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|name = Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre | |name = Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre | ||
|picture = Black Sun Nanking Massacre Poster.jpg | |picture = Black Sun Nanking Massacre Poster.jpg | ||
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|director = Mou Tun Fei | |director = Mou Tun Fei | ||
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| − | '''''Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre''''' (''Hei tai yang: Nan Jing da tu sha'', 黑太陽─南京大屠殺) is a 1995 Hong Kong war drama about the Nanking Massacre in December 1937. The film was also released as ''Men Behind the Sun 4'' as it was the fourth in the line of Hong Kong | + | '''''Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre''''' (''Hei tai yang: Nan Jing da tu sha'', 黑太陽─南京大屠殺) is a 1995 Hong Kong war drama about the Nanking Massacre in December 1937. The film was also released as ''Men Behind the Sun 4'' as it was the fourth in the line of Hong Kong films about the events of Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in the Far East, starting with ''Men Behind the Sun'' (1988). |
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= Handguns = | = Handguns = | ||
== Nambu Type 14 == | == Nambu Type 14 == | ||
| − | Imperial Japanese | + | Imperial Japanese Army officers use [[Nambu Type 14]] pistols. |
[[Image:Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Early Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | [[Image:Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Early Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | ||
[[File:Black Sun-Nambu-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An officer executes a venerable Buddhist monk.]] | [[File:Black Sun-Nambu-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An officer executes a venerable Buddhist monk.]] | ||
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= Rifles = | = Rifles = | ||
== Arisaka Type 38 == | == Arisaka Type 38 == | ||
| − | Imperial Japanese | + | Imperial Japanese Army soldiers are armed wtih [[Arisaka Type 38]] rifles, mostly seen with attached bayonets. In the opening scene Chinese soldiers are also seen with Arisaka rifles instead of issued Mausers. |
[[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]] | [[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]] | ||
[[File:Black Sun-Arisaka-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Arisaka rifle on the body of a Chinese soldier.]] | [[File:Black Sun-Arisaka-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Arisaka rifle on the body of a Chinese soldier.]] | ||
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== Type Zhongzheng Rifle == | == Type Zhongzheng Rifle == | ||
| − | In the scene of a military parade of | + | In the scene of a military parade of Japanese troops some soldiers carry Mauser-style rifles that appear to be Chinese [[Type Zhongzheng Rifle]]s. They are seen very blurry due to fast motion, and only barrels can be seen. |
[[File:Type Zhongzheng type 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type Zhongzheng rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:Type Zhongzheng type 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type Zhongzheng rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Black Sun-Mauser-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Black Sun-Mauser-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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= Machine Guns = | = Machine Guns = | ||
== Type 11 Light Machine Gun == | == Type 11 Light Machine Gun == | ||
| − | + | Japanese troops use [[Type 11 light machine gun]]s. | |
[[Image:Type11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 11 Light Machine Gun - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | [[Image:Type11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 11 Light Machine Gun - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | ||
[[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Type 11s are mounted on sidecars.]] | [[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Type 11s are mounted on sidecars.]] | ||
| − | [[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of Type 11.]] | + | [[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of a Type 11.]] |
| − | [[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A barrel of Type 11.]] | + | [[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A barrel of a Type 11.]] |
[[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier carries a Type 11 during the military parade.]] | [[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier carries a Type 11 during the military parade.]] | ||
== Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun == | == Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun == | ||
| − | + | Japanese troops also use [[Type 3 heavy machine gun]]s. | |
[[Image:Type 3 Taisho 14 heavy machine gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun - 6.5x50mm SR]] | [[Image:Type 3 Taisho 14 heavy machine gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun - 6.5x50mm SR]] | ||
[[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier aims his machine gun.]] | [[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier aims his machine gun.]] | ||
[[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of Type 3 and Maxim-Tokarev.]] | [[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of Type 3 and Maxim-Tokarev.]] | ||
[[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Type 3 and a Maxim-Tokarev are used during the mass execution of Chinese people.]] | [[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Type 3 and a Maxim-Tokarev are used during the mass execution of Chinese people.]] | ||
| − | [[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Type 3 is seen from the back. This view allows to identify the machine gun as a Type 3 rather than a [[Type 92 | + | [[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Type 3 is seen from the back. This view allows to identify the machine gun as a Type 3 rather than a [[Type 92 heavy machine gun|Type 92]].]] |
== Maxim-Tokarev == | == Maxim-Tokarev == | ||
| − | In the opening scene several belt-fed light machine guns are seen among the bodies of dead Chinese soldiers. They appear to be Soviet [[Maxim-Tokarev]] (or simply MT) machine guns. Later MTs are also used by | + | In the opening scene several belt-fed light machine guns are seen among the bodies of dead Chinese soldiers. They appear to be Soviet [[Maxim-Tokarev]] (or simply MT) machine guns. Later MTs are also used by Japanese troops. In reality some number of MTs was supplied to Chinese Kuomintang troops so they could be captured and reused by Japanese army. |
[[File:Maxim-Tokarev_1926.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim-Tokarev M1926 light machine gun - 7.62x54mm R]] | [[File:Maxim-Tokarev_1926.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim-Tokarev M1926 light machine gun - 7.62x54mm R]] | ||
[[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An MT is seen on the battlefield.]] | [[File:Black Sun-MachineGun-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An MT is seen on the battlefield.]] | ||
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Both Chinese and Japanese soldiers are seen with stick hand grenades. They appear to be [[Type 67 stick grenade]]s, standing for similar looking Japanese Type 98 and Chinese Type 23. | Both Chinese and Japanese soldiers are seen with stick hand grenades. They appear to be [[Type 67 stick grenade]]s, standing for similar looking Japanese Type 98 and Chinese Type 23. | ||
[[Image:Type67Grenade.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Type 67 High-Explosive Fragmentation stick grenade]] | [[Image:Type67Grenade.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Type 67 High-Explosive Fragmentation stick grenade]] | ||
| − | [[File:Black Sun-Grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese soldier blows himself together with his enemy.]] | + | [[File:Black Sun-Grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese soldier blows himself up, together with his enemy.]] |
[[File:Black Sun-Grenade-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier prepares to throw a grenade in the entrance of a Chinese temple.]] | [[File:Black Sun-Grenade-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier prepares to throw a grenade in the entrance of a Chinese temple.]] | ||
Revision as of 03:59, 16 September 2021
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Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre (Hei tai yang: Nan Jing da tu sha, 黑太陽─南京大屠殺) is a 1995 Hong Kong war drama about the Nanking Massacre in December 1937. The film was also released as Men Behind the Sun 4 as it was the fourth in the line of Hong Kong films about the events of Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in the Far East, starting with Men Behind the Sun (1988).
The following weapons were used in the film Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre:
Handguns
Nambu Type 14
Imperial Japanese Army officers use Nambu Type 14 pistols.
Rifles
Arisaka Type 38
Imperial Japanese Army soldiers are armed wtih Arisaka Type 38 rifles, mostly seen with attached bayonets. In the opening scene Chinese soldiers are also seen with Arisaka rifles instead of issued Mausers.
Type Zhongzheng Rifle
In the scene of a military parade of Japanese troops some soldiers carry Mauser-style rifles that appear to be Chinese Type Zhongzheng Rifles. They are seen very blurry due to fast motion, and only barrels can be seen.
Machine Guns
Type 11 Light Machine Gun
Japanese troops use Type 11 light machine guns.
Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
Japanese troops also use Type 3 heavy machine guns.
A Type 3 is seen from the back. This view allows to identify the machine gun as a Type 3 rather than a Type 92.
Maxim-Tokarev
In the opening scene several belt-fed light machine guns are seen among the bodies of dead Chinese soldiers. They appear to be Soviet Maxim-Tokarev (or simply MT) machine guns. Later MTs are also used by Japanese troops. In reality some number of MTs was supplied to Chinese Kuomintang troops so they could be captured and reused by Japanese army.
Hand Grenades
Type 67 stick grenade
Both Chinese and Japanese soldiers are seen with stick hand grenades. They appear to be Type 67 stick grenades, standing for similar looking Japanese Type 98 and Chinese Type 23.
