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The hundred-man killing contest (Japanese: 百人斬り競争, romanized: hyakunin-giri kyōsō, Chinese: 百人斬比賽) was a newspaper account of a contest between Toshiaki Mukai (3 June 1912 – 28 January 1948) and Tsuyoshi Noda (1912 – 28 January 1948), two Japanese Army officers serving during the Japanese invasion of China, over who could kill 100 people the fastest while using a sword.
Toshiaki Mukai (Japanese: 向井 敏明; June 3, 1912 – January 28, 1948) was a Japanese Army officer during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Mukai is best known for his involvement in the Nanking Massacre (1937–1938), where he was implicated in atrocities against Chinese civilians and prisoners of war.
Lieutenants Toshiaki Mukai and Tsuyoshi Noda: The two main participants in the "Contest to kill 100 people using a sword": Both sentenced to death and executed in 1948. Captain Gunkichi Tanaka: Personally killed over 300 Chinese POWs and civilians with his sword during the Nanjing Massacre. Sentenced to death and executed in 1948. [4]
If you thought seeing our favorite new pirates setting off together was the final bit of season 1 in the One Piece live-action series, think again.Netflix had a special surprise up its sleeve with ...
One Piece (also known as One Piece: The Movie in some markets) is the first animated feature film of the franchise, starring Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy, Kazuya Nakai as Roronoa Zoro, Akemi Okamura as Nami, and Kappei Yamaguchi as Usopp. It premiered in Japan on March 4, 2000 and was released to DVD on January 21, 2001. [3]
Initial concept art for the Straw Hat Pirates. Several characters have been stated to be based on actual pirates and sailors such as: Eustass Kid (Eustace the Monk and William Kidd), X. Drake (Sir Francis Drake), Basil Hawkins (Basil Ringrose and John Hawkins), Capone Bege (Al Capone and William Le Sauvage), Jewelry Bonney (), Urouge (Aruj and Oruç Reis), Alvida (), Bartolomeo (Bartholomew ...
Netflix has acquired Nippon TV’s upcoming already completed rom-com drama “Turn to me Mukai-kun.” The series explores the story of a man who has lost touch with the intricacies of a ...
One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword (Japanese: ONE PIECE 呪われた聖剣, Hepburn: Wan Pīsu: Norowareta Seiken) is a 2004 anime fantasy action-adventure film directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi and written by Yoshiyuki Suga. It is the fifth feature film in the One Piece film series which mostly focuses on Roronoa Zoro.