Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 22: Leather suit in place, transform into Ultraman
Wednesday evening.

The pre-release episode has been aired up to the third episode, in which the suit of 'Space Bully Borumon' is used.

Well...it's actually the rare cosmic beast Pigumon.

This monster appeared in Ultra Q, but at that time it appeared as a destructive monster and its setting was completely different.

But it is different in Ultraman, Pigmon is more friendly.

For example, Pigmon in Ultraman is actually a life-sized monster, so it is very easy to shoot.

Appearing alongside Pigmon is the classic corn on the cob, 'Red King'.

But because the Red King suit has not been completed yet, it only appears as a silhouette.

At the convenience store, Saqin finished watching the preview for the third episode.

I still haven’t seen Ultraman, but I have already roughly outlined his image from Hayata Susumu’s conversation.

It was a warlike and heroic giant who had defeated space monsters including Bemula not long ago. He could also easily defeat monsters that the Kurt team was helpless against. In short, he was a very powerful existence.

Although she has never seen Ultraman's true appearance, she still feels inexplicably excited.

Shaqin was about to turn off the TV when she heard a child's voice behind her.

"Ultraman, when will he appear?"

"Hasn't he already appeared?"

"Idiot, we haven't even seen what Ultraman looks like."

"Who do you think is stronger, Ultraman or Godzilla?"

"Of course it's Godzilla! Godzilla is the most powerful!"

Unexpectedly, even though it was just a trailer, it sparked heated discussions among the kids.

Several people suddenly looked up at Shaqin.

"Sister, who is stronger, Godzilla or Ultraman?"

"Uh."

Shaqin suddenly felt troubled.

that.

She has never seen Godzilla!

However, since it is a character played by Furuya-kun, Ultraman should be the more powerful one!

……

……

Before the Ultraman suit was even finished, the human scenes had already been filmed.

Poor Tetsuo Kaneshiro, he was writing the script while filming, and his hair was almost pulled out. He was also afraid that if he rewrote his teacher's script, he would be scolded in person by Shinichi Sekizawa.

In this play, both the male and female protagonists were actors from Toho.

Namely, Kurobe Susumu and Sakurai Hiroko.

Because the male and female protagonists were both Toho actors, TBS took the lead in recommending and selecting the rest of the actors.

Although there was nothing for Gu Ming to do during this period, he would still come over every day to help with the filming.

Only when there was a notice from TBS would he go over to play guest roles such as bandits, gangsters, bodyguards for unscrupulous business owners, vicious killers who were killed by the protagonist with one knife, etc.

Anyway, they are just small roles with only a few seconds of screen time, the work is not tiring, and the pay is high, so it would be a waste not to act.

Thursday.

Gu Ming had just arrived in the morning and sat for a while when he saw Cheng Tianheng running towards him mysteriously.

"Gugu-kun, I know you must have been looking forward to this for a long time!"

"Ultraman's suit was finally delivered yesterday evening!"

Gu Ming let out an "oh".

That was really exciting.

Ultraman suit, he has been waiting for almost two weeks!

"So, we can start filming Ultraman's scenes now?"

Gu Ming quickly remembered the unreliable actor.

"But, isn't Mr. Nakajima late again?"

"No," Narita Toru said confidently, "Mr. Wangu warned him last time, and he promised not to play marbles again for the time being! If he doesn't show up soon, we'll use our own suit actor to take his place, but we probably won't be working together again in the future."

Gu Ming couldn't help scratching his head.

But this kind of thing is hard to quit no matter how you look at it, right?

Some people can’t even quit masturbating, let alone gambling addiction!
One can only hope that Haruo Nakajima will be more reliable recently.

Toru Narita originally wanted to tell Gu Ming that Eiji Mantani had invited him to attend the "Mantani Family Dinner", but after thinking about it, he decided to wait until the first episode was filmed and give Gu Ming a surprise.

"Anyway, let's go test the cover first! We don't have much time, and we might have to work overtime this weekend. The show will be airing on TV next Saturday, so we need to get the tape to TBS for review by the broadcasting department there before next Wednesday. If there's any problem with the cover, we'll have to fix it as soon as possible."

With that, Narita Toru pulled Gu Ming along without further ado and ran to change clothes. Still in the locker room, Gu Ming saw the Ultraman suit from this world.

This was the first time he saw a real Ultraman suit, and also the first time he saw an improved suit.

The shape is very similar to the C-face, but the degree of completion is higher. The surface has a silver color that is close to metallic luster. It is obviously rubber, but it is full of metallic texture. I don’t know how it is made.

The red lines are bright but not irritating, maintaining a perfect degree.

"Ultraman..."

Gu Ming pinched his fingers secretly.

The Ultraman of this world.

And, he will play the role.

At the urging of Narita Toru, Gu Ming took off his coat, spread out his hands, and let the staff rub talcum powder on him. Then the two of them worked together to stuff him into the leather case with great effort.

The holster is a one-piece piece, but the hands and feet have separate shoes and gloves.

Before putting on the gloves, you need to apply talcum powder, put on shoes and gloves first, and then put on the leather gloves.

This way, there will be no noticeable seams between the hands and feet on the molded holster.

The rubber leather case was bulging on Gu Ming's body, and it probably bulged even when he farted.

"hiss……"

The moment he finished putting on the clothes, Gu Ming heard the sound of gasps coming one after another.

"What are you doing?" Gu Ming laughed. "It makes me look like a monster."

Narita Toru sighed, "You really should see what you look like now."

As he spoke, Narita Heng urged the staff: "You two, go get a mirror!"

Two staff members brought a full-length dressing mirror in front of them.

Gu Ming looked through the narrow space of the peephole at the mirror in front of him.

Seeing this, even Gu Ming couldn't help but gasp.

That’s amazing!

The first generation Ultraman without a hunchback and a sulfuric acid face.

The enviable muscle contours are clearly highlighted under the tight leather suit.

This body, which is almost like a living being, is the pinnacle of Narita Toru's lifelong design aesthetics!

No wonder he was so impressed.

Gu Ming would say something to himself after reading it.

Very beautiful!
"Let's just shoot the advance episode that TBS requested this time. If we get it in by this Saturday, it'll be in time for Sunday's broadcast. We just need to finish filming the main episode's fight scenes by next Wednesday. Furuya-kun, I'm counting on you!"

Ultraman is a weekly drama, so after the warm-up this week, it can be broadcast on time next Saturday.

Gu Ming responded, knowing that the next matter was of great importance and could not be delayed.

This is Ultraman's suit. It appears in front of the audience for the first time, so of course it has to have a handsome opening.

It's not okay to fall down the stairs on your first appearance like in the original world.

"In that case, have the action designers done their job?" Gu Ming asked, "What does the martial arts director say? I'll do my best to cooperate if I can."

Narita Toru suddenly stopped, as if he had been hit by a bullet.

After a long while, he asked Gu Ming uncertainly: "Sorry, Gu Gu, is that some Kansai dialect?"

Gu Ming asked back: "Which sentence?"

Narita Toru said, "That's it, the martial arts director."

Gu Ming:?
The martial arts director has actually become a dialect?
After a few words of conversation, Narita Toru suddenly understood.

"You mean the 'Katsujinshi', right? The kind who directs the actors' movements in swordplay movies? But we're Ultraman, why would we need a 'Katsujinshi'?"

Only then did Gu Ming learn of a horrible thing.

Ultraman.

There is no martial arts director!!!

Gu Ming went crazy.

What kind of action movie is it without a martial arts director!
Although he couldn't see Gu Ming's expression, Narita Heng could still feel the shock under the suit.

He originally wanted to put his hand on Gu Ming's shoulder as before, but it was really inconvenient now, so he patted Gu Ming's shoulder instead.

"Well, it's just a killing array master, there's no need for that. I believe in your ability, Ming, so feel free to use your moves!"

　I didn't make this up...Ultraman really didn't have a martial arts director. When filming the original Ultraman, there was no experience and no one had done it before, so even Eiji Tsuburaya didn't consider the issue of a martial arts director.

　　The fighting scenes of the first Ultraman were all performed freely by the two actors. The martial arts director is called "Tatsujinshi" in Japan. Generally, only swordplay films have dedicated Tatsujinshi, and there are no martial arts directors in other works.

　　Until the Seven period, the suit actor Hiroji Kaminishi was himself a killing master, so Seven's action scenes were slightly better. It was not until the Estero period that there was a formal position of martial arts director.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)