Philosophy of a Knife
Poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
The Officer #1
Tetsuro Sakagami
The Officer #2
Tomoya Okamoto
The Female Nurse #1
Yukari Fujimoto
The Female Nurse #2
Yumiko Fujiwara
The Female Nurse #3
Masaki Kitagava
The Female Nurse #4
Reiko Niakawa
The Favorite Girl
Elena Romanova Probatova
The Pregnant Girl
Irina Nikitina
The Blond Girl
Tatyana Kopeykina
The Brunette Girl
Veronika Leonova
Philosophy of a Knife is a 2008 Russian-American horror movie.
The following weapons were used in the film Philosophy of a Knife :
Pistols
Nambu Type 14
A very rare guest of the Russian movie, the historically correct Nambu Type 14 was used by the The Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami) throughout the movie. Two Namby Type 14 can be seen on the wall.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer draws his Nambu.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer threatens the girl (Irina Zenkina).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer puts his Nambu to the boy (Vladimir Volodin).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close Up.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer grabs his Nambu from the table of guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the ejector's port.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the slide.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer draws his Nambu.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close Up.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer aims.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the wooden grips.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer aims his Nambu on the girl (Elena Romanova Probatova).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The two Nambus can be seen at the left, under the Mauser..
Walther PP
The Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami) briefly holds Walther PP at the one moment.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing War Time Walther PP Pistol. The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in .22LR, 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer grabs the pistol frome the table of guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The another view of this pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A more close view of the pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer prepairs to puts the pistol back.
Walther P88 Compact
A heavy anachronistic Walther P88 Compact can be seen in the hands of the Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami) at the one moment.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P88 Compact - 9x19mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer grabs the P88 from the table of guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the gun.
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Makarov PM
At the firing scenes, officer #1's P88 switches to Makarov PM .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer aims...
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Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"
The Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" can be seen on the wall.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser. Note the rear tangent sight; in something of a display of wishful thinking, the C96's sight is adjustable for ranges up to 1000 meters. Later examples had a sight adjustable to a still unrealistic 500 meters. C96 pistols with fixed rear sights are very rare.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Mauser can be seen at the top, left. Note the two Nambus under it.
Revolvers
Blow 38
The Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami) investigate the Blow 38 at the one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blow 38, black finish - 9mm R.K and P.A.K. blanks
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer grabs the revolver from the table of guns.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer investigate the revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The revolver can be seen.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer puts the revolver back to the table.
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Nagant M1895
The Nagant M1895 can be seen holded by the Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer grabs the revolver from the table of guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The hammer can be seen.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The top of the Nagant can be seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rear sight can be seen.
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Rifles
Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle
The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers were armed with the Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle , which is complitely historicaly uncorrect.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length, Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle with Russian PU 3.5x sniper scope (this example is one of the repurposed SVT-40 scopes, 91/30 PU scopes had consistent tube diameter as the mount rings were shorter) and down turned bolt handle - 7.62x54mm R
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Numerous Mosin-Nagants near the wall.
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Arisaka Type 38
Numerous Arisaka Type 38s can be seen on the gun stand.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Numerous rifles can be seen.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The muzzles can be seen (The officer holds a Nambu.
Grenades
F-1 hand grenade
The F-1 hand grenade can be seen on the table of guns.
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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F1 hand grenade
The F1 hand grenade also can be seen on the table with the guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1916 Billant fuse.
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Other
The gun room
Numerou unknown guns can be seen in the gun room.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The guns on the table.
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MS-1 Tank
The Imperial Japanese Army owns a Soviet MS-1 tank. According to the shape of the turret and especially the gun mounting, the actual MS-1 in the movie is an exhibit from the Museum of Russian military history .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The front...
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The main weaponry.
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The numerous footages from old movies, as well as old war photos can be seen.
Russo-Japanese War
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The heavy cannon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifle vielding soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The naval cannon during the battle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The naval ship.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The naval ship.
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Japanese intervention in Siberia
Second Sino-Japanese War
Battle of Lake Khasan
Battles of Khalkhin Gol
Winter War
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Iwo Jima
Surrender of Germany
Soviet–Japanese War
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Surrender of Japan