Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 285 My Director Prepared in Hawaii
Movies influence each other.

This film eventually fell into the hands of Golden Harvest through Toei's overseas distribution channels.

Hong Kong cinema chains often have a set of empty time slots, which they can adjust to fit in various films. While it's not a good time for Hong Kong right now, it's better than having no films at all.

After being crudely subtitled, the film was released in Hong Kong.

Cheng Long specially called a few friends and went to the cinema to watch it.

But this time he put on makeup and prepared himself so that no one would know that he was actually Cheng Long.

Now, Jackie Chan is a celebrity in Hong Kong, not just a name!

Cheng Long glanced across the theater. There weren't too many people. The film hadn't been publicized and it was a foreign film. Many people came to see the movie simply because they had nothing to do, and they didn't necessarily have high expectations.

"Huh? I...I don't need that dress anymore."

"I told you to run, but you can't escape this time. Try competing with him next time!"

Whenever these shots are shown, even without dubbing, many viewers still laugh out loud just by looking at the subtitles.

This kind of crazy spoof is exactly what Hong Kong loves most.

Suddenly, the scene changed and entered into memories.

Cheng Long clearly heard someone shouting in the front row.

"I threw the grenade! It's Cheng Long!!"

He speaks directly in the film in his original voice without any adjustments.

Looking at his appearance in the film, Cheng Long felt somewhat satisfied.

I didn't expect that he was portrayed so imposingly in the movie. Although Jackie Chan was still very young at the time, he still looked like an exorcist in the movie.

"I didn't expect Cheng Long to be so good at catching ghosts!"

"How can there be Cheng Long in Ga Zai's movie? He just looks like him!"

"Cheng Long is not as good as Li Xiaolong..."

As the scene gradually came to the end, the laughter in the theater became louder.

"Brother Qingshui, I lost my first kiss!"

"Lololol... I'm out of mine too, go quickly!"

This time even Cheng Long couldn't help but laugh.

After enduring it again and again, he finally managed to control himself. Before the lights in the theater came on, Cheng Long left the cinema with a few friends.

After working on several films, Jackie Chan now has his own vision for movies.

Although this movie is an overseas movie, it can still make some box office in Hong Kong. It's a pity that Hong Kong does not have enough energy to re-dub an overseas movie. Insufficient localization will greatly affect the box office of a movie.

Cheng Long thought for a long time, then suddenly raised his hand and put it in front of his face.

Lolo lolo!!
Don't say it.

It’s quite fun!

……

……

A week has passed in the blink of an eye.

Gu Ming paid attention to the box office, and as expected, it was still not as good as Superman.

Come to think of it, Gu Ming was not surprised. If a movie could catch up with those super blockbusters, then all the special effects research Hollywood has done over the years would be in vain.

Every penny spent by Industrial Light & Magic is not in vain!

Even so, Gu Ming speculated that the final box office results of this movie would exceed his expectations.

But those are in the past, and now Gu Ming is concerned about another thing.

Akira Kurosawa!
Although he is only one letter different from Kurosawa Mitsuru, they are far from the same kind. No matter how famous Kurosawa Mitsuru is in the industry, he is unknown outside of Japan, while Kurosawa Akira's influence can reach the world.

Kurosawa Akira was a native of Tokyo, a pure Kyoto gentleman. He was serious and had classical behavior. The film had a completely different meaning for Kurosawa.

——He was once Toho's top director, but many things are different now, and Kurosawa Akira has been out of the film industry for several years.

However, Kurosawa is not in Tokyo at the moment.

"The gentleman is currently recuperating on a small southern island. Since Mr. Furutani has time, come with me to meet him there." After Honda Ishiro finished speaking, Gu Ming immediately asked.

"Which island is it in the Southland?"

Hideo Kojima!
Honda Ishiro said, "Hawaii."

Gu Ming: ...?
That’s too far!

But since it was a serious matter, Gu Ming agreed immediately.

Someone was temporarily arranging things in the office. Gu Ming asked everyone to be careful and not to accept jobs blindly. He, on the other hand, made some preparations and was about to go to Hawaii to meet Kurosawa Akira.

Gu Ming brought some things with him, such as edited scene tapes, works in which he participated and designed killing formations, etc.

Taking Kurosawa's preferences into consideration, Tani Akira deliberately retained the scene design and made certain cuts to the action design.

Afterwards, Tani Akai and Honda Ishiro left Japan together.

Destination: Hawaii, to meet Akira Kurosawa.

On the cruise ship in Yokohama, Gu Ming lay down in the cabin, seemingly relaxed, but his thoughts were wandering.

There is no need to elaborate on Kurosawa's status. This man's ability has influenced a generation.

At the same time, it was also because of Kurosawa that Tani Akira chose not to break off with Honda Ishiro, but instead borrowed Honda Ishiro's connections.

Akira Kurosawa has shot many well-known works, such as "Seven Samurai" and "Rashomon", among which "Warring States" has directly influenced the shooting and production of Star Wars. The early Star Wars series can be said to be a science fiction version of swordplay.

In Gu Ming's impression, Kurosawa will probably only make one film in the near future.

"Shadow Warrior"!
Shadow Warrior, or translated as "Shadow Warrior".

During the Warring States Period, many daimyo had the custom of raising shadow samurai, who were actually a kind of substitute.

The most famous one is Tokugawa Ieyasu, the shadow samurai. It is generally believed that Tokugawa Ieyasu has been hiding behind the scenes all his life, and those who are outside are all shadow samurai, so he pulled a warehouse of miso in the Battle of Mikatagahara.

However, this movie has nothing to do with Tokugawa Ieyasu, but tells the story of another daimyo during the Warring States Period in Japan.

Takeda Shingen.

After Takeda Shingen passed away, a male protagonist who looked very similar to Takeda Shingen was chosen as the shadow warrior to give orders on behalf of Takeda Shingen. However, fake is still fake after all, and all of this was eventually ruthlessly exposed.

The red-armored cavalry that once made the Takeda family famous was eventually shattered by the new-age muskets in the Battle of Nagashino.

Gu Ming thought quickly in his mind.

Well, the actor who originally played the protagonist Kagemusha was one of Kurosawa's favorite co-actors.

Nakadai Tatsuya.

Since the end of his collaboration with Toshiro Mikawa, Kurosawa Akira has long used Tatsuya Nakadai as the male protagonist in his works and almost never uses a second person.

"But we have to give it a try! This is Kurosawa Akira and Shadow Warrior! Even if we don't get paid, we have to get it!"

Tatsuya Nakadai is very good, and Tani Akira acknowledges his acting ability and he is a well-deserved top actor.

However, Gu Ming also has his advantages.

The biggest advantage is that it looks majestic enough.

Gu Ming secretly pinched his fingers.

Shadow Samurai, Takeda Shingen!

(End of this chapter)