Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 79: Finale, Final Chapter
Time flies, and it is already the end of May, and the story of Ultraman has almost come to an end.

Everything was just as Gu Ming remembered, gradually approaching the final episode.

However, unlike the original situation, this final episode has sufficient time, manpower and material resources, so the production can be much better.

In the Wangu planning room, several actors including Tani Akira and Kurobe Susumu sat in their chairs like elementary school students, listening to the speeches of several scriptwriters including Kaneshiro Tetsuo.

"Well, that's about it for the final episode. It's almost the end. I hope we can bring this work to a perfect conclusion."

"We've split the final episode into two parts!"

"The massive invasion of the Jettons!"

"This ultimate biological weapon will be called 'Space Dinosaur Jetton'!"

"The final episode will be divided into three parts. The first is about the incoming Zetton spaceship, which is fought by Team Kurt. This is when Zetton makes his first appearance, displaying a power that's strong enough to rival Ultraman, or even surpass him."

"However, fortunately, Team Kot destroyed the connection between Zetton and the Zetton Star, so the first battle is temporarily terminated."

"Then comes the final battle of the second half!"

"To avoid being cut off by Team Kurt, this time, Alien Jetton personally descended in a spaceship, controlled Jetton, and destroyed Team Kurt's buildings. Hayata Jin was forced to reveal his identity to his teammates and step forward to fight!"

"However, facing an ultimate biological weapon like Zetton, no attack was effective. Both the light wheel and the beam were blocked, and the invincible Ultraman finally fell..."

Then, just like the original plot, Team Kurt used their wisdom to defeat the Jetton alien, and Jetton lost control and could not continue fighting.

Zoffy appears and gives two lives to Ultraman and Hayata, and the story ends there.

Gu Ming thought for a moment and raised his hand: "Mr. Jincheng, why didn't you use the script I provided before for the ending?"

Gu Ming felt that the plot of that script was still very complete, from being rescued to the colorful Spysum rays, it was quite complete.

Tetsuo Kaneshiro spread his hands. "I asked Dad about that. He said that this episode doesn't fit the Ultraman theme, but it can still be filmed. He meant that he planned to save it for the summer, after the Ultraman series ends, as a special episode. Before that, we should focus on filming the final episode first."

Gu Ming didn't ask any more questions.

Theatrical versions are also a very common way of doing things, and using this method does not leave any regrets.

"Then I have one last question. Isn't it a bit of a coincidence that Zoffy brought two lives? He brought two because he needed two lives. Although it's an ending without regrets, it's still a bit too coincidental after all."

After all, there is only one Ultraman on earth, and Zoffy is not a prophet who can predict the future and bring a second life.

It was as if he knew he was about to be killed by Patton!
"Why not let Hayata Shin and Ultraman merge into one? The two are completely identical. Hayata Shin is Ultraman, and Ultraman is Hayata Shin. Then, the last remaining life will allow both of them to survive."

"It was precisely because of his union with Hayata Shin that Ultraman underwent a major transformation, from a lofty divinity to a touch of humanity, ultimately enabling him to do things like defend Team Kurt against Zetton's attack."

The change from divinity to humanity is extremely important.

Let the author deal with the dilemma of whether to save Hayata Shin or the first Ultraman. Ultraman does not need a dilemma.

The original plot was only a hasty one episode, which did not have enough time to express so much, but now it is different. After all, we can make two episodes to express the emotional changes of the characters.

Tetsuo Kaneshiro thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

"That's something we can consider. Anyway, let's shoot the first half as planned, and I'll revise the second half."

After the meeting, everyone clapped their hands secretly.

This is the final chapter.

After this, Ultraman officially ended, and everyone wanted to film the most perfect ending.

"Come on," Narita Toru patted Gu Ming on the shoulder and said, "We've decided to use a modified version of Keml's suit for the Jetton suit, but the suit for the Space Dinosaur Jetton needs to be made separately. After the final episode is filmed, let's go have a drink and celebrate!"

Gu Ming suddenly spoke up: "But speaking of this, since Jetton Star also has two episodes of scenes, then who will play this role?"

"It's hard to say for now. If there's really no other way, it's not impossible for Aragaki to do two roles by himself." Narita Toru spread his hands: "Anyway, I won't let you do it."

For Gu Mingke, the leather case needs to be redesigned, which is not an easy task.

What's more.

If Gu Ming were to put on the Jetton suit, everyone would be able to recognize him at a glance.

Isn’t this someone from Ultraman?
Such an iconic figure!

Gu Ming could only nod secretly.

I don’t know how the suit actor in this final episode will be dealt with in the end.

He was about to leave when he saw Wan Gujie running towards him, covered in sweat.

"Brother Furuya! Great! We finally made it... Um, please follow me. Father wants to see you. And Mr. Narita, you should come too."

When they heard that it was about Wan Gu Eiji, Gu Ming really couldn't neglect it, so the two of them immediately responded and followed.

Soon, they arrived at the Japanese-style room of the Wangu family.

Before Gu Ming entered the door, he saw someone chatting with Wan Gu Eiji with his back to him.

She was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and her hair was combed very simply. Looking at her from behind, I always felt a sense of inexplicable familiarity.

The footsteps of Gu Ming and Narita Heng made Wan Gu Eiji raise his head slightly.

"Oh, Furuya, Narita, you're here." A rare smile appeared on Mantani Eiji's face. "Come and see who this is."

Gu Ming lowered his head slightly and looked at the person sitting opposite Wan Gu Eiji.

He turned around, stood up and bowed to Gu Ming and Narita Heng.

"Long time no see, I'm back."

"Naka...Nakajima." Gu Ming was really surprised.

This person turned out to be Haruo Nakajima.

It has been more than half a year since I last saw him, but I didn't expect that Haruo Nakajima would come back.

Gu Ming carefully looked at the person in front of him. He was obviously thinner than before, but his eyes were much calmer. He no longer had the impetuousness and irritability that he had when he was immersed in the pinball machine. Some outlines could be seen on his arms, which was a clear change from before.

It seemed like he hadn't played marbles in a long time.

"After I returned, I did a lot of things. I originally thought about opening an acting training school in my hometown, but after thinking about it, I decided to return to Tokyo. I have played Godzilla many times... but in the end I didn't get a perfect curtain call. And now, I am no longer young and can no longer afford to perform in the Godzilla suit."

Haruo Nakajima is about to turn fifty, and his physical peak as an actor has passed. He can no longer perform as well as he used to.

Nakajima Haruo tapped his cheek casually, as if there was a palm print there.

"I have to regain all the face I lost with this blow. So, Furuya-kun, please take care of me in the next performance!"

He bowed towards Gu Ming, which made Gu Ming feel at a loss for what to do.

On the other side, Wangu Eiji spoke softly.

"In the final episode, Nakajima will play the role of Jetton, and Araki will play the role of Jetton Alien."

He was not able to appear in the first episode of Ultraman, nor in the last Godzilla of the Showa era.

Well, at least use Ultraman’s final words as his farewell work as the first generation of suit actor.

(End of this chapter)