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{{ | {{Infobox Movie NC | ||
|name = Princess Mononoke | |||
|picture = Mononoke Hime poster.jpg | |||
|caption = Japanese theatrical release poster | |||
|country = [[Image:Japan.jpg|25px]] Japan | |||
|director = [[Hayao Miyazaki]] | |||
|date= 1997 | |||
|language = Japanese | |||
|studio=Studio Ghibli | |||
|distributor=Toho | |||
}} | |||
{{Anime Film Title}} | |||
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==Ishibiya Hand Cannon== | ==Ishibiya Hand Cannon== | ||
Japanese Ishibiya (石火矢) hand cannons are manufactured and used by Lady Eboshi's men. It is commonly believed that the first encounter of the Japanese with firearms was with the arrival of the Portuguese in the XVI century, however, it appears that earlier and more primitive guns like the Ishibiya were also used prior to this. The Ishibiya appears to have originated from the medieval Chinese hand cannon known as Chong or Huochong. | Japanese Ishibiya (石火矢) hand cannons are manufactured and used by Lady Eboshi's men. It is commonly believed that the first encounter of the Japanese with firearms was with the arrival of the Portuguese in the XVI century, however, it appears that earlier and more primitive guns like the Ishibiya were also used prior to this. The Ishibiya appears to have originated from the medieval Chinese hand cannon known as Chong or Huochong. | ||
[[Image:Ishibiya_hand_cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese Ishibiya hand cannons, likely XIV-XVI century.]] | [[Image:Ishibiya_hand_cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese Ishibiya hand cannons, likely XIV-XVI century.]] | ||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ishibiya Hand Cannons is uncovered...]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and aimed at wolves.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 1 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunmen fires their Ishibiya Hand Cannons.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 1 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ditto.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 1 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of the same scene.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 1 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another perspective.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 1 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gunmen with the Ishibiya Hand Cannons after the battle ended.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 1 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lady Eboshi's men fires at samurais.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 1 9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another perspective.]] | |||
==Hand-cannon Musket== | |||
A rather primitive hand-cannon musket without any kind of lock is briefly used by Lady Eboshi to shot Moro. | |||
[[Image:German 15 Century Hand Cannons.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German XV Century Hand Cannons.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 3 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lady Eboshi uncovers her gun...]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 3 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and raises it. Note the match in her right hand.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 3 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lady Eboshi aims...]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 3 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and fire her gun at Moro.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 3 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The muzzle of Eboshi's gun is pointed by the red arrow.]] | |||
==XIV-XV Century Breech-Loading Handgonne Arquebus== | |||
Lady Eboshi and her men use early shoulder mounted handgonne [[Matchlock Musket|matchlock arquebuses]] typical for XIV-XV century Europe. It also uses breech loading. While created back in the 14th century, breech loaders was not mass-produced until the mid-19th, due to the inability to produce it affordably and reliably in large quantities. | |||
[[Image:Eboshi_gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Replica of Lady Eboshi's gun.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lady Eboshi investigate the new invented gun.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view pf the same scene.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 2 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lady Eboshi loads the arquebuse.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 2 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of the lock.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 2 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lady Eboshi raises the arquebuse.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 2 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kiyo aims the arquebuse at Ashitaka.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 2 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lady Eboshi and her men with the arquebuses.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 2 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lady Eboshi in ambush, gun in hands.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 2 9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The lock of Eboshi's arquebuse is blocked by the woody leaves.]] | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime musket 2 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Toki and Osa cover with their arquebuses.]] | |||
==Fuse Bomb== | |||
Jigo's men uses fuse bombs against the wild boars. They appear to be hewn out of stone and filled with gunpowder. | |||
[[Image:Mononoke Hime grenade 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bombs is readied to explode.]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:44, 10 April 2022
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The following weapons were used in the anime film Princess Mononoke:
Ishibiya Hand Cannon
Japanese Ishibiya (石火矢) hand cannons are manufactured and used by Lady Eboshi's men. It is commonly believed that the first encounter of the Japanese with firearms was with the arrival of the Portuguese in the XVI century, however, it appears that earlier and more primitive guns like the Ishibiya were also used prior to this. The Ishibiya appears to have originated from the medieval Chinese hand cannon known as Chong or Huochong.
Hand-cannon Musket
A rather primitive hand-cannon musket without any kind of lock is briefly used by Lady Eboshi to shot Moro.
XIV-XV Century Breech-Loading Handgonne Arquebus
Lady Eboshi and her men use early shoulder mounted handgonne matchlock arquebuses typical for XIV-XV century Europe. It also uses breech loading. While created back in the 14th century, breech loaders was not mass-produced until the mid-19th, due to the inability to produce it affordably and reliably in large quantities.
Fuse Bomb
Jigo's men uses fuse bombs against the wild boars. They appear to be hewn out of stone and filled with gunpowder.
