Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 41: The inner longga suit, the strength of Nakajima Haruo

Nakajima Haruo was not late today.

After all, this is a show with a 40% viewership rating!
Although the popularity of the second episode declined slightly, this is normal. There will always be people who are attracted to watch the first episode and then stop watching for various reasons.

The ratings of TV dramas are always fluctuating, and usually only the first episode is the highest.

For the sake of the 40% viewership rating, Nakajima Haruo resolutely came to film the movie.

Naturally, Nakajima Haruo also put in a lot of effort.

As a senior in the leather suit industry, he must show off his leather suit performance skills!
"Okay, this is the cover for this episode, I'll leave it to you!"

Narita Toru and his staff solemnly presented the leather case to Nakajima Haruo.

The transparent monster Nelonga is a monster lying on the ground!

Nakajima Haruo: ...? !

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a prone monster.

Nakajima Haruo clenched his fists instantly and his face turned red.

In the end, I could only say quietly: Yes, I will do my best.

Soon, Nakajima Haruo, who had changed into the Nelonga suit, was taken to the set by the staff.

He couldn't move around easily. As a prone monster, Nelonga's suit weighed an extremely terrifying 80 kilograms, making it difficult for him to perform various fighting moves. He even needed staff to assist him in moving.

Gu Ming looked at Neilonga's suit and was somewhat amazed.

"Nelonga's suit is quite impressive, with so many moving parts."

The horns of Nelonga, the discharge organs on the forehead, etc., can all move freely.

This is also a masterpiece of Wangu's optoelectronics department. Wangu's early monster suits were equipped with various small devices to achieve the effect of self-rotation.

Typical examples are King Kong Bridge and King Aire, whose parts move and glow by themselves, which is quite realistic.

Later, Wangu ran out of money and no longer had the opportunity to make such an exquisite leather case.

Nelonga also has such parts.

Therefore, the weight reaches eighty kilograms.

Haruo Nakajima, who was under the leather suit, raised his head slightly.

"This is the strength of the older generation of suit actors. Do you have such ability?" Nakajima Haruo took a breath and said, "Actually, you can give it a try later. Not everyone can play this monster suit well."

Gu Ming could hear a hint of boasting in it.

However, he really wanted to try it.

"That's settled then. After the shoot is over, I'll take a look at Nelonga's suit. I can't imagine what it'll look like with an 80-kilogram suit."

Prone monsters are very rare. Since the beginning of Heisei Ultraman, prone monsters have rarely appeared.

The main reason is that it is very difficult to play a prone monster, and it also has extremely high requirements for the suit actors, who are required to kneel on the ground for filming. Therefore, most of the monsters in the later Ultraman are standing monsters, or simply aliens.

Unfortunately, Nelonga is a prone monster.

Although Nakajima Haruo's expression could not be seen through the leather case, Gu Ming dared to say that he must look very ugly at the moment.

"Hmm... Regarding the action design, please discuss it carefully with the stunt supervisor."

Iijima Toshihiro then began directing the staff to set up the buildings. The scene where Neilonga would head to the power station would soon appear, and all of this would require set design. Furthermore, Seto Mikio (hereafter known by his stage name, Manatsu Ryu) was also needed today to film the battle scene where the ancient warrior Kageda Iryuu sealed Neilonga away.

Although it's just a photo, you still need to pose in advance.

Although Nelonga is a huge monster, it was a small monster in the past. It absorbed electricity and gained the ability to discharge electricity in a huge size.

After receiving the order, Nakajima Haruo could only look at Gu Ming.

I didn’t expect Gu Ming to also participate in action design!
Haruo Nakajima was very worried that Gu Ming would take revenge on him and beat him up during the filming.

Gu Ming shook his head slightly. He had no intention of seeking revenge, but simply discussed his idea of a fight. The storyline here was the same as the original. After being blinded in one eye by the young team member Hoshino Yu, Nelonga fought against the giant First Generation Ultraman, had his horn broken, and was then killed by the Spesium Ray.

Just a little bit of plot was added where Jing Tian Jinglong reminded the team of the weakness and told them that they needed to cut off the corners.

Manatsu Ryu was also there, but since it wasn't his turn yet, he watched from the side wearing a samurai uniform.

The special effects shooting part really opened Manatsu Ryu's eyes.

After the two of them discussed it, they began filming tremblingly.

"Nakajima-kun, stay in this position and maintain your electric shock stance. We'll create the electric shock effects later. Furuya-kun, just strike your pose here as we agreed on earlier."

Gu Ming agreed, stood in front of the camera, put his hands on his hips and puffed out his chest.

Ugh!
Otto with his hands on his hips!

The famous scene of the first generation Ultraman pretending to be cool, with his chest muscles able to withstand electric shocks.

Faced with Nelonga's electric shock, the first Ultraman didn't even bother to open the barrier, but directly supported it with his body, and then stepped forward to fight.

Gu Ming naturally held back his strength. After a fight, the two men fell into the power station, crushing various buildings in the power station into pieces and sending sparks flying.

——The electric sparks are real electric sparks, which are produced by Wangu's optoelectronics department. Various sound and light parts are arranged in the building in advance. When they are destroyed during the fight, real electric sparks will appear.

Whether it is electric sparks or real flames, all of them are real effects produced by Wangu's sound and light department, rather than post-production special effects.

After a fight, Gu Ming followed the agreed moves, kicked out and directly broke Neilonga's horn with his knee.

Nelonga fell to the ground, rolling and struggling.

Gu Ming was really surprised.

As a veteran suit actor, Nakajima Haruo really has the real deal. The way the four-legged monster tumbles and struggles on the ground with its parts broken off looks like it's been genuinely beaten up.

It’s no wonder that Eiji Mantani chose Haruo Nakajima.

If it weren't for his bad habit of playing marbles, Nakajima Haruo would have been very strong.

"Okay, you two have worked hard, now let's start hanging up the wire."

Toshihiro Iijima called a halt and prepared to shoot the final fight scene.

In this scene, Nelonga, whose horn was broken, will be lifted up by Ultraman, spun a few times, thrown out and shot with the Spesium Ray.

Of course, it is impossible for someone to lift an 80-kilogram suit while carrying a person inside.

So a steel cable is needed to assist in throwing it out.

Soon, the stunt supervisor gave an OK sign.

The cable is tied!
"it is good!!"

Toshihiro Iijima signaled to the stage manager, Jie Wan Gu, to hit the clapboard and prepare to start filming.

The two men stood still. Gu Ming took a deep breath, put his hands through the holster, and grabbed Nakajima Haruo.

"Ouch! Do we even need a steel cable?"

Manatsu Ryu watched this scene nervously. The steel cable slowly rose, moving Nakajima Haruo's body.

Wait a moment, Gu Ming will lift Nakajima Haruo and spin him around a few times, and finally throw him out.

——This move is called "Ultra Lift", and it is a throwing technique with extremely terrifying power.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden crash on the set.

Manatsu Ryu subconsciously looked up and saw the steel cable break.

Wangu's old steel cable finally couldn't bear the weight and broke at this moment.

(End of this chapter)