My Way
Theatrical Poster
Country
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Directed by
Kang Je-gyu
Release Date
2011
Language
Korean
Studio
CJ Entertainment
Distributor
CJ Entertainment
My Way (Korean title: 마이 웨이 ) is a 2011 South Korean war film directed by Kang Je-gyu. Two rival marathoners, Korean rickshaw driver Kim Jun-shik (Dong-gun Jang ) and Japanese-born Tatsuo Hasegawa (Jô Odagiri ), are put into front-line service with the Imperial Japanese Army, Jun-shik a draftee and Tatsuo a fiercely Nationalist colonel. Captured by the Red Army during the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, they endure a harsh journey that takes them from a forced-labor camp in Russia to battle against the Wehrmacht and ultimately defending Omaha Beach from the Americans on D-Day.
The following weapons are seen in My Way :
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Sidearms Colt M1911A1 A Wehrmacht officer uses the Colt M1911A1 during the Battle of Hedosk. This is not necessarily inaccurate, as captured M1911A1 pistols were used by German forces designated as the "Pistole 660(a)". Close examination shows that the gun is not actually fired, with muzzle flashes added in post-production.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Wehrmacht officer (lower-right corner) fires an M1911A1 at charging Soviet troops. Nambu Type 14 Tatsuo Hasegawa (Jô Odagiri ) and several other Japanese officers use the Nambu Type 14 . Note that the large trigger guard makes this a "late" Nambu, which would be inaccurate for the Battle of Khalkhin Gol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kim Jun-shik (Dong-gun Jang ) is held at gunpoint with a Nambu Type 14. Note the anachronistic large trigger guard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tatsuo Hasegawa (Jô Odagiri ) aims his Nambu Type 14. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tatsuo shoots a Red Army tanker with his Nambu Type 14. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tatsuo fires his Nambu Type 14. Tokarev TT-33 The Tokarev TT-33 is used by Red Army prison guards and Commissar's guards. Tatsuo Hasegawa (Jô Odagiri ) also uses a presumably-captured TT-33 to execute retreating Japanese soldiers at Khalkhin Gol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tatsuo Hasegawa (Jô Odagiri ) fires his captured Tokarev TT-33 at retreating IJA soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tatsuo's TT-33 clicks empty. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tatsuo is coerced into enlisting in the Red Army with a Tokarev TT-33. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet Commissar fires his TT-33 signify the start of a charge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tatsuo fires his TT-33 during a flashback to Khalkhin Gol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet Commissar executes retreating Soviet soldiers with his TT-33. Walther P38 The Walther P38 is held by a Wehrmacht officer during D-Day.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Wehrmacht officer holds his Walther P38 on Kim Jun-shik (Dong-gun Jang ) and Tatsuo Hasegawa (Jô Odagiri ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the P38. Submachine Guns M1928A1 Thompson At least one of the American soldiers attacking Omaha Beach carries an M1928A1 Thompson .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier in the center of the image carries an M1928A1 Thompson. M1A1 Thompson Several American soldiers landing at Omaha Beach carry the M1A1 Thompson .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1A1 Thompson - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M1A1 Thompson can be seen in the hands of the front-and-center soldier, as well as a bullet hole in his helmet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Still holding his Thompson, the slain GI falls. PPSh-41 Both Red Army and Wehrmacht soldiers use the PPSh-41 (not inaccurate, many German soldiers fighting on the Ostfront used captured PPSh-41s). However, the weapon does make an appearance amongst the labor camp guards in scenes set pre-1941, which would make it anachronistic.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing The PPSh-41 can be seen in the center of the image. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Wehrmacht soldier (upper left) fires a PPSh-41. The soldier next to him is firing a Degtyaryov DP-28 . Rifles/Carbines Arisaka Type 38 The Arisaka Type 38 is the main weapon of the Imperial Japanese Army, including Kim Jun-shik (Dong-gun Jang ) and Lee Jong-dae (Kim In-kwon ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 38 - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee Jong-dae (Kim In-kwon ) uses his Arisaka Type 38 to bayonet a Soviet soldier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An IJA soldier holds his Arisaka Type 38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee Jong-dae (Kim In-kwon ) fires his Arisaka Type 38 at a sniper's nest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kim Jun-shik (Dong-gun Jang ) aims his Arisaka Type 38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jun-shik sweeps the sniper's nest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shirai (Fan Bingbing ) chambers an Arisaka Type 38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shirai aims the Arisaka at an attacking Soviet aircraft. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Looking down the Arisaka Type 38. Karabiner 98k The main weapon of the Wehrmacht soldiers is the Karabiner 98k . Oddly enough, several U.S. soldiers also use the 98k - possibly because of an inadequate number of U.S. rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wehrmacht soldiers fire their Karabiner 98k rifles at attacking Soviet troops. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Wehrmacht soldier fires his Karabiner 98k at USAAF B-17 bombers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Wehrmacht soldier fires his 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Eastern Battalion soldier, clearly of Asian descent, fires his Karabiner 98k from a machine gun nest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the American soldiers charging Omaha Beach can be seen with a Karabiner 98k on the left of the image. Karabiner 98k "Kriegsmodell" Karim (Ismail Deniz ), an Eastern Battalion soldier of Middle-Eastern origin can be seen with a Karabiner 98k "Kriegsmodell" rifle, a late war version of the Kar98k intended to simplify production. Specifically this rifle is a "semi-Kriegsmodell" as it incorporates some simplification features (simpler screw retained barrel bands and no bayonet lug or cleaning rod) but not all (it still has the disk on the buttstock to aid in disassembly of the bolt).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k "Kriegsmodell" - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Karabiner 98k "Kriegsmodell" slung around Karim's back. Karabiner 98k Sniper Rifle Shirai (Fan Bingbing ), a Chinese guerrilla sniper, uses what appears to be a Karabiner 98k Sniper Rifle fitted with a ZF39 scope on a side rail mount. The choice of weapon is inaccurate, but since the film was shot in Latvia and the weapon is never seen in much detail, it is probably meant to stand in for the more accurate Type Zhongzheng Rifle .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k with Zeiss ZF39 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the Karabiner 98k sniper rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A smarter sniper would move after firing a few shots. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Looking through the scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the trigger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ejecting brass. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gunpowder smoke and the open chamber. M1 Garand The U.S. soldiers landing at Omaha Beach are mostly armed with the M1 Garand .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing U.S. soldiers fire their M1 Garand rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M1 rifles in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing U.S. soldiers fire covering fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A GI takes down a German soldier with his M1. M1 Carbine Several U.S. soldiers are armed with the M1 Carbine . Some of the Carbines are fitted with the anachronistic bayonet lug.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing An U.S. soldier fires his M1 Carbine with bayonet lug. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An U.S. soldier scales a cliff with his Carbine. Note the director seems to have confused Omaha Beach with Pointe du Hoc, as the grappling hooks were only utilised in the latter area. Mosin Nagant M91/30 The majority of Red Army soldiers are armed with the Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifle, including the Japanese and Korean draftees.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army cavalryman attempts to bayonet Kim Jun-shik (Dong-gun Jang ) with his Mosin Nagant M91/30. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet camp guard works the bolt on his M91/30. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet firing squad aim their rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army Commissar hands out Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles to a crowd of draftees. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army soldiers hand out rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Korean draftee runs into battle with his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tatsuo Hasegawa (Jô Odagiri ) fires his Mosin Nagant M91/30. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tatsuo with his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee Jong-dae (Kim In-kwon ) fires his Mosin Nagant M91/30. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee Jong-dae chambers his rifle. Next to him is Kim Jun-shik (Dong-gun Jang ) also armed with an M91/30. Machine Guns Browning Automatic Rifle An U.S. soldier can be seen with a Browning Automatic Rifle sans bipod.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A GI (upper middle) runs into battle with his Browning Automatic Rifle. Browning M1919A6 An U.S. soldier can be seen firing a Browning M1919A6 at Omaha Beach.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A6 - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing An U.S. soldier can be seen firing a Browning M1919A6 on an obstacle whilst his assistant feeds the ammunition. Degtyaryov DP-28 The Degtyaryov DP-28 is used by the Red Army turret gunners on the T26 tanks that attack the Japanese positions at Khalkhin Gol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-28 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Degtyaryov DP-28 mounted on a T26 tank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A T26 tank going into action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army tanker fires the DP-28. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army tanker fires the DP-28. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hit by Tatsuo's Nambu, a tank gunner drops the DP-28. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires a presumably-captured DP-28 at Hedosk. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another German soldier fires a DP-28. The soldier next to him is firing a PPSh-41. Maxim M1910/30 A Red Army blocking detachment use a Maxim M1910/30 to shoot retreating Soviet soldiers.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG34 crew waits for the order to open fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG34 firing from Omaha Beach. MG42 The MG42 is the main machine gun of the Wehrmacht soldiers. All scenes of the MG42 firing seem to erroneously depict its rate of fire at around 800-900 rpm, significantly slower than the 1200-1800 rpm it was actually capable of. Also note that its appearance in the Battle of Hedosk is inaccurate; the battle is set in 1941, a year before the MG42 was adopted. Kim Jun-shik (Dong-gun Jang ) and Tatsuo Hasegawa (Jô Odagiri ) also use the MG42 during the D-Day landings.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun - 7.7x58mmSR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese soldiers fire the mocked-up Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun. Note the M1919A4 cocking handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Real Type 92 machine guns only use strips, not belts of ammunition. Also note the M1919A4 rear sight, which is not actually in line with the forward sight. Flamethrowers Unknown Flamethrower A Soviet tanker can be seen firing an unknown mounted flamethrower from the turret of a T26 tank.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet tanker firing an unknown flamethrower. Grenades Mk 2 Hand Grenade American soldiers at Omaha Beach use the Mk 2 Hand Grenades .
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