Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 172 Come, Kick

The plot of the first episode of Kamen Rider is not complicated.

The protagonist 'Takeshi Hongo', who has extraordinary physical strength and intelligence, was spotted by the mysterious 'Shocker Organization', which sent a large group of young ladies in black stockings and high heels to beat up Takeshi Hongo and bring him back to the Shocker Organization to be turned into a cyborg.

Just when the Shocker Organization was about to brainwash Takeshi Hongo, something unexpected happened in the base and the equipment was damaged. Takeshi Hongo took the opportunity to activate the transformation power and escaped from the Shocker Organization with "Dr. Midorikawa".

The two were discovered by Shocker soon after they escaped on a motorcycle. The Shocker Organization sent the modified "Spider Monster" to hunt them down. Faced with the swarming Shocker, Takeshi Hongo transformed for the first time to fight.

Here, Gu Ming believes that the original handling was not good.

Hongo rolled down the cliff and when he came back he had transformed.

There isn't even a special effects shot of the transformation, let alone any transformation movements or moves.

Although I know that the current special effects cannot be that good, there is not even a shot of this transformation. The child can't wear a suit, so there is no point in learning it!
If you want to sell toys, of course you have to let children see how to play with them!
Of course, they use a loud voice to indicate that they are about to transform, which is the characteristic of children's dramas.

Therefore, Gu Ming made suggestions and made major modifications to the filming here.

"Take off! Oh, fly!"

There was a platform in a place that was not visible outside the camera. Gu Ming flew over on a motorcycle. The motorcycle did some tricks in the air and spun sideways like Hot Wheels.

Behind him is the Shocker monster who is also riding a motorcycle and is chasing him relentlessly for some reason.

Never mind why he did motorcycle stunts while escaping, just look cool, Honda Motorcycle sponsored him.

This is a simple yet showy motorcycle chase. The mass-produced Shocker monsters are all played by the teenagers in the agency. They already have a driver's license and can drive both motorcycles and cars. Although they can't do stunts, they have no problem just driving and chasing.

Just when Takeshi Hongo thought he could escape, Spider-Man suddenly attacked and sprayed out spider webs to stop Takeshi Hongo and Dr. Midorikawa.

The motorcycle overturned and the two were surrounded by Shocker monsters.

"What to do, Meng!"

Faced with Dr. Midorikawa's soul-searching question, Gu Ming took a step forward.

Need to think about it? Of course, just get started!
Takeshi Hongo is not quite used to the transformation he is undergoing for the first time, but he has become very strong.

Then it was naturally Tatsumi Niemoto's turn to fight with the Shocker monster.

If it weren't for overlapping filming schedules, Gu Ming would have planned to be the lead actor and a supporting actor at the same time.

You can earn two cents for one penny.

But Niemoto Tatsumi also played well.

"Okay, let's stop here for today."

The director greeted everyone and called for the end of the work.

This outdoor fight scene relied heavily on natural light, and filming could not continue when the light was poor.

However, with current equipment, it is difficult to accurately capture natural light. If the amount of light entering is to be maintained, it may cause overexposure of the face. Therefore, outdoor shooting can only be carried out at very few times a day when the light is more appropriate.

After finishing work, we still have to shoot interior scenes.

Gu Ming changed the script again.

Originally, Dr. Midorikawa and Takeshi Hongo fled to a broken warehouse and hid there, but then Dr. Midorikawa was ambushed and killed by Spider-Man.

Dr. Midorikawa could certainly die, but this way of dying and the fact that the two of them hid in the warehouse were incredible. Takeshi Hongo was a genius with an IQ of 600, and Gu Ming didn't know how he could come up with such a brilliant plan.

But as a man with average IQ, if Gu Ming ran away from the Shocker organization, the first thing he would do would be to find his acquaintances, that is, the motorcycle club where Takeshi Hongo was.

You know, as a supporting role, Tachibana's father knew to take people back to the motorcycle club first!

Therefore, Gu Ming made some changes here. The two returned to the motorcycle club and waited there. During this time, Dr. Midorikawa also explained the truth of all this to Takeshi Hongo.

In fact, he was the one who came up with the transformation plan for Kamen Rider. He was forced by the Shocker Organization to do this, and it was he who recommended Takeshi Hongo.

Hongo Takeshi was shocked and for a moment he couldn't accept his identity as a cyborg. Dr. Midorikawa then explained about cyborgs, their abilities, and how to switch between forms.

At this time, Tachibana's father was on his way with the heroine Midorikawa Ruriko.

Spider-Man suddenly launched an attack, and Dr. Midorikawa was killed in a sneak attack. He then jumped onto the car to threaten Tachibana's father and the heroine.

Takeshi Hongo chose to transform for the first time to fight against the transformed monster.

Hands folded, swinging left and right, belt gleaming, red light suddenly spinning,
Play according to the card face.

Hi! Sen!
Takeshi Hongo displayed extraordinary strength in front of several people, beating the Spider-Man severely, and then slapped his belt to activate his skills.

Knight kick!
Just kick the monster to death and that’s it!

Finally, learn from Wangu next door, blow up the suit, and make Kuku explode.

This move, of course, is also Gu Mingjia's, and was inspired by Armor Hero.

How do you show that this belt is usable? Of course, you interact with it!

The belts of the Showa Knights are very simple and don’t have that many parts, but it doesn’t matter, just perform it well.

For example, the prerequisite for launching a knight kick is to pat the belt first, sense the power contained in the belt, infuse the body, flow to the legs, and then launch a knight kick to kill the enemy.

With this action, the belt can be more playable. For example, when you press the button, the belt will whirr and spin, which is very beautiful. Pressing other buttons will produce corresponding sound effects. The children's favorite brother Gu Ming will shout out the sound of a knight kick.

But this is just an idea at the moment, as the belt toy has not yet started production.

As for the misunderstanding about Midorikawa Ruriko's father's murderer in the original script, Gu Ming had no intention of using it at all.

I don’t even know what this thing is designed for, how can there be so many misunderstandings!

Unfortunately, Gu Ming did not have the power to rewrite the script at this point. He could only suggest changes to the action part and the plot related to the action part.

The rest of the plot remains the same. In the end, Midorikawa Ruriko still regards Takeshi Hongo as the murderer of her father, and everything remains as usual.

With this, the first episode of Kamen Rider is completed and will premiere on TV Asahi on Saturday.

Gu Ming estimated the time and thought that Kamen Rider would take at least two years to shoot. It would be impossible to leave Tokyo within two years. It was a weekly drama and had to be shot every week.

"We still have to get Knight Number Two out!"

Gu Ming couldn't help but hold his forehead when he thought of this.

Otherwise, he would have been filming Kamen Rider for two years in a row and would have nothing to do!

Without number two, the plot would be much thinner.

(End of this chapter)