model gun in a movie.

*** Originally posted by figaro ***


"Hana-Bi" or "Fireworks" (depending on your country) a Takeshi Kitano or "Beat" Takashi movie (again depending on your country).
The protagonist builds a model revolver from a boxed Japanese kit, which he then uses to rob a bank. You guys would probably be able to identify the gun. It also looks like they used model guns for all of the props in the movie, too. I gather Japan is a difficult place to own guns, probably goes for renting them for movies, too.
Only worth noting as you see the box, and details.
Terrific movie, too.
JJ.

*** Originally posted by rizzo ***


Yes, I noticed this also whilst watching the film- which, as you say, is fantastic

The film 'Lost in Translation' has airsoft guns fitted with tracer units in

*** Originally posted by mark ***


I am quite sure that many asian movies use modelguns in some manner as real-albeit-blank firing guns are hard if not impossible to acquire for filming purposes.

If you get the AZN channel (Asian channel) on cable in the U.S. you can see many movies that have modelguns in them.

I watched the really cool Japanese movie, VS last month and it had alot of modelguns in it!

*** Originally posted by rizzo ***


Cool, I'll check it out!

Lots of early John Woo films use modelguns I think- I could have sworn the ejecting shells from one of the pistols in 'The Killer' looked like whole 'bullets', similar to a modelgun pistol cartridge.