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The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor is a 1987 biopic directed by Bernardo Bertolucci about the ultimately tragic life of China's last emperor, Puyi (known in the West as Pu Yi). The film follows the emperor (portrayed as an adult by John Lone) from being worshipped by a billion people to his life as a humble gardener in the People's Republic of China. The film was highly acclaimed and won many awards upon its release, including Best Picture and Best Director at the 60th Academy Awards.
The following weapons appear in The Last Emperor:
FN Model 10
Upon hearing the Forbidden City's corrupt eunuchs have burnt down a storehouse to cover their tracks, Puyi (John Lone) draws an FN Model 10 and holds it on the servant who told him the news. The pistol is never seen after this scene
Type 94 Pistol
Amidst the confusion of the Russian invasion of Manchukuo (a Japanese puppet state in Manchuria, whose position of head of state was offered to Puyi) in August 1945, one of Puyi's Japanese advisors commits suicide with a Type 94 pistol.
Hanyang Type 88
The Kuomintang troops who force Puyi out of the Forbidden City in 1924 are all armed with Hanyang Type 88 rifles, as distinguishable by their slightly curved magazines. The Hanyang was an unlincensed copy of the Gewehr 1888 Commission Rifle. The rifles could be rubber props or badly treated Chinese surplus, since they lack a bayonet lug.
Type 99 Light Machine Gun
The two soldiers making up Puyi's bodyguard in Manchukuo are both armed with Type 99 Machine Guns.
Hotchkiss Gun
When leaving the Forbidden City, the Kuomintang has a pair of armoured cars escort Puyi and his entourage out. Both of the cars are armed with Hotchkiss machine guns.
PPSh-41
Toward the beginning of the film, the guards at the Chinese political prison where Puyi is being kept are armed with PPSh-41s. The Soviet paratroops who capture Puyi at the end of World War II are also armed with the submachine gun.
