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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 (I)|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=[[Tung-Shing Yee]] | ||
|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=Feng Ku | |||
|character9=Japanese agent | |||
|actor9=Hark-On Fung | |||
|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 (I)|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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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
==Nambu Type 14== | ==Nambu Type 14== | ||
General Toga (Tetsuya Matsui) and his two | General Toga (Tetsuya Matsui) and his two agents (Hark-On Fung 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 (Hark-On Fung) 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 ([[Tung-Shing Yee]]) 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 | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 2 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sky 1 (Tung-Shing Yee) pulls his Mauser C96 on a Japanese soldier.]] | ||
[[Image:Magnificent | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 2 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sky 1 pulls his Mauser C96 on a Japanese soldier.]] | ||
[[Image:Magnificent | [[Image:Magnificent pistol 2 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Mauser C96 in Luk's ([[Richard Ng]]) left hand.]] | ||
==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 ([[Tung-Shing Yee]]). | ||
[[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 (Tung-Shing Yee) pretends to take Chin-Chin (Chindy Lau) hostage.]] | ||
[[Image:Magnificent pistol 3 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sky 1 holds the Volcanic Repeater.]] | |||
[[Image:Magnificent | |||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Arisaka Type 99== | ==Arisaka Type 99== | ||
Most of the 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 ([[Tung-Shing Yee]]). 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 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Brother Wang (Lee Man-Tai) holds the rifle.]] | |||
[[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Two Japanese soldiers with their Arisaka rifles.]] | |||
[[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 7.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Chin-Chin fires her captured Arisaka at Japanese assassins.]] | ||
[[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 6.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 8.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Chin-Chin (Chindy Lau) fires her captured Arisaka.]] | ||
[[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 7.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Chin-Chin fires.]] | [[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 8.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Chin-Chin | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 10.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sky 1 and Luk hold their captured rifles.]] | ||
[[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 9.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Luk | |||
[[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 10.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sky 1 and Luk | |||
==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 them to tribal 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 tribal 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 tribal fighters.]] | ||
[[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 2 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming ([[Michelle Yeoh]]) holds | [[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 | [[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 2 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Fok Ming-Ming holds the rifle.]] | ||
==Type 24 Zhongzheng== | |||
A [[Type Zhongzheng Rifle]] is briefly seen used by the Gunrunner ([[Jing Chen]]). | |||
[[File:Type Zhongzheng type 1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type Zhongzheng rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Gunrunner ([[Jing Chen]]) holds a rifle and bullet.]] | |||
[[Image:Magnificent Warriors Rifle 1 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Gunrunner opens the chamber.]] | |||
=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 (Tung-Shing Yee) 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 (Tung-Shing Yee) 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 a prop machine gun that "fires" 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.]] | ||
= | =Others= | ||
==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 shoot down 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== | ||
Imperial Japanese Army | Imperial Japanese Army soldiers use 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 preparing 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 firing 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 (Hark-On Fung 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 (Tung-Shing Yee) 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 (Tung-Shing Yee).
Rifles
Arisaka Type 99
Most of the 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 (Tung-Shing Yee). 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 them to tribal fighters. Fok Ming-Ming (Michelle Yeoh) also holds one.
Type 24 Zhongzheng
A Type Zhongzheng Rifle is briefly seen used by the Gunrunner (Jing Chen).
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 (Tung-Shing Yee) 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 a prop machine gun that "fires" 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 shoot down a Japanese combat aircraft.
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Mortar
Imperial Japanese Army soldiers use mortars during the final fight.
