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Gung ho (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ ŋ ˈ h oʊ /) is an English term, with the current meaning of 'overly enthusiastic or energetic'. It originated during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) from a Chinese term, 工合 ( pinyin : gōnghé ; lit. 'to work together'), short for Chinese Industrial Cooperatives ( Chinese : 工業合作社 ; pinyin ...
Gung Ho! (full title: Gung Ho!: The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders) is a 1943 American war film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott. The story is based somewhat on the real-life World War II Makin Island raid led by Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson's 2nd Marine Raider Battalion.
Gung Ho (released in Australia and New Zealand as Working Class Man) is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton. The story portrays the takeover of an American car plant by a Japanese corporation (although the title phrase is an Americanized Chinese term).
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'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders: Directed by Ray Enright. With Randolph Scott, Alan Curtis, Noah Beery Jr., J. Carrol Naish. The true story of Carlson's Raiders and their World War II attack on Makin Island.
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Gung Ho. Buy or rent. PG-13. YouTube Movies & TV. 181M subscribers. Subscribed. 28. In this beloved, 80s comedy-of-differences from director Ron Howard, Michael Keaton is a wheeler-dealer who...
Gung Ho: Directed by Ron Howard. With Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt, Mimi Rogers. When a Japanese automobile company buys an American plant, the American liaison must mediate the clash of work attitudes between the foreign management and native labor.
Oct 18, 2019 · Gung-ho describes enthusiasm — often to the point of naivete. But it didn't always. The original Chinese is 工業合作社, which means "industrial cooperative" —工業, ( gōng yè) meaning "industry", and...