Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 37: The Transformation of the Warrior Jingtian Jinglong
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter tells the story of an old man named Zoumaro who cut a bamboo and created a young girl, named Kaguya-hime. All the men in the world wanted to marry her, but Kaguya-hime fell in love with no one and ascended to heaven in broad daylight.

Well, Princess Kaguya in Naruto is adapted from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.

More than a decade ago, a movie adapted from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter was very popular in Japan. The so-called "Bamboo Song" by Toru Narita was the interlude of the ascension moment in the movie.

Although Seto Mikio had never seen the movie, the songs were very familiar to him, so he recalled the melody and sang it as best he could.

Under the mellow voice of Seto Mikio, Gu Ming and the other two continued to study the plot of the third episode.

The third episode of the first Ultraman actually has a very interesting plot. It tells the story of a transparent monster called Nelonga hidden underground, which was sealed by a samurai in ancient times.

Many years later, Nelonga broke out of the ground and strengthened his electric shock ability by absorbing electricity from the power station, but was easily crushed by Ultraman. The electric shock that he was proud of was also blocked by Ultraman's chest muscles. In the end, he was beaten by the first generation Ultraman with a throwing technique and killed with the Spesium Ray.

"Come to think of it, Nelonga went into hiding because he was sealed by a warrior," Gu Ming said. "What was the warrior's name?"

Yamada Masahiro spread his hands and said, "I haven't thought about it, but it doesn't really matter. I'm just a background character."

Gu Ming casually said, "How about calling him Jingtian Jinglong?"

Hey! Ultraman features, samurai superman Jing Tian Jinglong.

Since the Heisei era, there has always been a monster in Ultraman that was defeated by a mere mortal like Jing Tian Jing Long.

Monsters that require hard battles, such as Tiga and Cosmos, Koibito, Sukunabito, etc.

I don't know how he was sealed by a mere mortal like Jingtian Jinglong.

There are also monsters defeated by humans in Showa Ultraman, but the names of humans are not fixed.

For example, the human warrior who defeated Neilonga in the plot was called "Murai Kyoemon", a name that sounds far inferior to Kageda Iryu.

Gu Ming believes that the Ultraman series needs to have this fine tradition!

We need more Jingtian Jinglong!

Masahiro Yamada thought about it and felt that the name was okay, as it had the feeling of a samurai from the Warring States Period. He unscrewed the pen and wrote it down on a napkin.

"Kageda Jinglong... That's a good name, let's use it."

Narita Toru didn't say anything the whole time, just supported his chin and listened to the song.

But at this moment, he said casually: "Speaking of which, how can a mere mortal defeat a monster? Don't you think this is a bit strange?"

Yamada Masahiro nodded at first, then his eyes lit up. "If that's the case, we could add a few more scenes where the ancient warrior Kageda Iiryuu appears to repel Nelonga. When the Kote team goes to expel the monster, they can also see Kageda Iiryuu's warning. Although it's just a few scenes, it will make the plot easier to understand."

Gu Ming couldn't help but scratch his head.

It seems that the plot of the third episode will change again.

"It's easy to find the right person. Just find someone with a strong appearance from among the staff to play the role."

Masahiro Yamada looked at Gu Ming and suddenly his eyes lit up.

Isn’t there a ready-made one?
Yamada Masahiro said sincerely: "Mr. Furuya, why don't you play the role of the samurai Jingtian Jinglong? Just imagine how majestic it would be to face a giant beast with a human body!"

Gu Mingdun was somewhat tempted.

Although there was no additional pay, his appearance in the series became a good story many years later.

However, Narita Toru was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Don't tempt our Amin with that kind of role. He's a suit actor."

Gu Ming could only turn to Narita Heng and said helplessly: "Mr. Narita, if there is a role where I can show my face, I would also like to play it."

Gu Ming was a little confused as to why Narita Toru would stop this.

But Narita Toru shook his head firmly.

"At least not at this stage. You have to be a good Ultraman. But, Amin, I promise you, I will help you find a role that can be played by real people, a role that will definitely satisfy you."

He said this and drank the beer in his hand.

Narita Toru frowned.

It's bitter, not as good as the ice-cold beer at the izakaya. After the filming of Ultraman was completed, Narita Toru wanted to strongly recommend Tani Akira to be the lead in Mantani's next drama.

He is not a suit actor, but the kind who shows his face, like Kurobe Susumu.

Thinking about Eiji Mantani's attitude, Toru Narita believed that the chances of success were very high, but because it was just a plan now, Toru Narita didn't want to say it.

If he fails to succeed by then, he will find it difficult to cope with the promise he made in advance.

Seeing that Narita Heng was so insistent, Gu Ming shook his head and no longer considered this role.

However, Yamada Masahiro was a little disappointed and thought that he could only look for someone else.

Gu Ming was thinking when the voice of singer Seto Mikio suddenly rang out.

"I'm sorry to overhear your conversation. Um...are you looking for actors?"

Seto Mikio looked a little eager, putting on a cheerful but somewhat silly smile, and gestured at himself with his backhand.

"What do you think of me? Actually, I have acting experience. I often go to the studios of Toho and Toei to act."

Although they are just passers-by with no names and no lines.

Seto Mikio had come back to drink after singing a song. He happened to hear the conversation and couldn't help but recommend himself.

It doesn't matter how many roles you have, the important thing is to get paid.

Seto Mikio really wanted to earn more money to send back home to help with the family expenses.

Now even Gu Ming couldn't help but look over.

After taking a closer look, Gu Ming felt that the singer in front of him looked familiar, but he couldn't think of the name for a moment.

Seto Mikio made a few hand gestures and said, "I'm serious. I'm a member of the Goju Kenpo Federation and have learned Goju Kenpo. I'm willing to film a period drama, even a small role where someone gets knocked out with one punch. I can endure a lot!"

Seto Mikio crossed his arms and made a few gestures.

Gu Ming looked at the hand-crossed gesture and an idea suddenly came to his mind.

Leo!

The more he looked at the person in front of him, the more he looked like him. Gu Ming then asked, "What's your name?"

Seto Mikio said, "Seto Mikio, it's spelled Seto Mikio like this."

As he spoke, he gestured a few times with the letters of the alphabet.

Gu Ming said "oh" and felt a little disappointed.

Hi.

He thought he had met Zhen Xialong.

However, looking at Seto Mikio's appearance, he actually has a bit of a hot-blooded man's appearance, and the few punches he just threw were also quite decent. Gu Ming felt that it was indeed good enough.

"Mr. Yamada, what do you think?"

Gu Ming turned to Yamada Masahiro and said with a smile, "Kageda Iiryu, who can fight off monsters, is undoubtedly a passionate warrior. Wouldn't it be more convincing if someone with martial arts skills played the role?"

Masahiro Yamada pondered for a moment before nodding.

It's just a small role, it doesn't matter who plays it.

Of course it would be better if we could have someone with a solid foundation.

He immediately asked for Seto Mikio's contact information and said he would call him when the time was right.

Seto Mikio was so happy that he kept thanking Gu Ming and the others.

"Please rest assured, I will do my best to play this role well!"

　I'm not satisfied with the other chapter, I need to revise it and post it later
　　
　
(End of this chapter)