Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of WarTae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video GamesTae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) was an epic Korean War film, directed by South Korean Director, Je-gyu Kang. Also known under the British Title: Brotherhood and under the US DVD title: Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War But it gained fame under the original Korean Title all around the world prior to it's English language release. The story follows two brothers who survived World War 2, only to be plunged into the madness and chaos of the Korean War (1950-1953). Two brothers are tricked into 'enlisting' by boarding the wrong railroad car and are not allowed to return home to take care of their family. The older brother Jin-tae Lee (Dong-gun Jang) takes all of the dangerous missions he can get, committed to win the Korean equivalent of the Medal of Honor, due to a loophole in Korean Military rules, that a Medal winner can send his siblings home. However, upon winning the Medal, the younger brother Jin-seok Lee (Bin Won) refuses to go, seeing that Jin-tae has taken to liking combat a bit 'too much'. He resents the fact that his brother no longer fights to help their family, but fights because he enjoys killing. In Asian cinema, this was widely seen as South Korea's own Saving Private Ryan reflecting the pain and anguish of the Korean people, but also showcasing epic Korean War battle sequences.
The following guns were used in Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War:
Error creating thumbnail: File missingUniformed irregulars hold their M1 Garands at the head of Pvt. Jin-seok Lee (Bin Won). A Closeup shot of the particular blank adapters for the M1 Garand used in the movie. They are external attachable BFAs that extend the end of the rifle by a 0.5 inch
The rusted decaying remnants of a Browning ANM2 heavy machine gun are excavated by archeologists and South Korean Soldiers in the present day battle site.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingA Rusted and disintegrating ANM2 machine gun is removed by South Korean Soldiers at the site of a present day archeological dig, at the beginning of the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMosin Nagant M38 Carbine, chambered in 7.62x54RError creating thumbnail: File missingWhen Sgt. Lee breaks into the North Korean enemy Field HQ, there is a lineup of M44 and M38 Carbines against the wall - 7.62x54RError creating thumbnail: File missingThe Chinese Army storms the Allied lines at the Yalu River. Though hard to see in any particular shot, most of the troops in the front of the packs are carrying M38 and M44 Carbines - 7.62x54R
North Korean Soldiers use the Soviet DP Light Machine gun, also known as the DP-27. They differ from the more common DPM with the lack of a pistol grip, differently shaped stock and a bipod that mounts below, not above, the heat jacket of the barrel.
Sokolov's update of the MG08 Maxim machine gun for the Russian 7.62x54R Cartridge. This machine gun was widely used by Russian/Soviet forces in World Wars One and Two and heavily used by their satellite client states.
A Mockup of an Anti Aircraft gun, that resembles a cross between the 14.5mm KPV and the 12.7mm NVS Heavy Machine guns is made out of a Browning M2HB. M2 Machine guns are commonly use to mock up foreign heavy machine guns like in Rambo III and The Beast of War.
The close support aircraft in the film. We see dozens of F4Us in close ground support roles, using their 20mm cannons to strafe North Korean lines and entrenched soldiers. A mortally damaged F4U also makes it's own 'kamikaze' run at a North Korean gun emplacement.
Since there is so much hand to hand combat in the film, the filmmakers made lightweight dummy Garands and Mosin Nagant Carbines out of wood and metal parts. In closeup they are obvious (also the fact that the actors swing them around like they weigh nothing is also a clue). The Russian carbines are odd looking and looks like a hybrid 91/30 and an M38/44 Carbine.
When Jin-tae Lee (Dong-gun Jang) gives his brother Jin-seok Lee (Bin Won) a Hershey's chocolate bar to cheer him up, the candy bar is the "King-sized version" that Hershey introduced in 1980. Also we see the 'nutritional content listings' that were required in the 1990s. Also I didn't know they had bar code readers in 1950.....
