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"Battōtai" (抜刀隊, Drawn-Sword Regiment) is a Japanese gunka composed by Charles Leroux with lyrics by Toyama Masakazu in 1877. Upon the request of the Japanese government, Leroux adapted it along with another gunka, "Fusōka" ( Song of Fusang ) , into the military march Japanese Army March [ ja ] in 1912.
After selecting the anthem's lyrics, Ōyama then asked Fenton to create the melody. After being given just two [13] to three weeks to compose the melody, and only a few days to rehearse, Fenton debuted the anthem before the Japanese Emperor in 1870. [12] This was the first version of "Kimigayo".
"Umi Yukaba" later became popular among the military, especially with the Imperial Japanese Navy. As set to music in 1937 by Kiyoshi Nobutoki (信時 潔, Nobutoki Kiyoshi) it became popular during and also after World War II. After Japan surrendered in 1945, "Umi Yukaba" and other gunka were banned by the Allied occupation forces.
'The Snow March') is a Japanese gunka composed in 1895 by Imperial Japanese Army musician Nagai Kenshi who reflected his experience in the Battle of Weihaiwei during the First Sino-Japanese War. [1] [2] The song was banned in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II and was used in the 1977 film Mount Hakkoda.
Gunka (軍歌, lit. ' military song ') is the Japanese term for military music. While in standard use in Japan it applies both to Japanese songs and foreign songs such as "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", as an English language category it refers to songs produced by the Empire of Japan in between roughly 1877 and 1943.
[20] [21] The hinomaru was used as a template to design other Japanese flags, [22] and its use was severely restricted during the early years of the Allied-occupation after World War II, although these restrictions were later relaxed. [23] [24] Kimigayo is one of the world's shortest national anthems, with a length of 11 measures and 32 characters.
Girls und Panzer, a Japanese anime series about WW2-era tanks being maintained and used as a school sport for girls includes the song (used without lyrics) for the school (Kuromorimine Girls Academy) that uses tanks of Nazi Germany. The schools vice commander, Erika Itsumi, gets her name from the song whilst the name "Erika" is both a German ...
Played by the Imperial Japanese Navy Band in 1937. The Gunkan kōshinkyoku (軍艦行進曲, Warship March) is a Japanese march composed in 1897 by Tokichi Setoguchi. It was the official march of the Imperial Japanese Navy and is the official march of its successor, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).