin (Chindy Lau) fires her captured Arisaka.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 9.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Luk | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 9.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Luk ([[Richard Ng]]) dual-wields Arisaka rifles. Several rifles are also seen on his back.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 10.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sky 1 and Luk | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 10.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sky 1 and Luk hold their captured rifles.]] |
==Arisaka Type 38== | ==Arisaka Type 38== | ||
− | Several Japanese soldiers | + | Several Japanese soldiers use [[Arisaka Type 38]] rifles. Luk ([[Richard Ng]]) captures a few of them and gives to tribe fighters. Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) also holds one. |
− | [[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Arisaka Type 38 - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 2 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Luk | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 2 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Luk has a few rifles on his back.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 2 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 2 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Luk distributes the rifles to tribe fighters.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 2 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 2 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Luk distributes the rifles to tribe fighters.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 2 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 2 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) points a bayonet at General Toga (Tetsuya Matsui).]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 2 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 2 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming holds the rifle.]] |
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun== | ==Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun== | ||
− | Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) | + | Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) is seen firing the [[Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun]] at the beginning of the film. |
[[File:Type 24 HMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:Type 24 HMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:Magnificent machinegun 1 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) fires her machine gun.]] | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 1 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) fires her machine gun.]] | ||
==Browning M1919A4 (mocked up as Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun)== | ==Browning M1919A4 (mocked up as Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun)== | ||
− | Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) fires [[Browning M1919A4]] mocked up as [[Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun]]. | + | Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) fires the [[Browning M1919A4]] mocked up as the [[Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun]] during the final fight. This machine gun is also used by Sky 1 / Wong (Yee Tung-Shing) and Youda (Lowell Lo). |
− | [[File:M1919A4.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:M1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield]] |
[[File:Type 24 HMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:Type 24 HMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
− | [[Image:Magnificent | + | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 1 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The machine gun is seen.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent | + | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 10.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The machine gun in a sandbagged position.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 1 | + | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 1 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sky 1 (Yee Tung-Shing) fires the machine gun.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 1 | + | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 1 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Youda (Lowell Lo) fires the machine gun.]] |
− | ==Browning | + | ==Browning M2HB== |
− | + | The [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] machine guns are mounted on the tanks of the Imperial Japanese Army. | |
− | [[File: | + | [[File:BrowningM2 plain.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M2HB - .50 BMG]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 3 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 3 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Two machine guns are mounted on two Japanese tanks.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 3 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 3 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Two machine guns are mounted on two Japanese tanks.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 3 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 3 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Browning M2HB is seen.]] |
==Prop "Machine Gun"== | ==Prop "Machine Gun"== | ||
− | Japanese combat | + | A Japanese combat aircraft is equipped with the prop machine gun that "firing" burning acetylene. |
− | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 2 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 2 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The "machine gun" opens fire.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 2 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|" | + | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 2 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The "machine gun" is firing.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 2 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 2 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The "machine gun".]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 2 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent machinegun 2 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The "machine gun" is firing.]] |
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==Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894== | ==Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894== | ||
− | Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) | + | In one scene, Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) is seen using a [[Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894]] to crash a Japanese combat aircraft. |
− | [[Image:Hebel Model 1894 Flare Gun (26.5mm).jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Hebel Model 1894 Flare Gun (26.5mm).jpg|thumb|none|350px|Hebel Flare Pistol M1894 - 26.5mm]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent flame 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) | + | [[Image:Magnificent flame 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) pulls out her Flare Pistol.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent flame 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent flame 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming holds her Flare Pistol.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent flame 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming fires.]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent flame 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming fires her Flare Pistol.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent flame 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent flame 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming holds her Flare Pistol.]] |
==Mortar== | ==Mortar== | ||
− | Imperial Japanese Army | + | Imperial Japanese Army also use the mortars during the final fight. |
− | [[Image:Magnificent mortair 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | + | [[Image:Magnificent mortair 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Japanese soldiers ready their mortars.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent mortair 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent mortair 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Japanese soldiers ready their mortars.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent mortair 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent mortair 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Japanese soldiers prepare to fire.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent mortair 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | + | [[Image:Magnificent mortair 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Japanese soldiers with the mortar.]] |
− | [[Image:Magnificent mortair 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | + | [[Image:Magnificent mortair 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Japanese soldiers fire the mortar.]] |
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Magnificent Warriors (Chinese title: 中華戰士 - Zhong hua zhan shi) is a 1987 Hong Kong war action martial arts film, directed by David Chung. It starring Michelle Yeoh as Fok Ming-Ming, a martial arts expert, who team up with several other characters and tribe fighters to fight against the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
The following weapons were used in the film Magnificent Warriors:
Handguns
Nambu Type 14
General Toga (Tetsuya Matsui) and his two agents (Fung Hak-On and Yeung Sing), as well as various Japanese officers carry Nambu Type 14 pistols throughout the film and fire them many times.
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"
Sky 1 / Wong (Yee Tung-Shing) carries a Mauser C96 "Broomhandle", but later he is disarmed by Luk (Richard Ng).
Smith & Wesson Military & Police
Luk (Richard Ng) is seen using two Smith & Wesson Military & Police revolvers during the final fight.
Volcanic Repeater
Luk (Richard Ng) carries a Volcanic Repeater during the fuel storage scene. Later Fok Ming-Ming (Michelle Yeoh) takes this weapon and gives to Sky 1 / Wong (Yee Tung-Shing).
Rifles
Arisaka Type 99
Most of Japanese soldiers carry Arisaka Type 99 rifles. At the beginning of the film, Gunrunner (Jing Chen) sells them to Brother Wang (Lee Man-Tai). Later these rifles are used by Chin-Chin (Chindy Lau) and Sky 1 / Wong (Yee Tung-Shing). Luk (Richard Ng) also fires two rifles during the final fight.
Arisaka Type 38
Several Japanese soldiers use Arisaka Type 38 rifles. Luk (Richard Ng) captures a few of them and gives to tribe fighters. Fok Ming-Ming (Michelle Yeoh) also holds one.
Machine Guns
Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun
Fok Ming-Ming (Michelle Yeoh) is seen firing the Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun at the beginning of the film.
Browning M1919A4 (mocked up as Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun)
Fok Ming-Ming (Michelle Yeoh) fires the Browning M1919A4 mocked up as the Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun during the final fight. This machine gun is also used by Sky 1 / Wong (Yee Tung-Shing) and Youda (Lowell Lo).
Browning M2HB
The Browning M2HB machine guns are mounted on the tanks of the Imperial Japanese Army.
Prop "Machine Gun"
A Japanese combat aircraft is equipped with the prop machine gun that "firing" burning acetylene.
Others
Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894
In one scene, Fok Ming-Ming (Michelle Yeoh) is seen using a Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894 to crash a Japanese combat aircraft.
Mortar
Imperial Japanese Army also use the mortars during the final fight.