Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 69: The True Meaning of a Death Battle

Saturday evening.

It's a rare day for Kinoshita Danjiro to have a day off today.

Yesterday, Xiaoji broke the TV antenna at home. Today, Kinoshita Danjiro was bored, so he beat Xiaoji up.

After beating the child, the TV still needed to be repaired. Kinoshita Danjiro leaned half of his body against the window, trying hard to hook the antenna outside.

"Oh damn it... How on earth did you do that, you bastard? Even an adult like me can't touch it, and you actually managed to break it!"

Xiaoji sobbed and wiped his tears, urging Kinoshita Danjiro.

"Dad, hurry up, Ultraman is about to start! Mom usually takes me to the convenience store outside to watch it with everyone!"

Kinoshita Danjiro held his old waist and wanted to scold but stopped himself.

Your mother has gone back to her parents' home, and it's only your father today!
I've been busy for a week and don't want to go out, so I'm watching it at home today.

Suddenly, the screen on the TV showed snowflakes, and Xiaoji burst into laughter and fell on the cushion.

"here we go!"

Kinoshita Danjiro turned around and let go of his hand, but suddenly the TV returned to its snowy state.

"Oh, Daddy, don't let go! You better hang on outside!"

Kinoshita Danjiro:......

It seems that the children are not beaten enough.

As soon as he let go, the TV returned to its original state. Kinoshita Danjiro sighed and squatted silently on the window to hold the antenna.

Although their house is just an ordinary single-family house in Tokyo and they live on the second floor which is not too high, it would still be very painful if they fell!
Xiaoji fell silent and sat cross-legged, concentrating on watching TV.

In the previous episode, Xiaoji didn't like the Pearl Shell Defense Order.

Actually, that episode was also pretty good, and Jissoji Akio’s shooting style was worth watching, but Ultraman only appeared for less than thirty seconds and then he was gone!
Of course, Xiaoji was very unhappy. Why watch Ultraman? Isn't it because Ultraman is in it?
Could it be that he wanted to see Aunt Qiuzi?
Even if all the members of Team Kot turned into beautiful sisters, he would not be moved at all!

This time, the style is a little different from the previous ones.

The director is still Jissoji Akio, and the series is called "The Meaning of Death"

Xiaoji couldn't understand it, but he was deeply shocked.

Right at the beginning, there is a close-up of Hayata Susumu's face, and the background sound is a news report from TV.

"Yesterday, Ultraman appeared in Tokyo's K area and destroyed a large number of buildings..."

The camera gradually pulled away, covering both Hayata Susumu and the TV. On one side was the TV flashing with fluorescent light, and on the other side was Hayata Susumu's upright back. The coffee table was the dividing line, separating the two of them on one side of the screen.

Xiaoji yelled, "Impossible! Ultraman won't hurt us!"

Kinoshita Danjiro found a stick and tied it up to support the antenna. Finally, he was able to return to the room and sit down to watch with Xiaoji.

The broadcast is still going on, and the plot is gradually unfolding.

The Yakuza raced wildly and hit a teenager late at night and beat him up.

The hospitalized teenager harbored resentment, which led to him being possessed by some kind of cosmic energy.

The Ultraman toy in his hand thus transformed into a giant figure, wreaking havoc everywhere and hunting down Yakuza.

Seeing those Yakuza who had bullied others before running around being chased by the delusional Ultraman, Xiaoji felt an inexplicable sense of pleasure.

Of course bad guys are annoying, so we have to kill them all.

"Ultraman is still chasing me! Damn it!"

Even though a few Yakuza were fleeing on motorcycles, they were still attacked by the Delusional Ultraman and trampled upon, turning into a bloody mess.

Kinoshita Danjiro couldn't help but frown. This was not a good thing. How could you let a child see such bloody scenes?
But the next moment, Hayata Shin transformed into a real Ultraman and appeared to repel the delusional Ultraman.

The delusional Ultraman born out of resentment was not actually defeated, but turned into some kind of energy body and disappeared.

The Kot team monitored the energy changes at the scene and investigated the interpersonal relationships of the Yakuza, and finally found the injured boy. However, in front of the Kot team, the boy naturally refused to hand over the toy in his hand.

Team Ide was so angry that he wanted to take action, but was stopped by Hayata Susumu. Hayata then found the Yakuza who were injured by the Delusional Ultraman and brought them to the boy.

After experiencing the baptism of being hunted, the young Yakuza realized their mistakes and apologized to the boy, who then forgave them.

However, the doll possessed by cosmic energy suddenly became huge at this moment and tried to destroy the hospital. Hayata Susumu left his teammates to evacuate the people, and he secretly ran to the corner and transformed to fight against the Delusional Ultraman, and finally defeated him.

Finally, the boy's injuries healed, and he also made friends with those former Yakuza. When Hayata saw them again, they had formed a band...

All are happy.

After watching the plot, Xiaoji, who was afraid to breathe, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ultraman vs. Fake Ultraman!

This classic routine is now appearing in front of people for the first time. From the first minute of the plot, Xiaoji can't take his eyes off it.

Kinoshita Danjiro, however, crossed his arms, somewhat concerned about this matter.

The style of this episode is quite different from the previous ones!

Whether it is the rendering of atmosphere or the use of lenses, they are completely different. It does not seem like a children's play, but is closer to a feature film that adults like to watch.

The fighting style is also very strange. I don’t know how it was filmed. It turns out that two identical suits are fighting each other, and it looks like even the actors are the same person.

Kinoshita Danjiro was indeed not wrong. Jissoji Akio later became a well-known Japanese art film director and appeared in many special effects films. His style was unique and amazing.

The significance of this episode, the death battle, is an episode that has never appeared in the original Ultraman. The story was proposed by Tani Ming, the script was written by Sakin, and it was finally expanded and improved by Tetsuo Kaneshiro, Masahiro Yamada and others, and finally filmed.

At the same time, it is also equivalent to Hayata Susumu's personal return.

In the original plot, there were very few descriptions of Hayata Susumu in the 39 episodes, and Hayata Susumu was generally regarded as a tool for the first Ultraman to possess. However, this episode showed Hayata Susumu's personal life and his actions. Finally, through the conversation between Hayata Susumu and the boy, the principle of "forgiveness" was told.

Kinoshita Danjiro naturally didn't know what was going on behind the scenes, but even as an adult, he didn't feel embarrassed at all about this.

Putting the noisy Xiaoji aside for the time being, Kinoshita Danjiro turned on the VCR and took a look at the playback.

"This episode's screenwriter: Gen Urobuchi..."

Kinoshita Danjiro scratched his head.

He's a newcomer I haven't heard of, but his level is really good.

He was just figuring out the plot when Xiaoji suddenly came running over and started making noise.

"Dad! I want Ultraman!"

Kinoshita Danjiro rolled up his sleeves.

An Ultraman that is fifty or sixty meters tall cannot be bought even if you sell him!
Xiaoji refused to give in and pointed at the doll in the boy's hand.

"I want this!"

"Toys?" Kinoshita Danjiro thought for a moment and put down his sleeves.

Well, you can ask! Maybe they have some for sale!
Xiaoji added, "I want to play Ultraman too! If that kid can play Ultraman, I want to play Ultraman too!"

Kinoshita Danjiro rolled up his sleeves again.

He wants toys and Ultraman, and after getting Ultraman, he wants to act as Ultraman.

This brat looks like he wants to be beaten!
(End of this chapter)