Under Northern Lights (Pod severnym siyaniyem)

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Under Northern Lights Under Aurora Pod severnym siyaniyem Orora no shita de Japanese DVD cover Country Japan USSR Directed by Petras Abukiavicus Toshio Gotô Sergei Vronsky Release Date 1990 Language Russian, Japanese Studio Asahi Television News Kobushi Productions Ritm Main Cast Character Actor Arseniy Andrei Boltnev Genzo Tamiya Kôji Yakusho Anna Marina Zudina Lezhnev Nikita Mikhalkov Kulagin Anatoli Romashin Niyako Maksim Munzuk Ume Suzuki Junko Sakurada

Under Northern Lights (rus. Под северным сиянием; Pod severnym siyaniyem) aka Under Aurora (jap. オーロラの下で; Orora no shita de) is a 1990 Soviet-Japanese coperated movie, directed by Petras Abukiavicus, Toshio Gotô and Sergei Vronsky. It's tooked plase in Russian and Japanese Epires between 1912 to 1917, and tells about life and friendship of Japanese hunter Genzo Tamiya (Kôji Yakusho), his Russian friend Arseniy (Andrei Boltnev) and Arseniy's tamed wolf Buran. This movie was filmed in Siberia and Japan, by Soviet-Japanese cast and crew and was bilingual.

The following weapons were used in the film Under Northern Lights (Pod severnym siyaniyem):

Handguns

Russian Nagant M1895

Chief of Russian police (Yuriy Plotnikov) briefly draws Russian Nagant M1895. It's seen only in darkness.

Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s.

Chief of police draws his revolver.

Unknown Handgun

Japanese military policeceman (Guts Ishimatsu) carries an unknown handgun, that's was seen only in holster.

Shotguns

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

Alyosha (Zhanat 'Zhan' Baizhanbayev) fires 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun at the film beggining. Later, this gun appears in the hands of Arseniy (Andrei Boltnev). Varios hunters, include Lezhnev (Nikita Mikhalkov) fires 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotguns during the hunting. Store owner (Vladimir Kuznetsov) briefly holds 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun at the one moment. A few Double Barreled Shotgun can be seen at the store among with unknown rifles.

J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 gauge

Alyosha (Zhanat 'Zhan' Baizhanbayev) with the shotgun.

Alyosha (Zhanat 'Zhan' Baizhanbayev) fires.

Arseniy (Andrei Boltnev) grabs Alyosha's shotgun.

Shotgun on the table.

Hunter with the shotgun on the shoulder.

Lezhnev (Nikita Mikhalkov) fires.

Store owner (Vladimir Kuznetsov) with the shotgun.

Shotgun in the sore.

Rifles

Murata Rifle

Genzo Tamiya (Kôji Yakusho) carries Murata Rifle throughout the movie in Japan and Russian Siberia. At the one moment, his rifle briefly appears in the hands of Arseniy (Andrei Boltnev).

Murata converted Rifle.

Close view of the Murata bolt.

Genzo Tamiya (Kôji Yakusho) aims.

Genzo Tamiya (Kôji Yakusho) with the rifle on his back.

Close view of the bolt.

Genzo Tamiya (Kôji Yakusho) fires durnig the hunting in Japan.

Genzo Tamiya (Kôji Yakusho) with the rifle on the shoulder.

Winchester Model 1895

Winchester Model 1895 is the personal firearm of Arseniy (Andrei Boltnev). At the final, this rifle were used by Genzo Tamiya (Kôji Yakusho).

Winchester Model 1895 - .30 Cal - Commercial Version with a few very slight differences between it and the military version.

Arseniy (Andrei Boltnev) with the rifle on the shoulder.

The rifle was hunged on thw wall.

Close Up.

Genzo Tamiya (Kôji Yakusho) fires.

Rifle shape is seen.

Genzo Tamiya (Kôji Yakusho) aims.

Mosin Nagant Rifle

Old Evenk Niyako (Maksim Munzuk) brings a few Mosin Nagant Rifles. During the archive footage, Bolsheviks rebels carry Mosin Nagant Rifles.

Full-length, Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm R

Rifles on the nart.

Bolsheviks rebels with the rifles durning the archive footage.

Arisaka Type 38

Japanese soldiers carry Arisaka Type 38s during the invasion on Russian Far East.

Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka

Japanese soldier with the rifle.

Unknown Rifles

At the store, a few unknown rifles were seen among with Double Barreled Shotguns. A few unknown rifles were seen in the night scene.

Rifles in the store.

A few rifles in the darkness.