Banzai
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Banzai may refer to:
- A traditional Japanese exclamation meaning "Ten thousand yearsTen thousand yearsThe use of the phrase "ten thousand years" in various East Asian languages originated in ancient China as an expression used to wish long life to the Emperor, and is typically translated as "long live" in English...
"- Banzai chargeBanzai chargeBanzai charge was a term applied during World War II by the Allied forces to human wave attacks mounted by infantry forces of the Imperial Japanese Army...
or banzai attack, a last, desperate military charge
- Banzai charge
- Banzai! (album), a 1991 album by Tigertailz
- Banzai Cliff, one of the sites of mass Japanese suicide on the island of SaipanSaipanSaipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...
during World War II - The Banzai Drop, a variation of the Seated senton professional wrestling move
- Banzai (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
- "Banzai" (Kaela Kimura song)Banzai (Kaela Kimura song)is the 14th single from Japanese pop singer Kaela Kimura.-Track listing:...
- Banzai! (magazine)Banzai! (magazine)Banzai!, officially stylized BANZAI!, is a discontinued shōnen manga anthology that was published in Germany by Carlsen Verlag, from November 2001 to December 2005. It debuted in November 2001 as a German language adaptation of the popular Japanese manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump, published by...
, the German edition of the Weekly Shōnen Jump manga magazine - Banzai skydiveBanzai skydiveThe sport of banzai skydiving involves throwing a parachute out of a flying plane and then jumping after it, the aim being to catch up with it, strap it on and deploy the parachute before hitting the ground....
, the act of throwing a parachute out of a plane and trying to catch up to it mid fall, put it on, and deploy it before hitting the ground - "Banzai" (song)Banzai (song)"Banzai" is the thirty-sixth single by B'z, released on May 5, 2004. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts....
, a 2004 single by Japanese duo B'z - Banzai (television show), a spoof of Japanese gameshows
- Banzai (The Lion King), a hyena character from the 1994 Disney animated film The Lion King and the Broadway musical of the same name
- Banzai TownBanzai TownBanzai is a town in Pinghe County in the municipal region of Zhangzhou, Fujian. It lies on the Huashan River about 40 minutes above the county town.-Culture & Tourism:...
, in Fujian, China - BanzaïBanzaï-Cast and roles:* Coluche - Michel Bernardin* Valérie Mairesse - Isabelle Parisse* Didier Kaminka - The cousin Paul* Marthe Villalonga - Madame Bernardin. Michel's mother* Eva Darlan - Carole, the doctor* François Perrot - The boss of 'Mondial S.O.S.'...
, a 1983 French film - Banzai Venus, a 2011 single by SKE48SKE48SKE48 is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The audition was held during the summer and debuted in October 2008. SKE48 performs in the newly built studio in the renovated Sunshine Sakae in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, every Saturday...