The Shanghai of 1930 was filled with Missionaries, Martyrs, and Murderers, and our Shanghai is no exception. From Japanese Agents
to Jesuit Missionaries, you'll find a little of everything here.
Kawashima Yoshiko, "Eastern Jewel". A Manchu Princess brought up in China, Yoshiko was a Japanese secret agent who hated the country
of her birth.
SF01 - KAWASHIMA YOSHIKO, Agent $3.00 
Pictured to the left, Kawashima
Yoshiko (also known as "Eastern Jewel") was a Manchu princess brought up in Japan and trained from an early age to hate the Chinese. Living
among the upper class population of Shanghai with her lover, an Imperial Army officer, she was in fact secretly employed by Japanese
Intelligence, and helped to destablize the country in preparation for the planned Japanese invasion. A highly controversial figure,
even today. She is approximately 27mm tall. Sculpted by Leandro Ventic.
SF02 - Colonel Washiji Toro, Commander, Shanghai
Branch of Special Unit 66 $3.00
Washiji Toro is one of Japan's leading occult
experts. His face horribly scarred in combat against the Russians in 1905, Toro has dedicated his life, and his considerable knowledge
of the occult, to the glorification of the Empire. Toro is frequently seen carrying his family sword, a battered katana
rumored to be inhabited by the bound spirits of the enemies it has slain. Toro is dressed in his M1930 uniform and an M1928 raincape.
A porcelain kabuki mask covers the upper portion of his face. Toro is the miniature on the left in the photo. He is approximately
30mm tall. Sculpted by Leandro Ventic.
SF03 - Japanese NCO $3.25 
The
NCO here is wearing the period appropriate M1930 uniform, which was in use through 1940 throughout the Empire, and continued in some
areas until 1945. The basic figure is sculpted wearing a standard Japanese gasmask of the period, but he comes with an extra, non-gasmask
wearing head. He wears the distinctive "Cherry Blossom" helmet. Great for use with Special Unit 66, Weird War II, or historical
wargaming in China and Manchuria. Could easily be used as an NCO or an Officer, as the Japanese Army did not wear rank distinctions
in the field. Approximately 30mm tall to the eyes. Sculpted by Leandro Ventic.
SF04 - Japanese Soldiers in M1930
uniforms and "Cherry Blossom" Helmets $9.75 
This set of three soldiers
is equipped with M1930 uniforms and "Cherry Blossom" helmets, which were in use throughout the period but most prominently found in
China and Manchuria. Optional gasmask heads are included, complete with rebreather cannisters, and the soldiers can be used to
represent Japan's elite occult unit, "Special Unit 66." These miniatures are approximately 29mm tall to the eye. So far as I
know, we are the only manufacturer of Japanese soldiers in Cherry Blossom helmets and M1930 uniforms for 28mm scale!
