G.I. Samurai
Film Poster
G.I. Samurai (戦国自衛隊 Sengoku Jieitai (Time Slip) and Sengoku Self Defense Force?) is a 1979 Japanese adventure movie about a group of Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) soldiers suddenly finding themselves stranded 400 years in the past, during the Sengoku period. With their advanced weaponry, the soldiers under their highest-ranking officer, Lt. Yoshiaki Iba's (Shin'ichi Chiba ), decide to fight alongside General Nagao Kagetora to assume power over all of Japan; but in the end only one of the soldiers survives.
This film was remade as Samurai Commando: Mission 1549
The following weapons were used in the film G.I. Samurai :
M1911A1 Lt. Yoshiaki Iba's (Shin'ichi Chiba ) sidearm is the M1911A1 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Satin Nickel M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP. Manufactured on license by Remington Rand - nickel plated later by its owner.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) preparing his holstered M1911A1 for a possible confrontation. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yoshiaki Iba's M1911A1 prepared. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Mimura (Kôji Naka ) shot in the head by his consort with his M1911A1, as he requested it from her. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) holding his M1911A1 during a negotiation session gone sour. Howa Type 64 The Howa Type 64 is the main weapon of most JGSDF soldiers. Lt. Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) use it in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Howa Type 64 assault rifle - 7.62x51mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing JSDF soldier Go Nishizawa (Hiromitsu Suzuki ) removing an empty magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Go Nishizawa (Hiromitsu Suzuki ) reloading his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A stolen Type 64 aboard the mutineers' commandeered patrol boat. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Hayato Yano (Tsunehiko Watase ) aiming his rifle at Lt. Iba. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close view of the muzzle of Hayato Yano's rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Agata (Jun Etô ) wielding a Type 64 during the battle with Takeda Shingen's forces. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Agata (Jun Etô ) attemting to push away some fire wagons. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) holding his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Type 64 with attached bayonet in the end scene. Howa M300 JGSDF soldiers, including Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) and Mimura (Kôji Naka ) are seen using the Howa M300 as a sniper rifle during a climax scene in the middle of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The latest version of the M300, known as the NM300 with rear sights similar to the M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) attempting to use his rifle against Kuroda Naoharu's archers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Mimura (Kôji Naka ) using a scope-fitted M300 against Sgt. Yano's pirate crew. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close view of the M300's asymmetrically mounted scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifle cast onto a sandy beach during a training run. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) with the rifle. Sumitomo M2HB The M3A1 Halftrack that the JGSDF uses has a Sumitomo M2HB mounted on it. Lt. Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) and other JGSDF soldiers fire it throughout the film. Early in the film, Nagao Kagetora (Isao Natsuyagi ) also fires it, reacting with amusement at the full automatic fire.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view of the M2HB during an archer attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hayato Yano (Tsunehiko Watase ) firing the gun at hostile archers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hayato Yano (Tsunehiko Watase ) releasing the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing JGSDF soldiers preparing for a possible attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagao Kagetora (Isao Natsuyagi ) closely inspecting the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) teaching Nagao Kagetora how to use the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagao Kagetora firing the M2HB. Sumitomo NTK-62 The Mitsubishi J-3 Jeep used by JGSDF soldiers is equipped with a Sumitomo NTK-62 mounted in the rear bed. Lt. Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) and other JSDF members fire it throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sumitomo NTK-62 mounted on tripod 7.62x51mm NATO .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) rushing to the jeep to engage enemy archers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Agata (Jun Etô ) trying to stop Iba. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) manning the gun for the attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close view of the muzzle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) swiveling the gun, looking for submerged archers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The JGSDF soldiers preparing for battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) assaulting Kuroda's attacking forces. M72 LAW JGSDF soldiers use M72 LAWs in fighting against samurai forces.
M72A2 LAW - 66mm. The "Empty" marking makes it clear this is a spent tube. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing JSDF Private Osamu Seki (Jinya Sato ) firing an LAW at Shingen's forces. M3A1 "Grease Gun" Several JGSDF soldiers (including Lt. Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba )) use the M3A1 "Grease Gun" . The M3A1 was actually standard issue for the JSDF, being popular as a personal defense weapons with tank crews until the introduction of the Minebea M-9 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP. The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ) wielding an M3A1 against JGSDF soldiers gone rogue. Tanegashima Several ashigaru fire Tanegashimas rifles in two battle scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese "Tanegashima" matchlock arquebus. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kuroda Naoharu's forces wielding Tanegashimas against the time-stranded JSDF forces. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An ashigaru captain of Takeda Shingen's forces giving order to fire. Mk 2 hand grenade Mk 2 hand grenade was used by a few JGSDF soldiers, include Lt. Yoshiaki Iba (Shin'ichi Chiba ).
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