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[[Image:TanegashimaGun.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Japanese "Tanegashima" matchlock arquebus.]] | [[Image:TanegashimaGun.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Japanese "Tanegashima" matchlock arquebus.]] | ||
[[Image:TanegashimaShort.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Short-barrelled "Tanegashima" matchlock arquebus at the Ako Temple museum]] | [[Image:TanegashimaShort.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Short-barrelled "Tanegashima" matchlock arquebus at the Ako Temple museum]] | ||
[[File:Tanegashima conversion to Murata rifle.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Tanegashima conversion to Murata rifle single shot - 11x60mmR]] | |||
[[File:Tanegashima pistol.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Japanese "Tanegashima" matchlock pistol.]] | [[File:Tanegashima pistol.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Japanese "Tanegashima" matchlock pistol.]] | ||
The '''Tanegashima''' (種子島 | The '''Tanegashima''' (種子島), also known as ''hinawajuu'' (火縄銃) or ''teppo'' (鉄砲), is a Japanese clone of a muzzleloading matchlock arquebus, introduced to Japan when 2 samples were purchased from Portuguese sailors on the Tanegashima island in 1543. Realizing the potential of the Portuguese weapon (it could be given to unskilled conscripts who could be trained to use it effectively in a matter of weeks, unlike the traditional Japanese bow or ''Yumi'' which took years to master), the Japanese copied it and swiftly began producing and deploying it ''en masse''. | ||
The ''Tanegashima'' was enthusiastically adopted by many Japanese warring factions of the period, and saw major use in the ''Sengoku Jidai'' (or Japanese Warring States) period and the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, before being superseded in the 19th century by more advanced firearms. As the Japanese did not export the weapon, it is most likely to appear in Japanese-produced media, or media that deals with historical Japan. | The ''Tanegashima'' was enthusiastically adopted by many Japanese warring factions of the period, and saw major use in the ''Sengoku Jidai'' (or Japanese Warring States) period and the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, before being superseded in the 19th century by more advanced firearms. As the Japanese did not export the weapon, it is most likely to appear in Japanese-produced media, or media that deals with historical Japan. | ||
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'''Fire Modes:''' Single Shot | '''Fire Modes:''' Single Shot | ||
'''Effective Range:''' | '''Effective Range:''' Usually 87 - 110 yds (80 to 100 meters) for the long guns | ||
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| [[Shichisaburô Amatsu]] || Retainer || | | [[Shichisaburô Amatsu]] || Retainer || | ||
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| ''[[The Yellow One]]'' || || || | | ''[[The Yellow One]]'' || || || hung on the walls || 1964 | ||
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|''[[The Yakuza (1975)|The Yakuza]]''|| || || hanged on the wall ||1975 | |||
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|''[[G.I. Samurai]]''|| || ashigaru || ||1979 | |''[[G.I. Samurai]]''|| || ashigaru || ||1979 | ||
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| ''[[The Hidden Blade]]'' || || Guards || || 2004 | | ''[[The Hidden Blade]]'' || || Guards || || 2004 | ||
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| ''[[Heaven's Soldiers]]'' || || Japanese sailors || || 2005 | |||
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|rowspan="2"|''[[Samurai Commando: Mission 1549]]''|| || ashigaru || ||rowspan="2"|2005 | |rowspan="2"|''[[Samurai Commando: Mission 1549]]''|| || ashigaru || ||rowspan="2"|2005 | ||
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| [[Haruka Ayase]] || Nohime || only | | [[Haruka Ayase]] || Nohime || only held, not fired | ||
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|''[[Philosophy of a Knife]]''||||Boy||toy, archive footage||2008 | |''[[Philosophy of a Knife]]''||||Boy||toy, archive footage||2008 | ||
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| rowspan="6"| ''[[John Carter (2012)|John Carter]]''|| [[Willem Dafoe]] || Tars Tarkas || rowspan="6"| mocked up as Custom Thark rifle || rowspan="6"| 2012 | |||
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| [[Thomas Haden Church]] || Tal Hajus | |||
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| [[Samantha Morton]] || Sola | |||
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| [[Taylor Kitsch]] || John Carter | |||
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| [[Polly Walker]] || Sarkoja | |||
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| || Tharks | |||
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| ''[[Shinobido]]'' || || Samurai || || 2012 | | ''[[Shinobido]]'' || || Samurai || || 2012 | ||
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|''[[Unforgiven (2013)|Unforgiven]]''|| ||Men who are engaged||||2013 | |''[[Unforgiven (2013)|Unforgiven]]''|| ||Men who are engaged||||2013 | ||
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|''The Admiral: Roaring Currents''|| ||Japanese soldiers||This is the only firearm in the series, so this page | |''The Admiral: Roaring Currents''|| ||Japanese soldiers||This is the only firearm in the series, so this page is ineligible||2014 | ||
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|''Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin''|| ||Japanese soldiers||This is the only firearm in the series, so this page is ineligible||2004-2005 | |''Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin''|| ||Japanese soldiers||This is the only firearm in the series, so this page is ineligible||2004-2005 | ||
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| ''[[The Inspector Lynley Mysteries]]'' || || || Seen in museum; "Word of God" (S04E04) || 2005 | |||
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|''[[Heroes - Season 2]]''|| [[Darryl Chan]] || Whitebeard's men || "The Line" (S2E06) ||2007 | |''[[Heroes - Season 2]]''|| [[Darryl Chan]] || Whitebeard's men || "The Line" (S2E06) ||2007 | ||
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| rowspan=8 | ''[[Nobunaga Concerto]]''|| [[Shun Oguri]] || Saburō || || rowspan=8 | 2014 | |||
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|[[Kaho]] || Yuki || rowspan=2 | (E07) | |||
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|[[Kou Shibasaki]] || Kichō | |||
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|[[Takayuki Yamada]] || Kinoshita Tōkichirō || rowspan=3 | (E09) | |||
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|Taisuke Fujigaya || Maeda Toshiie | |||
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| [[Shinnosuke Abe]] || Sassa Narimasa | |||
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|[[Osamu Mukai]] || Ikeda Tsuneoki || (E10) | |||
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||| Soldiers || | |||
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|''[[Salem - Season 1]]''|| || Soldier || "The Vow" (S1E01) ||2014 | |||
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|''[[Kamen Rider Ghost]]''|| || || "Gathered! Fifteen Eyecons!" (S1E10) ||2015-2016 | |''[[Kamen Rider Ghost]]''|| || || "Gathered! Fifteen Eyecons!" (S1E10) ||2015-2016 | ||
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|''[[Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy]]'' || Daisuke Jigen, Lupin III, Fujiko Mine || muskets, gold-plated furniture || 1987 | |''[[Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy]]'' || Daisuke Jigen, Lupin III, Fujiko Mine || muskets, gold-plated furniture || 1987 | ||
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| ''[[Those Who Hunt Elves - Season 1]]'' || Teacher || "The Search for the 1000th Fighter" (S1E04) || 1996 | |||
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| ''[[InuYasha]]'' || Foot soldiers, Ashigaru || numerous episodes || 2000–2004 | | ''[[InuYasha]]'' || Foot soldiers, Ashigaru || numerous episodes || 2000–2004 | ||
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| ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' || Soldiers || || 2004-2005 | | ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' || Soldiers || || 2004-2005 | ||
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| ''[[Magical Witch Punie-chan]]'' || Punie Tanaka's troops || "What does my involvement mean if it be only tepid?" (E4.A) || 2006-2008 | |||
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| ''[[Afro Samurai]]'' || Mercenary || first episode || 2007 | | ''[[Afro Samurai]]'' || Mercenary || first episode || 2007 | ||
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| ''[[Demon King Daimao]]'' || Ninja || || 2010 | | ''[[Demon King Daimao]]'' || Ninja || || 2010 | ||
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|''[[Tekken: Blood Vengeance]]''|| || ||2011 | |||
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|''[[Beyond the Boundary]]''|| || ||2013 | |||
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| ''[[Witch Craft Works]]'' || Ayaka Kagari || "Takamiya-kun and the Witches’ Agenda" (ep.02) || 2014 | | ''[[Witch Craft Works]]'' || Ayaka Kagari || "Takamiya-kun and the Witches’ Agenda" (ep.02) || 2014 | ||
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| ''[[Drifters]]'' || Japanese warlords, Oda Nobunaga, Toyohisa Shimazu || || 2015 | | ''[[Drifters]]'' || Japanese warlords, Oda Nobunaga, Toyohisa Shimazu || || 2015 | ||
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| ''[[Case Closed - Season 27]]'' || Oda Nobunaga statue || "The Nobunaga 450 Case" || 2017–2018 | |||
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|''[[Jujutsu Kaisen 0]]'' || || || 2021 | |||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="40"|'''Date''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="40"|'''Date''' | ||
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| ''[[Azumi]]'' || [[Kazuki Kitamura]] || | | ''[[Azumi]]'' || [[Kazuki Kitamura]] || Kanbē Inoue || || 2003 | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:35, 29 April 2023
The Tanegashima (種子島), also known as hinawajuu (火縄銃) or teppo (鉄砲), is a Japanese clone of a muzzleloading matchlock arquebus, introduced to Japan when 2 samples were purchased from Portuguese sailors on the Tanegashima island in 1543. Realizing the potential of the Portuguese weapon (it could be given to unskilled conscripts who could be trained to use it effectively in a matter of weeks, unlike the traditional Japanese bow or Yumi which took years to master), the Japanese copied it and swiftly began producing and deploying it en masse.
The Tanegashima was enthusiastically adopted by many Japanese warring factions of the period, and saw major use in the Sengoku Jidai (or Japanese Warring States) period and the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, before being superseded in the 19th century by more advanced firearms. As the Japanese did not export the weapon, it is most likely to appear in Japanese-produced media, or media that deals with historical Japan.
Like most antique firearms, any Tanegashima that is fired in a live-action work is almost certainly a prop or modern reproduction, due to the needless expense of procuring the genuine historical articles (most of which are now rare and expensive museum pieces) for such scenes.
Please check the talk page for additional variants not shown on the main page.
Specifications
(16th Century - 19th Century Japan)
Type: Muzzleloading black powder arquebus
Caliber: Various
Capacity: 1
Fire Modes: Single Shot
Effective Range: Usually 87 - 110 yds (80 to 100 meters) for the long guns
The Tanegashima and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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Seven Samurai | bandits | 1954 | ||
Toshirô Mifune | Kikuchiyo | |||
Shinpei Takagi | bandit chief | |||
Seiji Miyaguchi | Kyuzo | |||
Isao Kimura | Katsushirō | |||
Takashi Shimura | Kambei Shimada | |||
Toshio Takahara | Bandit with Gun | |||
Harakiri | Tôru Takeuchi | Retainer | 1962 | |
Hisashi Igawa | Retainer | |||
Shichisaburô Amatsu | Retainer | |||
The Yellow One | hung on the walls | 1964 | ||
The Yakuza | hanged on the wall | 1975 | ||
G.I. Samurai | ashigaru | 1979 | ||
Kagemusha | A few thousand characters | 1980 | ||
Tatsuya Nakadai | Kagemusha | |||
Shogun Assassin | samurai | 1980 | ||
Ran | Various soldiers of Taro, Jiro, Saburo's army | 1985 | ||
Hisashi Igawa | Shuri Kurogane | |||
The Shore of Salvation (Bereg spaseniya) | Cho Jae-Yong | Elder | 1990 | |
Lee Sol Hi | Barame | |||
Peasants | ||||
Heaven and Earth | soldiers | 1990 | ||
Takaaki Enoki | Kagetora | |||
Journey of Honor | japanese soldiers | 1991 | ||
Toshirô Mifune | Lord Ieyasu | |||
Sho Kosugi | Daigoro Mayeda | |||
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III | John Aylward | Niles | 1993 | |
Elias Koteas | Casey Jones / Whit | |||
Azumi | Samurai | 2003 | ||
The Hidden Blade | Guards | 2004 | ||
Heaven's Soldiers | Japanese sailors | 2005 | ||
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 | ashigaru | 2005 | ||
Haruka Ayase | Nohime | only held, not fired | ||
Philosophy of a Knife | Boy | toy, archive footage | 2008 | |
John Carter | Willem Dafoe | Tars Tarkas | mocked up as Custom Thark rifle | 2012 |
Thomas Haden Church | Tal Hajus | |||
Samantha Morton | Sola | |||
Taylor Kitsch | John Carter | |||
Polly Walker | Sarkoja | |||
Tharks | ||||
Shinobido | Samurai | 2012 | ||
Unforgiven | Men who are engaged | 2013 | ||
The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Japanese soldiers | This is the only firearm in the series, so this page is ineligible | 2014 |
Television
Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
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Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin | Japanese soldiers | This is the only firearm in the series, so this page is ineligible | 2004-2005 | |
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Seen in museum; "Word of God" (S04E04) | 2005 | ||
Heroes - Season 2 | Darryl Chan | Whitebeard's men | "The Line" (S2E06) | 2007 |
Nobunaga Concerto | Shun Oguri | Saburō | 2014 | |
Kaho | Yuki | (E07) | ||
Kou Shibasaki | Kichō | |||
Takayuki Yamada | Kinoshita Tōkichirō | (E09) | ||
Taisuke Fujigaya | Maeda Toshiie | |||
Shinnosuke Abe | Sassa Narimasa | |||
Osamu Mukai | Ikeda Tsuneoki | (E10) | ||
Soldiers | ||||
Salem - Season 1 | Soldier | "The Vow" (S1E01) | 2014 | |
Kamen Rider Ghost | "Gathered! Fifteen Eyecons!" (S1E10) | 2015-2016 |
Video Game
Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
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Yakuza 2 | 2006 | ||
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Joke weapon that has 1-in-3 chance of summoning a tornado when fired. | 2008 | |
Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! | Unusable by the player, except as a bludgeon in certain circumstances | 2008 | |
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | Joke weapon that has 1-in-3 chance of summoning a tornado when hitting an enemy. | 2010 | |
Total War: Shogun 2 | Used by various infantry units. | 2011 | |
Yakuza Kiwami 2 | "Komaki Matchlock Gun" | Adapted to fire three rounds without reloading like the pepperbox model below, but only modeled with a single barrel and flash pan. | 2018 |
Anime
Show Title | Character | Notation | Date |
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The Dagger of Kamui | Imperisal Japanese Army, Ashigaru | 1985 | |
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy | Daisuke Jigen, Lupin III, Fujiko Mine | muskets, gold-plated furniture | 1987 |
Those Who Hunt Elves - Season 1 | Teacher | "The Search for the 1000th Fighter" (S1E04) | 1996 |
InuYasha | Foot soldiers, Ashigaru | numerous episodes | 2000–2004 |
Gun Frontier | Samurai | also known as a "Hinawajyu" | 2002 |
Samurai Champloo | Soldiers | 2004-2005 | |
Magical Witch Punie-chan | Punie Tanaka's troops | "What does my involvement mean if it be only tepid?" (E4.A) | 2006-2008 |
Afro Samurai | Mercenary | first episode | 2007 |
The Ambition of Oda Nobuna | Soldiers | This is the only firearm in the series, so this page are ineligible | 2002 |
Demon King Daimao | Ninja | 2010 | |
Tekken: Blood Vengeance | 2011 | ||
Beyond the Boundary | 2013 | ||
Witch Craft Works | Ayaka Kagari | "Takamiya-kun and the Witches’ Agenda" (ep.02) | 2014 |
Nobunagun | Soldiers | flashback in episode 1 | 2014 |
Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA | 2015 | ||
Mobile Suit Gundam: IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS | Tanegashima Pistol | 2015 | |
Drifters | Japanese warlords, Oda Nobunaga, Toyohisa Shimazu | 2015 | |
Case Closed - Season 27 | Oda Nobunaga statue | "The Nobunaga 450 Case" | 2017–2018 |
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 | 2021 |
Tanegashima Pepperbox
The Tanegashima Pepperbox is a very rare type of the medieval Japanese firearm. While hundreds of thousands of standard Tanegashima were produced, only a few dozen examples of the pepperbox are known. The standard type of Tanegashima pepperbox mates the matchlock gun with three manually revolving barrels with a single lock and hammer.
Specifications
(16th Century - 19th Century Japan)
Type: Muzzleloading black powder revolving barrels pepperbox
Caliber: Various
Capacity: 3
Fire Modes: Single Shot
The Tanegashima Pepperbox and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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Azumi | Kazuki Kitamura | Kanbē Inoue | 2003 |