Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 66: Jissoji Akio Eats Gunpowder Bomb

The news from TBS was nothing but a passing cloud to Gu Ming. No one had ever seen him anyway, they just heard his voice.

Work still has to continue.

Early in the morning, when leaving his residence, Gu Ming heard a burst of scattered footsteps and hurried downstairs.

Gu Ming lay on the windowsill in the corridor and looked down, but he only saw a few teenagers running away in a hurry.

Although these people are wearing different clothes, their hairstyles are very uniform, all with a buzz cut.

If they have such a uniform hairstyle, they must have just been released from prison, or they are Yakuza.

"Tsk...my home is almost like District 13, it's almost been completely infiltrated! Everyone can find out where I live and come looking for me!"

Gu Ming frowned, thought about it, and knocked on the door.

Although it seems that these teenagers don't seem to be here to cause trouble, and they may not be Yakuza, they may just be students from the neighborhood.

But to be on the safe side, Gu Ming still wants to give a reminder.

Seeing Gu Ming come back, Shaqin was somewhat confused: "Did you forget to bring something?"

Gu Ming shook his head and said, "Nothing. Are you still going to the convenience store today?"

After receiving a definite answer, Gu Mingcai said, "If you must go, be careful. I just met someone a little strange."

weirdo.

Shaqin pondered the adjective for a moment before nodding solemnly.

"I will be careful."

……

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When Gu Ming came to the set, several stagehands and other staff members were joking around Zhen Xialong.

"Hey, isn't this the Ultimate Pigmon?"

"That's really cool! I'm planning to include this setting in this story. At the end, I'll have Pigmon transform into Ultimate Pigmon! Ultimate Pigmon flashes, and Ultraman's head falls to the ground!"

"Guess what I heard on the tram yesterday? Pigmon's flying kick! That kid was yelling so loud!"

Manatsu Ryu could only pat his head and laugh more and more embarrassedly.

It’s not that great!
When he saw Gu Ming coming, he instantly felt like he had seen a savior.

"Brother Gugu, you're here!"

This time, everyone changed the target of their ridicule.

Gu Ming naturally wouldn't let the joke go unanswered like Zhen Xialong did. His hand trembled as he immediately changed his target. "But speaking of this matter, Xiao Jie is the real hero. If he hadn't reacted quickly and smoothed things over in time, there could have been a problem. With so many people at the scene, even the slightest mistake would have resulted in many casualties."

This was something Gu Ming had not thought of at the time.

I didn’t expect that Wan Gujie, the least noticeable child, also has his shining points.

Now everyone started to joke around Wan Gujie, which made Wan Gujie really enjoy the pleasure of being the center of attention.

It was not until a harsh cough was heard that everyone looked up.

Gu Ming also raised his head and looked over there.

He was a man with a serious expression, walking up to everyone with his hands behind his back.

It is 'Jisouji Akio', who officially joins the Oku studio shooting starting today.

Jissoji Akio, this director is still a completely unfamiliar director to everyone at the moment. Since the establishment of Bankaya, except for a very few people like Kaneshiro Tetsuo, this is the first time that others have seen him.

No one was familiar with Jissoji Akio's personality, so they all kept their heads down.

After all, Japan is still a place where seniority is the key. No matter what, as a director of TBS and a veteran, Akio Jissoji is always superior to everyone else.

Starting from this episode, I will be working with Akio Jissoji, and we will be working together for several episodes.

"Everyone seems quite enthusiastic."

Jissoji Akio looked at Gu Ming with a stern face. "Ultraman, you're quite good at fighting."

Gu Ming was modest: "I'm just an average fighter..."

"I'm not praising you!" Jissoji Akio's tone became more serious. "Why we fight, what we fight for, that's what matters most. I've seen your previous performances, and you did well in the second episode."

Gu Ming was just about to smile when Jissoji Akio interrupted him: "But things took a sharp turn for the worse after that! You had the potential to be a great actor, so stop wasting your talent!"

Gu Ming couldn't help but feel suspicious.

He had never offended Jissoji Akio! Why did it feel like Jissoji Akio had eaten a gunpowder bomb?

Jissoji Akio turned to Manaka Ryu again.

"Piggumon, huh... letting monsters join the camp is a good idea."

He didn't say anything else, which made Zhen Xialong finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Okay, this is today's shooting plan. Get ready quickly and don't waste time!"

After Jissoji Akio finished speaking, he made the arrangements and walked into the set with his hands behind his back.

Only at this moment did the staff members breathe a sigh of relief.

"What the hell?" Wan Gujie frowned. "They're all TBS guys, but they're nothing like Yige."

Gu Ming shrugged: "You might as well say that Brother Yi is the outlier."

Wan Guyi, who is nearly 40 years old, has a very stable temperament, but he is indeed an anomaly as a director. He is very gentle most of the time and only gets annoyed when the actors make too many mistakes.

In contrast, Jissoji Akio gave everyone a warning as soon as he arrived.

Wan Gujie thought for a moment and came to a conclusion: "But then again, this Mr. Jissoji Akio is also forty years old, right?"

Gu Ming said, "People are always different! I heard that Kurosawa Akira is revered as the Emperor Kurosawa of the film industry. He would not only scold people but also beat them up on the set. It was also common for him to ignore the actors when he was unhappy. But his works are still just as wonderful. Don't think about it, just get to work."

Gu Ming followed what he had said before and went to the set to start the daily filming.

But soon Gu Ming discovered that Jissoji Akio was indeed not the same at all.

It can even be said that Jissoji Akio's shooting plan is something that no other special effects director can do.

After filming for about ten minutes, Gu Ming looked at Takano Hiroichi with a confused look on his face.

"No, my part is over now?!"

He's paid by the episode, and he earns 80,000 yen for just over ten minutes. That's too easy!
Koichi Takano was also confused.

"I also think it's too short. A finished film like this might not even have a minute of plot, but Mr. Jissoji said that this is enough. He cares about why Ultraman came, not what Ultraman does."

Gu Ming couldn't even laugh.

He had never filmed such a short scene before, and it was finished in less than ten minutes. The rest of the time was mainly spent hanging on the wire, and more often, Kono Hiroichi was fiddling with the model.

Besides, this is Ultraman!

It only took ten minutes to shoot Ultraman, so the final film probably took less than a minute!
Gu Ming thought about it a little, but the first generation of Ultraman was too long ago, so Gu Ming could only remember the most classic episodes, such as Baltan, Mephilas, Zetton, etc.

As for Jissoji Akio, I don't remember much. The only thing I remember is the episode of Skarsten, where the Kurt team presented a more lighthearted and funny style.

But that episode was basically the low point in the ratings for the original Ultraman.

"When I was a kid, I probably would have skipped the part about Jissoji Akio! After all, there was no Ultraman."

Children watch Ultraman just to watch Ultraman.

You will only watch the other characters when you grow up.

With nothing to do and not wanting to go home, Gu Ming simply ran to the human film set.

Gu Ming wanted to see what Jissoji Akio was filming.
　Ultraman's fourteenth episode, Pearl Shell Defense Command. If you are interested, you can go and take a look at Jissoji Akio's completely different shooting style, especially his composition and camera movement, which are completely different from other directors of the first generation Ultraman. The style is so distinctive that you can tell it is definitely him at a glance.

　　After the appearance of Akio Jissoji, all the most well-known members of the original Ultraman's creative team have appeared. The pace of the subsequent plot will be further accelerated. Except for some classic episodes, such as Mephilas and Gomora, the filming process will not be described in detail in other parts.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)