Kalashnikov

[Machine Translation] Defend the Fatherland! The story of the AK-47, a military gun developed in the Soviet Union, is now revealed. How did Mikhail Kalashnikov, who designed numerous guns and is praised as a hero of Russia, complete the AK-47? This film, which features Kalashnikov as the main character, was shown in 1,400 theaters in Russia to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. I want to protect my fatherland. Kalashnikov, supported by his friends and loved ones, competes against renowned rivals with this desire in his heart. Despite repeated failures and setbacks, he never gave up and continued to build prototypes. Witness the truth about the birth of the most powerful gun ever made! --In 1941, Kalashnikov, a soldier in charge of tanks, was seriously wounded on the front line of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, and was pulled back from the front line. During his hospitalization, Kalashnikov's own experiences on the front line and the voices of other soldiers who had also served on the front line led him to believe that superior automatic weapons were necessary to protect the country and win the war. Kalashnikov, who had always loved to build things from an early age, taught himself firearms design and drew the first sketches of what would eventually become a legendary weapon. That weapon was the world's most famous assault rifle, the AK-47.

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祖国を守れ! ソビエト連邦で開発された軍用銃〈AK-47〉その誕生秘話が今明かされる― 伝説的アサルトライフル「AK-47」の生みの親であるミハイル・カラシニコフ。数々の銃を設計し、ロシアの英雄と讃えられている彼は、どのようにして「AK-47」を完成させたのか──。カラシニコフを主人公に据えた今作は、彼の生誕100周年を記念し、本国ロシアでは1400館の大規模公開された。「祖国を守りたい」。そんな思いを胸に秘め、カラシニコフは仲間たちや愛する人に支えられ、名だたるライバルと競い合っていく。数々の失敗と挫折を繰り返しながらも、諦めず試作を重ねたその先にあるものとは? 最強の銃誕生の真実を見届けろ! ――戦車担当の兵士、カラシニコフは1941年、独ソ戦の前線で重傷を負い、前線から引き戻されてしまう。入院中、カラシニコフは自身の前線での経験や、同じく前線で活躍していた兵士たちの声を聞くにつれ、国を守り、戦争に勝利するためには優れた自動火器が必要だと考えるようになる。元々幼少の頃から何かを作ることが好きであったカラシニコフは独学で銃器設計を学び、やがて伝説となる武器の最初のスケッチを描く。その武器こそが世界で最も有名なアサルトライフル、AK-47であった。

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