Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 629: The Army is Deployed for Filming, the First War Scene
Putting aside his personal ethics, in terms of directing talent, the director is undoubtedly one of the best.

His directorial debut, "Red Sorghum," won China's first Golden Bear Award at an international film festival.

He won one of the three major European film awards when he was only in his forties.

Although he has not yet reached his future peak, he is already an indispensable figure in Chinese cinema.

However, all these talents and honors pale in comparison to Ono Takeshi.

The other person was younger than him, yet had achieved far more remarkable success.

Thinking of Takeshi Oni's dominance in the world film industry and his feat of taking on Hollywood single-handedly, even the proud and arrogant director had to admit defeat.

The existence of the other party is a miracle!
In today's world of directors, there are many who are jealous and hostile towards Takeshi Ono, but very few who are confident that they can rival or even surpass him.

On the contrary, a large number of middle-aged and new generation directors regard Takeshi Ono as their idol.

The national advisor wasn't a fan of Oni Takeshi, but he was still convinced of the other's talent and achievements.

Therefore, when he heard that Takeshi Ono was coming to China to make a movie about the Nanjing Massacre, a movie that he himself had wanted to make but could not, the director was initially a little disappointed.

But then he became excited again.

Perhaps this is an opportunity to learn advanced foreign filming techniques...

He immediately ran over excitedly and volunteered.

He didn't care about the salary; what mattered was that he wanted to learn filming experience from Takeshi Ono, a master director.

He did not belittle or envy the other person because of their age. He believed that there is nothing shameful in learning from a world-class director like Takeshi Ono!
When he arrived at the film set, the others didn't recognize this middle-aged man who looked like a little old man, but Ono Takeshi recognized him at a glance.

Upon learning that the other party had volunteered to be his assistant director, Ono Takeshi was surprised but immediately agreed.

For a national master to act as his own assistant director, even hesitating for half a second would be disrespectful to the national master.

Moreover, filming in China does indeed require a local Chinese assistant director, which would make things much easier.

And so the national director officially joined the cast of "The Diary of John Rabe".

Then Ono Takeshi rightfully dumped everything on him.

……

Time passed day by day during filming.

Two weeks later, the indoor scenes were basically completed.

The rest are all outdoor scenes.

The first match was a big event.

Japanese troops capture Nanjing!

The original version only showed footage of planes bombing the city. To increase its appeal, Takeshi Ono decided to add a few more minutes of footage depicting the defensive battle between the Japanese and Nationalist armies.

If we want to make the film realistic, we'll have to involve the military.

The Chinese side attached great importance to Ono Takeshi and "The Diary of John Rabe". Upon hearing his request, they immediately dispatched a regiment without hesitation.

Over a thousand soldiers!
I hope the past will be a dark and gloomy place!
Thousands of people stood in neat formations, their faces resolute, their posture as straight as pine trees, exuding discipline and a sense of authority.

This startled many people in the film crew.

"This...this is the Chinese army?"

Some people couldn't help but take a step back under the impact of that steely aura.

Conan secretly compared these soldiers with the American soldiers he had seen before, and it seemed that apart from the difference in equipment, the soldiers were completely superior in every other aspect! While marveling at this, he couldn't help but shake his head at America.

The latter were still basking in the joy of becoming the world's only superpower, completely unaware that their true enemy had already quietly risen to power...

……

Next, as requested by Ono Takeshi, thousands of people will be divided into Japanese and Nationalist army camps for filming.

Although obeying orders is a soldier's duty, you can still see obvious displeasure on these soldiers' faces.

Those playing the role of the Nationalist soldiers considered these guys to be their defeated foe, and it was truly shameful for them to play the role.

Needless to say, it's even more distasteful to have soldiers who are supposed to be defending their country playing the roles of Japanese soldiers who commit arson, murder, and looting. It's an immense insult.

At this moment, the political commissar stepped forward.

"You are not to play the losers we drove to Taiwan, but the Nationalist soldiers who fought to the death to defend Nanjing! Although they were the Nationalist army, they were heroes!"

"You should experience for yourselves what kind of fierce and ruthless army our forefathers fought against, and what kind of extremely difficult and desperate situations they faced, in which they managed to survive and dye the national flag of our new China red with their blood!"

The political commissar's voice was firm and powerful.

The soldiers on both sides immediately began to breathe rapidly, and the reluctance in their eyes gradually faded, replaced by determination!
Guiye Wu immediately gave the political commissar a thumbs up.

The latter smiled, walked over and said, "I should thank Mr. Guiye. Thank you for making this movie. I am also from Nanjing."

Gui Yewu was taken aback, then his expression turned serious: "History cannot be changed, and the 300,000 wronged souls of Jinling City should not be silently buried in a distorted history..."

The political commissar looked at Oni Takeshi with emotion and sighed, "If all Japanese people could be as reasonable as Mr. Oni Takeshi, how wonderful that would be."

Oni Takeshi waved his hand: "I just did what I thought was right."

The political commissar shook his head and said, "Staying true to one's original aspirations is the most difficult thing."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Long before filming began, the production team had already ordered a large number of Japanese and Nationalist army uniforms, all of which were 1:1 replicas. There would be absolutely no situation like the Eighth Route Army uniforms in the ridiculous drama that looked as if they had been ironed.

The soldiers from both sides changed into their respective uniforms, picked up their "weapons," and instantly transformed into Japanese soldiers and Nationalist soldiers defending the city.

The battle is imminent!
This was Takeshi Ono's first time directing a war scene, and he patiently checked all the arrangements again and again to identify any oversights.

Every setting of the detonation point, the timing of the explosion, the power of the explosion, etc., must be carefully and precisely calculated. Human lives are at stake, and there is no room for carelessness.

Takeshi Onino didn't want any accidents to happen on his film set, especially with two Grim Reapers there, which made him very uneasy.

However, the Grim Reaper's aura seemed to malfunction after arriving in China. Although the filming of this scene took a full seven days, during which there were constant troubles and many people were injured due to various accidents, no one died.

This finally put Ono Takeshi's mind at ease.

Looking at the footage he had shot, a satisfied smile immediately spread across his face.

With added sound effects and special effects, it would be just as realistic as a real war scene.

The Nationalist army defending the city fought many bitter and bloody battles, but ultimately could not turn the tide due to being outnumbered and outgunned.

Nanjing has fallen!

Inside the Japanese commander's tent, Kogoro Mori, dressed in military uniform, had a serious and cold expression, his eyes flashing with a chilling coldness and murderous intent, completely different from his usual unreliable self.

At this moment, he was not Kogoro Mouri, but Prince Kagami Yasuhiko of Japan, who was in charge of the Japanese army's attack on Nanjing!

A ruthless executioner!

(End of this chapter)