Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 159 Goodbye My Old Friend
Akira Kurosawa.

Gu Ming couldn't find words to describe this director.

He actually didn't know much about the old works, but based on Gu Ming's limited knowledge, Kurosawa's status in the Japanese literary and art circles could be considered top-notch.

The top of the top, a figure of the Ogosho level.

Zhang Yimou, who was a photographer, started out by imitating Kurosawa Akira. His use of colors and shooting techniques were influenced by Kurosawa.

The swordplay films shot by Akira Kurosawa have been remade countless times at home and abroad, such as "Seven Samurai".

Works like "Zi Sanshiro" once sparked a "Zi Sanshiro craze" in Shanghai.

"Rashomon" is an eternal classic in film history.

However, Kurosawa Akira is almost retired from the film industry now.

In 1971, the Soviet Union funded and invited Kurosawa to shoot "Dersu Uzala", and the highest award won by this film was the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

However, the overall reviews of this movie were not very high, and the box office was also average. Kurosawa was also attacked for making a movie for the Soviets, and the movie was also rejected by the Zhou country because it involved territorial disputes.

Since then, Kurosawa did not shoot any films for a long time.

He did not make a comeback until 1980.

When Gu Ming came to his senses, he was already standing outside the gate of Wangu.

Now it is a week later, and Gu Ming comes to meet Wan Gu at the agreed time.

Gu Ming took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and then walked into Wangu.

For Kurosawa's sake, it's worth taking it seriously.

The Japanese-style room looked familiar, and someone was already waiting inside.

Before Gu Ming entered the door, he noticed that the man with his back to him showed a fierce aura. He sat there straight, with his back straight, and was meticulous.

Hearing the sound of him opening the paper door, Wang Ya Eiji and the man both raised their heads and looked over here.

"Oh... Furuya-kun is here."

Eiji Wan Gu invited Gu Ming to sit down and introduced the two of them to each other.

"Shiro, this is the young man I mentioned earlier. His name is Furuya Akira."

"Furuya-kun, this is my former partner at Toho, Honda Ishiro!"

Gu Ming understood it clearly.

Sure enough it was him.

Honda Ishiro, his name is not very nice, but his identity is extraordinary.

He was a director of Toho and directed the Godzilla series. He was also a good friend of Kurosawa Akira. After retiring from Toho, he served as Kurosawa's assistant for a long time.

After Eiji Mantani's death, the early stages of "Ultraman Return" were supervised by Ishiro Honda.

Gu Ming naturally sat on the side of the table.

Even sitting here, looking at Honda Ishiro out of the corner of his eye, Gu Ming felt that this man was a little too rigid.

They looked like a group, with their waists kept extra straight even when they were kneeling.

soldier.

"Furuya Akira...not bad."

Honda Ishiro looked Gu Ming up and down, and said with great approval, "Mr. Honda likes actors like you, with enough masculine energy and a tough appearance. What a pity. If Mr. Honda hadn't been taking a break recently, he would have definitely met you."

Gu Ming guessed that this gentleman was probably Kurosawa Akira.

The standards for actors used by Kurosawa are indeed very simple. Toshiro Mikawa, Tatsushi Nakadai, etc., are all actors with tough appearance.

In Kurosawa's movies, the actresses may not be pretty, but the actors must be tough!
It must be filled with hormones and masculine tension that overflows from the screen. It is the kind that when you look at him through the screen, you will feel that he is a real man of iron and blood.

Gu Ming sat down, but did not rush to express his opinion. He just watched the two of them talking.

Both Mantani Eiji and Honda Ishiro were from Toho, so when they talk now, they naturally reminisce about the past.

During this time, Honda Ishiro was drinking all the time, but Mantani Eiji just took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

"Godzilla, oh my, that was such a beautiful time."

"Come to think of it, Furuya-kun, I haven't thanked you yet about Nakajima Haruo. Nakajima, he used to be a good actor, but he got into bad habits and became like that. We couldn't do anything about him, but you convinced us. As expected... physics still trumps logic."

Gu Ming responded with a smile.

Honda Ishiro seemed quite talkative, quickly finishing a dozen beers. Gu Ming occasionally chatted, but didn't interrupt. Even so, they still got to know each other quite well. "Oh my... how can there be wine without songs! I really want to sing a song!"

Wangu Eiji suddenly said, "Gugu-kun, we're out of wine. Could you please go get some from Xiaojie?"

Gu Ming understood, stood up and said yes, then opened the door and went out.

This was of course meant to get him away. It sounded like he had something to say to Honda Ishiro.

Gu Ming went out for a walk, rested for a while, and then came back with the wine.

Everything seemed normal in the Japanese-style room. Honda Ishiro seemed to be a little sober. He stopped drinking and just asked Gu Ming to put down the beer.

"Don't worry, the master will like young people like you, Furuya Ming, right? If you have time, take me to visit your office. When I find a suitable opportunity, I will mention you to the master."

Honda Ishiro took the responsibility, and Gu Ming was also slightly happy and bowed deeply.

He has not forgotten to thank Eiji Mantani.

It’s impossible to say that I’m not happy, after all, he is the film emperor Akira Kurosawa.

Honda Ishiro stood up with the help of the table. Although his steps seemed a little unsteady, his body was still stable.

"Well, that's all for now. If you have any new projects, you can ask me to help. I'm very happy to be able to work with my old friends!"

Honda Ishiro laughed heartily and said, "Let's go. No need to see me off!"

After saying that, he opened the paper door and walked out.

Wan Gu Eiji gave Gu Ming a look.

Gu Ming understood what he meant and followed closely behind, saying "I'll help you", and left with Honda Ishiro.

It was not until the two of them walked away that Wan Gu Yingji breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again.

In fact, he had already made up his mind not to associate with Honda Ishiro anymore.

But this time, Eiji Mantani contacted Ishiro Honda again. Because of Ishiro Honda's close personal relationship with Kurosawa Akira, if an outsider wanted to meet Kurosawa Akira, the easiest way was to go through Ishiro Honda.

As a former good friend of Honda Ishiro, Mantani Eiji knew it very well.

He is very talented.

But at the same time, he also had a huge problem.

……

……

Walking out of Wangu, Honda Ishiro seemed to be still in high spirits. He put in a little more strength and pushed Gu Ming away.

"Don't worry, I can still walk."

As he spoke, he staggered forward again.

Gu Ming could only agree and prepare to follow.

The faint sound of sobbing interrupted Gu Ming's thoughts. His eyes wandered slightly, and he saw a familiar child squatting on the side of the road, hiding in the alley and looking at Wan Gu, not daring to approach.

Honda Ishiro pretended not to see anything and just walked away with a swagger.

"Uh……"

Gu Ming scratched his head and wanted to catch up, but Honda Ishiro refused to let him escort him and walked further on his own.

"Don't worry, it's just a little wine. When I was in..., I drank much more than this in a day!"

Honda Ishiro waved his hand: "Don't worry about me, I'm very sober."

Gu Ming stopped and watched him walk further and further away.

Gu Ming chewed on the word silently.

It should be a place name, but before it was written down, Gu Ming couldn't think of where it was for a moment.

"Honda Ishiro, who is his background? I'm always worried. I have to find out a way!"

Gu Ming thought about it and ignored Honda Ishiro who was walking further and further away, and turned towards the alley.

Xiaoji, whom I hadn't seen for a while, was squatting over there, quietly wiping away tears, not daring to come over.

Gu Ming wanted to know what was wrong with the little monkey.

(End of this chapter)