Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 162 Seeking Truth in Prison, the Meaning of Rebirth
"Brother Gugu?" Not getting a response, the younger brother couldn't help but call out softly.

Gu Ming came back to his senses and said, "Sorry, I seem to have a cold. I won't be going to the office tomorrow. Don't slack off in your training either. You have a big job to do soon."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

In five years, Gu Ming didn't believe that Honda Ishiro had done nothing in those five years.

Even if it's just a civilian position in the rear, you can do a lot in five years.

Moreover, according to the information that the younger brothers had inquired about, and Honda Ishiro did not seem to have any intention of concealing it, many people knew about this news.

He is not a civil servant...

In 1968, Ishirō Honda published his autobiography in a newspaper and mentioned this incident.

Gu Ming clenched his fists, but then released them.

Originally, he was thinking of inviting Honda Ishiro to visit the office tomorrow, but now, Gu Ming had to think about what consequences this matter would cause.

Gu Ming vaguely heard the sound of the door, raised his head, and met Shaqin's gaze.

"Gugu-kun, you came back early today too."

"Ah...yes, I didn't have any filming assignments and was just training for the time being, so I came back early."

Gu Ming looked at her and seemed to be hesitant to say something.

So, what exactly does your father do?

Gu Ming really wanted to ask this question.

Having already witnessed one person collapse, Gu Ming didn't want to see a second one.

While Shaqin took out various vegetables from the bag and put them away, she also talked to Gu Ming about what happened today.

Until the end, she changed the subject: "Then, if Gu Gujun is free tomorrow, we can arrange a meeting at my father's place anytime."

Gu Ming's brows relaxed slightly.

"Yeah, I also want to meet my uncle in person."

……

……

Prison is never a good place.

Of course, there will be guards watching over you when you meet with the prisoners.

But Gu Ming had not expected that the guards here would be so strict, and the environment was so strange. Rather than a prison, it was more like some kind of foreign villa. Apart from the guards, it did not look like a prison at all.

He said to Shaqin, somewhat jokingly, "It's a beautiful place with clear water and mountains."

After the body search, Shaqin moved a little closer to Gu Ming.

"Gugu-kun, um, some of my father's habits might be different. If possible, please go along with what he says."

Gu Ming stopped and stared at her.

After a moment, he returned a warm smile.

"Of course, I will respect the old man."

The premise is that the elderly are worthy of respect.

Under the close surveillance of the guards, Gu Ming walked into the meeting room.

I don’t know if it was out of worry or other reasons, but Shaqin hid away and Gu Ming didn’t chase her. I guess it wouldn’t be convenient for her in that situation.

Gu Mingjing waited for a while and then met the person he wanted to see.

The prison guard brought in a man with gray hair but in very good spirits. He was wearing a sweetheart-collared shirt and had a pair of eyes hidden in dark circles under his glasses.

As soon as they met, Gu Ming couldn't help but frown.

This man gave Gu Ming a very strange feeling.

A completely different feeling from Honda Ishiro.

"So, the person the child was talking about is you."

The man curled up the corners of his lips and smiled gently: "Your humble servant, 'Part B'."

"It's Mr. Otobe."

Gu Ming bowed slightly.

I heard that Otobe Kaname was once a professor of medicine at the University of Tokyo.

When their eyes met, Part B kept his smile gentle as usual, but the questions he asked were particularly sharp.

"Why, that child never told you anything about me?"

"To be precise, I didn't ask."

"Really? You're a very polite person."

"I just think it's normal for two people to have some secrets between them, so I don't ask about it, just like I don't want to talk about my family."

"Smart. But not smart enough. If you knew who I am, you wouldn't come to see me today."

Gu Ming moved closer and looked at Yi Bu Yao's face through the glass, looking at this man with a gentle temperament and exceptional elegance.

Faintly, one can see some similarities between this face and Shaqin's features.

"So, who are you?"

……

……

So, who are you?

Gu Ming finally got the answer he wanted.

On the way back, Gu Ming had a strange look on his face, as if he wanted to burst out laughing but was trying to hold it in. It wasn't until they left the prison that Gu Ming finally broke into a hearty laugh.

"Furuya-kun? What's wrong?"

"Ah, no, nothing much. I just stumbled upon something interesting. Quite interesting, actually."

Gu Ming raised the back of his hand to wipe his eyes, and when he put his hand down again, his expression had become serious.

He stared at Shaqin and said, "So why didn't you ever tell me?"

"I just……"

"You didn't even consider how I would react after I found out, and you thought I might not be able to accept it. I said, this won't do."

"Feel sorry."

“But I accepted it.”

"……well?!!"

"Don't look at me like that."

Gu Ming spread his hands and said, "That's what you heard. I accept it."

Seeing her crying with joy, Gu Ming felt both angry and amused.

The Japanese may not be able to accept it.

But he is not Japanese!

"On the way back, tell me a little about Mr. Otobe. For example, why did he go in?"

Shaqin carefully recounted what had happened before and the changes that had been brought about by her forbearance over the past few years.

"Just as I said before, it was because of the coercion from public opinion."

"A few years ago, around 1968, there were some issues at the medical school, and some students spontaneously organized protests, but were subsequently arrested. Discontented, they occupied the lecture halls on campus and drove out the staff who had been entrenched there. After the school notified the Secret Service to expel them, everyone gathered again and announced an indefinite suspension of classes..."

"At that time, my father said that this wasn't the best time, that it wasn't possible. He hoped everyone would be patient and not act rashly. What was most needed was an effective program of struggle, otherwise we would just be a mess."

"But they said my father was a coward, so they published articles in newspapers and various channels praising my father and saying that he would lead the team."

"Then they brought a bomb to the house. If my father didn't agree, they would detonate the bomb. So my father had no choice but to agree."

"At that time, many things happened one after another... In the end, they were united under the name 'All Students' Joint Struggle Organization,' and several schools, including the University of Tokyo, took the lead in launching the protest."

"But at that time, my father often said that if we continued like this, we would definitely lose, because everyone was just fighting on their own, and there was no one strong enough to suppress the dissenting voices and lead everyone. He could only rely on his reputation at the University of Tokyo to suppress the students on his side."

"He's been waiting for the people who should do the job, but they never show up."

"In the end, when someone needed to step forward, the guys who originally had the bombs had all disappeared, leaving my father as the most famous person. Combined with the newspapers and articles, and the accusations from some people, my father has been imprisoned to this day."

Gu Ming nodded, having fully understood the situation.

"So, your father is the more gentle and rational one."

The extreme faction that threatened people with bombs later became the famous Japanese "Red Army", which is the prototype of the Sunset Army in CSOL.

As for the positioning of the Sunset Legion, it is the T camp.

The person that Section B is waiting for is the upright Japanese Communist Party, which is also the most famous and largest one.

In addition, there are other organizations in Japan, but they are not named the Japanese Communist Party. Instead, they have their own names, including various extreme, non-extreme, international, internal, and extended factions.

If the Japanese Communist Party had been willing to step forward and organize a movement, the outcome would have been much better.

However, during the incident, the Japanese Communist Party showed astonishing weakness.

They evade responsibility for the incident internally, fail to unite student groups across the country, fail to withstand external pressure, fail to make their voices heard, and fail to guide public opinion to achieve a positive image.

In the end, until the end of the movement, the Japanese Communist Party did not play any positive role.

The consequence of the incident is that extremists have gained great reputation, while most rationalists have been eliminated, negative voices and defeatism have become mainstream, and the last group of doers in Japan, those who dare to do things, can do things, and have strong initiative, have either been monitored, arrested, expelled, or announced their withdrawal.

So soon after, the extreme "Sunset Legion" appeared.

"What a pitiful person."

Gu Ming held his forehead and once again suppressed the smile on his face.

Now, Gu Ming had some understanding of why he appeared in this world.

This is something worth doing and very necessary to do.

"Times have changed. The Sunset Legion is an extreme faction. Their methods have been proven wrong in the 21st century. Therefore, we must use gentle means."

"Not through the use of arms... but through the use of culture! As an outpost, we cannot show obvious tendencies here, otherwise we will be suppressed by the United States. But now that the Soviet Union is still there... in the Far East, the United States cannot fully export."

Especially in the 1970s, right after the Vietnam War, the national strength was greatly damaged, the reputation declined, and the United States was shrinking its influence at all costs.

"So, at this point in time, when rationalists haven't completely disappeared, what we're exporting isn't a specific culture from a particular country, but rather the corresponding ideas and problem-solving methods! We're using this subtle influence to achieve our impact, rather than the methods used by the Sunset Legion, which targeted innocent civilians."

"And speaking of global popularity, what could be more universal than action movies?"

The world is big, and every country and every cultural circle has its own unique way of thinking.

So some works are classics in their own country, but are worthless when they go abroad.

There is only one thing that everyone in the world can understand and accept.

action.

Everyone can tell whether the fight is good or not.

So in Asia, only Jackie Chan can become a superstar, no one else can.

Gu Ming silently drew a circle for himself in his heart.

Output through action and bury deeper content in the work.

He took this as the ultimate goal he pursued in his life.

(End of this chapter)