General Haranochi (ハラノチ将軍, Haranochi Shougun) is a Japanese military officer who is general-ranked, new to Shanghai, who had come to inspect the local barracks and judge whether or not the local commissioned officer was worthy of a rank promotion.
History[]
On his way to the inspection, Tintin ambushed Haranochi and disguised himself as the General to pass the Japanese security line and reach the safety of the Shanghai International Settlement while giving many soldiers detention days along the way.
After Tintin and Snowy reached the checkpoint, a Japanese soldier ran to inform the Major that a man in his underwear wanted to see him and claimed he was the real General Haranochi. He then revealed to the Major that he was attacked en route to the barracks and stripped of his uniform and identity. He would later charge Tintin with illegally wearing a military uniform and medals.[1]
Trivia[]
- General Haranochi resembles Hideki Tojo, a top commander of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Tojo served as Japan's Prime Minister and Minister of War during Emperor Hirohito's reign.
- In the Japanese edition, his catchphrase is 「タワケ」(Tawake), which means "Stupid" and mainly used in the Aichi prefecture and the Gifu prefecture.
References[]
- ↑ Hergé, The Blue Lotus, 1936, p 37