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− | '''''Golden Kamuy''''' (Japanese title: ゴールデンカムイ, Gōruden Kamui) is a 2024 Japanese historical action film based on the 2014-2022 manga series of the same name by Satoru Noda. Taking place in Hokkaido, Japan in 1906, the film follows Saichi "Immortal" Sugimoto ([[Kento Yamazaki]]), a hardened veteran of the Russo-Japanese War. Sugimoto hears of a legend of a large stash of Ainu gold, hidden in Hokkaido with the directions leading to them tattooed on the backs of a group of escaped prisoners. As Sugimoto sets out to get the treasure for himself, he meets young Ainu huntress Asirpa (Anna Yamada), who joins Sugimoto on his search for the gold. The film follows Sugimoto and Asirpa as they search for the gold, and make friends and enemies along the way as they discover the many people who are also searching for the gold and the tattooed prisoners. The film was released in Japanese theaters on January 19, 2024, with a [[Netflix]]-exclusive worldwide release following on May 19 of the same year. A sequel television series, ''[[Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Tattooed Prisoners Scramble Arc]]'', | + | '''''Golden Kamuy''''' (Japanese title: ゴールデンカムイ, Gōruden Kamui) is a 2024 Japanese historical action film based on the 2014-2022 manga series of the same name by Satoru Noda. Taking place in Hokkaido, Japan in 1906, the film follows Saichi "Immortal" Sugimoto ([[Kento Yamazaki]]), a hardened veteran of the Russo-Japanese War. Sugimoto hears of a legend of a large stash of Ainu gold, hidden in Hokkaido with the directions leading to them tattooed on the backs of a group of escaped prisoners. As Sugimoto sets out to get the treasure for himself, he meets young Ainu huntress Asirpa (Anna Yamada), who joins Sugimoto on his search for the gold. The film follows Sugimoto and Asirpa as they search for the gold, and make friends and enemies along the way as they discover the many people who are also searching for the gold and the tattooed prisoners. The film was released in Japanese theaters on January 19, 2024, with a [[Netflix]]-exclusive worldwide release following on May 19 of the same year. A sequel television series, ''[[Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Tattooed Prisoners Scramble Arc]]'', premiered on October 6, 2024. |
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Golden Kamuy (Japanese title: ゴールデンカムイ, Gōruden Kamui) is a 2024 Japanese historical action film based on the 2014-2022 manga series of the same name by Satoru Noda. Taking place in Hokkaido, Japan in 1906, the film follows Saichi "Immortal" Sugimoto (Kento Yamazaki), a hardened veteran of the Russo-Japanese War. Sugimoto hears of a legend of a large stash of Ainu gold, hidden in Hokkaido with the directions leading to them tattooed on the backs of a group of escaped prisoners. As Sugimoto sets out to get the treasure for himself, he meets young Ainu huntress Asirpa (Anna Yamada), who joins Sugimoto on his search for the gold. The film follows Sugimoto and Asirpa as they search for the gold, and make friends and enemies along the way as they discover the many people who are also searching for the gold and the tattooed prisoners. The film was released in Japanese theaters on January 19, 2024, with a Netflix-exclusive worldwide release following on May 19 of the same year. A sequel television series, Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Tattooed Prisoners Scramble Arc, premiered on October 6, 2024.
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The following weapons were used in the film Golden Kamuy (2024):
Pistols
Borchardt C-93
First Lieutenant Tokushiro Tsurumi (Hiroshi Tamaki) uses a Borchardt C-93 as his sidearm throughout the film.
Colt Model 1903
A Russian merchant (Sergey Vlasov) gives Lieutenant Tsurumi a Colt Model 1903 in a post-credits scene.
Luger P08
Tsurumi's Borchardt briefly appears as a mocked-up Luger P08 in a continuity error.
Revolvers
Type 26 Revolver
All of the Imperial Japanese Army officers are correctly depicted with the Type 26 Revolver as their standard sidearm throughout the film.
Rifles
Arisaka Type 30
All of the Imperial Japanese Army characters throughout the film, including Saichi Sugimoto (Kento Yamazaki), are correctly depicted with the Arisaka Type 30 as their standard-issue rifle.
Mosin Nagant M91/30
The Imperial Russian Army is incorrectly and anachronistically depicted using the Mosin Nagant M91/30 instead of the accurate M1891 model in the film. Multiple Mosin Nagants also appear during a post-credits scene. Many of the rifles used have the hooded front sights removed and the bayonets affixed to their barrels. Apart from that, some appear to be replicas based on the M91/30 rather than the correct M1891.
Winchester Model 1892
Toshizo Hijikata (Hiroshi Tachi) briefly uses a Winchester Model 1892 in the film.
Machine Guns
Maxim 1895
The Imperial Russian soldiers in the film's prologue use a Maxim 1895 machine gun during the Siege of Port Arthur. First Lieutenant Tsurumi also correctly refers to the guns as "Maxim guns" later on in the film.
Explosives
Dynamite stick
An armed man uses a stick of dynamite as he is chased by the IJA officers in Otaru. Multiple dynamite sticks also appear in a post-credits scene.
Russian explosives
Imperial Russian soldiers throughout the film use an explosive with a fuse.
Others
28 cm Howitzer L/10
Multiple 28 cm Howitzers are used by the IJA during the Siege of Port Arthur in the film's prologue.