Talk:Ran

Red Muzzle Flashes

Are the red muzzle flashes historically accurate with the powder composition used in the Sengoku Jidai period? I know that it's perfectly possible to make flames/explosions glow in certain colours depending on the chemical composition of the powder being burned/detonated, but it strikes me as odd as why the real-life users would waste time and resources purposely making their black powder charges glow red when triggered, unless that was the only black powder recipe they knew, or was simply the most convenient to make.

Total War: Shogun 2 also features the red muzzle flash for Tanegashima shots as well, but I don't know if that's just an homage to Ran or a reflection of the historical reality of the weapon. Did the original trilogy of Star Wars movies also use gunpowder specifically formulated to give off a bright red muzzle flash in the blanks fired by the "E-11 Blastech Rifles," so they wouldn't have to rotoscope them in later? --Mazryonh 02:58, 1 July 2012 (CDT)

I just assumed that the gunners in Ran were just using flashpaper guns. I'm told that there are legal issues regarding live fire in Japan, and no one is seen reloading anyway. --Funkychinaman 03:36, 1 July 2012 (CDT)