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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Rifle
This briefly-seen carbine (?) rifle is seen wielded by the bank robber Yoshimura (Akira Takarada) aboard the yacht. Ryota (Tooru Watanabe) renders it completely useless by dismantling it while Yoshimura is asleep.
Fake M1A1 Thompson
The Red Bamboo soldiers primarily use Japanese 'flash paper' non-guns based on the M1A1 Thompson sub machine guns with large suppressor-like attachments on the ends of the barrel. For years the Japanese cinema has used their own version of 'flash paper' non guns since they for the most part, are not allowed real firearms, even their movie industry. Japanese flashpaper guns are notable due to the distinctive "pinkish" or "Reddish" color of the flash
Browning M1919
Seen used as sentry guns by the Red Bamboo.
MP40
A secondary firearm employed by the Red Bamboo is what appears to be the MP40.
Made-for-Movie Firearms
A few of the weapons seen in the hands of the Red Bamboo are obviously props either inspired by existing guns, or entirely fictional.
Ryuui's sidearm
Captain Ryuui (Akihiko Hirata) (named "Captain Yamoto" in the English dub) carries a chromed handgun as his primary sidearm. It appears to be an entirely fictional movie prop.
Machine pistol
At least one Red Bamboo soldier is seen with a silver-colored machine pistol that resembles a chromed MP40.
Trivia
Special mention go to the flagrant disregard for proper firearm use demonstrated by the Red Bamboo, moreso than almost any other group of movie villains. They fire wildly while running together in tight groups, which is reckless and borderline suicidal. In particular in the scene of them chasing the escaping slaves on the beach where the Red Bamboo are running in a tightly-packed nearly single file configuration blasting away wildly. It's a wonder each man didn't kill the one in front of him. Further, when searching for the heroes on the island, they fire their weapons constantly at nothing in particular, which one would think would have the dual effect of both wasting their ammunition needlessly and loudly announcing their approach!