Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 6 He is here to challenge
How did Gu Ming perform?
It’s hard to say about this question.

Gu Ming felt that he was just average in 2024. There were many actors with the same background as him, but only a few of them became truly famous, such as Yu Rongguang, Wu Yue, etc.

But it’s not 2024, it’s 1976.

Even Cheng Long had not yet truly taken on the leading role in 1976!
It was 1976, not long after Bruce Lee passed away!
Excitement and anticipation flashed in the eyes of these Wangu Company employees.

"It's amazing..."

Tetsuo Kaneshiro praised it hesitantly.

He is not a good communicator, but now, Tetsuo Kaneshiro is still generous with his praise.

Closing his eyes, Tetsuo Kaneshiro seemed to be able to imagine what kind of fighting scenes such a character would present.

"Right," Narita Toru said with a smile. "Even if the suit can't achieve this level of mobility, even if it only has a little bit of ability, it's enough to reflect the results we envisioned! Ultraman is a god, how can he be so crude!"

Toho, considered Bankai's parent company, originally had a number of suit actors. However, these actors were used to playing monsters and had little experience with humanoid suits like Ultraman, and their performances were rather crude, which displeased Narita Toru.

If he hadn't seen Gu Ming perform in a puppet costume, Narita Heng wouldn't have made up his mind so quickly.

Wan Gu'ao looked at Gu Ming and suddenly spoke.

"Furuya-kun, what kind of job are you doing now? Do you have any acting experience?"

Of course Gu Ming shook his head.

"I'm currently doing some part-time work in Tokyo, and I'm mainly responsible for playing puppets."

Of course, I am also responsible for working in the warehouse.

Gu Ming did have some acting experience before, but he couldn't talk about it.

Wan Gu'ao nodded slightly, but his attitude was visibly distant.

Gu Ming didn't care that much about this kind of thing. After all, he was just a small character now, and it was normal for him to be looked down upon.

Just as they were thinking about it, a van stopped in front of them and several actors jumped out of the car one after another.

"coming!"

Wan Gu'ao suddenly shook off a few people and walked over quickly to greet them one by one.

"Gentlemen! These are the artists we will be collaborating with in the future."

Wan Gu'ao introduced these extras who were sent in packages one by one. They were basically invited from various companies he had made friends with before, and were responsible for appearing in the play as citizens or less important marginal roles such as defense team members.

Finally, Wan Gu Ao solemnly introduced Fujioka Hiroshi.

"This is the artist from Shochiku Films, Fujioka Hiroshi! Fujioka-kun is a karate expert, so I'm sure he can play the role of Ultraman well."

At that moment, Fujioka Hiroshi just greeted everyone with a professional smile.

Gu Ming glanced at Fujioka Hiroshi and couldn't help but exclaim.

This person looks familiar!
After taking another closer look, Gu Ming immediately remembered.

Kamen Rider Mengzige!
"Kamen Rider" is one of the three major special effects drama series in Japan, and is as famous as "Ultraman" and "Super Sentai".

Of course, the most well-known series in China is the Ultraman series, because the other two have not been officially introduced, and many people have only watched Ultraman.

The first work of Kamen Rider, the first generation Kamen Rider, the male protagonist Takeshi Hongo is played by Hiroshi Fujioka.

As the name suggests, Takeshi Hongo is really awesome, because Hiroshi Fujioka is not only the male lead, but also the suit actor of the first generation knight, playing two roles by himself!

That's really fierce.

Gu Ming is not a fan of the Kamen Rider series and has not seen many works, but he still recognized this first-generation Kamen Rider with thick eyebrows and big eyes at a glance.

Fujioka Hiroshi, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, is full of the standard atmosphere of this era and is quite energetic.

Fujioka Hiroshi has a background in martial arts and his acting is also decent, but there is only one problem.

Fujioka Hiroshi's position is not very firm.

In a word, Fujioka Hiroshi is very handsome, with a vacillating stance.

In the country where channels are not very smooth, Fujioka Hiroshi has made many admiring remarks.

But just when everyone thought that Fujioka Hiroshi was a pro-Zhou actor, the old man suddenly changed his tone.

Ugh!
The old man went to visit the shrine.

It can't be said that he has a special stance, he is just a fence-sitter.

Gu Ming has only watched a few Kamen Rider movies and has no special feelings for the Kamen Rider series. Of course, he doesn't care about Fujioka Hiroshi, who is a fence-sitter.

Normally, it's strange that someone from the Kamen Rider Shed showed up here.

But Gu Ming was not very surprised.

Kamen Rider is a project that appeared after Ultraman was broadcast. Now Ultraman has not appeared yet, and Kamen Rider is probably still in the womb.

Maybe Shotaro Ishimori hasn't developed a hobby of racing motorcycles and raising Beetles yet.

Fujioka Hiroshi had already bowed deeply and was extremely respectful to the many staff members present.

"My name is Fujioka Hiroshi. I've had the good fortune to play some small roles at Shochiku Film Studios. Because I practice the family-inherited 'Fujioka-ryu Karate', I have some experience with action. This time, I'm honored to be recommended by Mr. Wan Gu Ao as a suit actor!"

Gu Ming took a deep sip of his natto rice.

I didn’t expect that Brother Mengzi was here to steal my job!
Before Gu Ming could speak, Cheng Tianheng interrupted him.

"Fujioka-kun, I'm sorry to have to ask you to travel back and forth. I'll provide travel expenses later, but the role here has already been booked."

He went to Gu Ming three times, and in his heart, he had already decided on Gu Ming's position. Even if the other one was better, Cheng Tianheng had no intention of changing him.

It's just obvious that this kind of thing is not something that Narita Toru can decide alone.

Gu Ming glanced around and, as expected, saw some curiosity among the Wan Gu employees.

They only care about whether there is a good suit actor to present the filming effect, and it doesn’t matter who this person is.

Wan Gu Ao was not moved by Narita Toru's words. Instead, he patted Fujioka Hiroshi's shoulder as if they were familiar.

"Fujioka-kun, let everyone take a look."

"Yes, I will do my best!"

Fujioka Hiroshi was eager to show off, displaying all the karate skills he had practiced for many years.

Punches, kicks, back flips, cartwheels...

Fujioka Hiroshi, who debuted as an action stuntman, can also do these actions.

Although not as beautiful as Gu Ming's, the level is also pretty good.

Afterwards, Fujioka Hiroshi stood firmly in a horse stance, took a starting stance, and demonstrated several moves from the Fujioka-ryu Karate.

Gu Ming thought to himself that something bad was going on.

When it comes to action, Gu Ming has experience in modern action design, which is naturally incomparable to people in the past.

But, this is Japan after all!

Compared to the fighting style demonstrated by Gu Ming, the karate posture demonstrated by Fujioka Hiroshi is indeed more enjoyable to watch.

as predicted.

Gu Ming glanced over and saw Wan Gu Yi looking at Fujioka Hiroshi with interest.

There is only one suit for the protagonist, so of course there is only one person who can be the suit actor.

Gu Ming pinched his fingers secretly.

It seems that this Mengzi brother has to be beaten!

(End of this chapter)