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Some [[Type 96 | Some [[Type 96 light machine gun]]s are used by Japanese troops. | ||
[[File:Type96.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | [[File:Type96.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | ||
[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeLMG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two gunners open fire at a Minister's house.]] | [[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeLMG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two gunners open fire at a Minister's house.]] | ||
Revision as of 03:00, 16 September 2021
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Japan's Longest Day (日本のいちばん長い日, also known as The Emperor and the General) is a 1967 Japanese movie directed by Kihachi Okamoto that describes the events of the Kyūjō incident. After the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese cabinet decided on August 14, 1945, to surrender completely. But there is resistance in the military against the settlement of the hostilities, which is perceived as a shame. A group of officers and soldiers wants to stop the broadcast of the radio speech by Emperor Hirohito on August 15.
The following weapons were used in the film Japan's Longest Day:
Pistols
Nambu Type 14
Many Japanese officers are seen with Nambu Type 14 pistols.
FN Model 1910
The FN Model 1910 pistol is also used by Japanese officers including Major Kenji Hatanaka (Toshio Kurosawa), one of the chief conspirators in the Kyūjō incident.
Rifles
Arisaka Type 38
It seems that all Japanese soldiers are armed with Arisaka Type 38 rifles.
Machine Guns
Nambu Type 96
Some Type 96 light machine guns are used by Japanese troops.
Type 92
Type 92 Heavy Machine Guns are also used by Japanese soldiers.
Type 97 Aircraft
Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighters are armed with Type 97 Aircraft Machine Gunss.
Type 99 Cannon
Wing-mounted Type 99s can be seen on the same aircarft.
