Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 168 Masked No. Transformation

"How is it? Is it tight inside?"

"very tight."

"How are you? Can you eat and live?"

"I'm okay, I can go a little deeper."

Gu Ming nodded.

Very good, worthy of being Niemoto Tatsumi.

Of course, the main reason is that Kamen Rider's suit is relatively simple. On the surface, it is a suit, but in fact it is just a motorcycle suit with a helmet and some designs on the chest armor. For Niemoto Tatsumi, it is not a big problem.

"Boss, isn't it too much to pay me so much all at once?"

Nijiamoto Tatsumi was quite happy. He had always wanted to be an actor, and now he was getting so much money, he was very happy.

There is just one thing I don't understand, why he was given 80,000 yen for each episode!
Gu Ming patted Niemoto Tatsumi's shoulder cautiously.

You take so much money, of course, because you need to take so much money!

The biggest difference between Kamen Rider and Ultraman is that as a life-size special effects, Kamen Rider needs to be very good at action stunts, and being a suit actor for Kamen Rider is much more tiring than that for Ultraman!

Because it requires real fighting!
Gu Ming tied a red scarf on Niemoto Tatsumi.

This is the characteristic of Kamen Rider, he must have a scarf, which is quite eye-catching!
Of course Watanabe Ryosuke couldn't come, but producer Hirayama Toru was there.

Just taking a quick look at Niikemoto Tatsumi at this moment, he felt very satisfied.

Just one thing.

"Kamen Rider's height also shrank after he transformed."

"Don't be afraid, if you use the camera, the audience won't be able to see it."

Gu Ming was so comforting.

Niiemoto Tatsumi was very sad.

It’s not his fault that he’s not tall!
Fortunately, Niikemoto Tatsumi also has a unique skill.

"Hey!"

Nijiamoto Tatsumi shouted loudly and performed a somersault for Hirayama Toru.

Hirayama Toru was shocked.

Such a great post!

Nikemoto Tatsumi was very modest: "I can't even compare with the president."

It's okay when he wears a motorcycle suit, but if he wants to fight so coolly in a leather suit, he can't do it.

"Since Toei paid us such a high fee, we will naturally come up with a satisfactory design. Speaking of design, I have some ideas about the first episode and some settings of Kamen Rider itself."

Gu Ming pulled Hirayama Toru over and talked about Kamen Rider.

"Mr. Hirayama, look, isn't Kamen Rider a bit monotonous like this?"

Hirayama Toru didn't understand.

"How can it be monotonous? Look, there's the cyborg Shocker, the motorcycle, and the flying kick. It's really cool."

"That's not what I'm talking about."

Gu Ming explained: "Look, like this, Ultraman raises his hand, or Seven puts on glasses, and that's transformation. But Kamen Rider doesn't do anything, just puts his hands on his belt, which is very monotonous."

The first generation of Kamen Rider, although some episodes are darker and the hero is generally lonely, the difference from Ultraman is that Kamen Rider is a purely children's work.

Kokokusho is a Japanese term, which means works for children, works for children.

Generally speaking, there must be a problem with the direction of the offering.

Children will learn from it!
For example, Ace can’t learn it in the early stages. Not to mention where the kid can find Nan Xizi... The key point is that even if there is one, two people can’t complete the transformation in the air!

After listening to this, Hirayama Toru felt that this was indeed a problem.

If you are planning to provide for children, you have to consider the needs of the children.

"Does Gugu-kun have any suggestions on this?"

"Of course it should be combined with the belt!"

Gu Ming knew that Kamen Rider's original transformation posture was with his hands folded, but that was not cool enough!

Since there's a belt, of course you have to coordinate with it to transform, like the Kamen Rider 000 in the back, where you put coins in the belt. Kids are definitely going to love this! At least millions of belts are sold every year for kids to play with!

The first generation Kamen Rider was not so fancy, but Gu Ming still planned to match it with the belt. The first generation Kamen Rider's belt was relatively simple, with a silver front, a red belt, and a headlight on top, which would whir when pressed.

Of course, the belt used as a shooting prop is more refined than the toy sold, but the general design is still the same.

"Look, we are like this..." Gu Ming grabbed the belt with both hands.

"Come and fight with the card face! Hi! Sen!"

He folded his hands, struck a stance, swayed left and right, and transformed on the spot.

"Since this is a life-size special effects film that's different from Bankai, it must have enough memorable moments. Silver Mask next door has already helped Toei step into a lot of pitfalls. We can avoid them in terms of action design, but where is the memorable moment? Of course, it's this!"

Gu Ming repeated it.

"Come and fight with the card face! Hi! Sen!"

Don't worry about whether this is awkward or not, you have to shout! If you don't shout, how can you say you are Kamen Rider?

When the time comes, just shout "Hi", the camera will turn and you will transform.

In other words, the current level of special effects is not high, otherwise in the future, there would be a transformation shot that spreads from the belt to the whole body.

Speaking of special effects.

Although Toei is rich, the special effects are always perfunctory.

Since Gu Ming took on the job of killing the formation this time, he wanted to make some plans.

"The special effects in the later stages, such as the explosions after the monsters are blown up, etc., can also be left to our agency."

Hirayama Toru kept nodding.

This one million yen per episode is really worth it, it’s so fitting!

He crossed his arms and thought about his actions.

You know what, it really feels different.

Hirayama Toru gestured with his belt and shouted.

"Come and fight with the card face! Hi! Sen!"

He clasped his hands together and couldn't help clapping.

"Okay, great! If we film it like this, maybe in a few years, all the kids in Tokyo will be shouting the same slogan."

Gu Ming spread his hands.

It's not just the kids in Tokyo who will be shouting this. In a few decades, many people will be shouting this.

In other words, Kamen Rider was introduced to Zhou Country too late, and all the works were pirated works, such as Ultraman Gouga, which are outrageous at first glance.

If it had been introduced earlier, its influence would not be less than Ultraman's in the country.

Hirayama Toru walked away happily, and as he walked, he did not forget to put his hands on the belt and repeat the transformation process.

Gu Ming sighed.

It turns out that no matter what age people are, they are all like this!

As the old saying goes, a man is always a boy at heart.

It’s hard to say about others, but Hirayama Toru is definitely a teenager.

"Then we should be able to start filming tomorrow. Nikemoto-kun, as Kamen Rider Number One, you have to work really hard."

"Of course!" Nijiamoto Tatsumi was full of confidence.

A life hanging in the balance!

Seeing a young man from the office running over, Gu Ming greeted him cheerfully, "Is it about Cat's Eye? I've made arrangements here and will be there soon."

"That's about right... It's like this, Furuya-kun. Here comes this middle-aged, elegant-looking man who calls himself Yakushimaru or something. He looks really angry and says he wants to teach you a lesson!"

Gu Ming was shocked.

I'm super, broken.

Called over Yakushimaru Hiroko's father.

If he was discovered by the other party, he would sneak around after school to lure underage girls to film.

He would have torn him to pieces on the spot!
"Hurry! Go find Jissoji Akio!"

(End of this chapter)