Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 86 The tongue-licking sound of Jida

Having said that, it is certainly not something to be praised for actors to study their roles before filming begins.

Because that’s an actor’s job.

It's like the author updated two chapters today, which is normal.

Three chapters will be updated tomorrow. Oh! Then I have to praise him.

In this drama, Keiji Takamine plays the male protagonist, the leader of a new Yakuza gang. At the beginning, he was a person who valued benevolence and righteousness, and he founded a gang together with his brothers.

However, as interests changed and conflicts arose with his brothers, he eventually fell to the other side and used various means to eliminate his former brothers one after another.

The overall script framework is the same as that of War Without Mercy, but the details and motivations have been adjusted.

Gu Ming's role as the second male lead is a childhood friend of Keiji Takamine. The two grew up together and fought together. Later, when the gang rose to prominence, he also participated in fights, chopped people, cut off fingers, etc. more than once.

However, due to a conflict of interest, Gu Ming discovered the secret that Gao Feng Keiji used the police to eliminate the team members, so he planned to go and persuade Gao Feng Keiji in person with weapons.

However, because he was betrayed by his subordinates, he was eventually shot dead in the park by several gangs he had offended.

It can be said that he is the only benevolent character in this work without any benevolence.

——But in fact, the only kindness and righteousness this character has is towards Keiji Takamine. When dealing with outsiders, this character is still violent, cruel, and inhumane.

Gu Ming glanced at Zhen Xialong.

If he had passed the audition, then Ryu Manatsu would have been the rebellious younger brother who ran to Keiji Takamine to inform on the matter, and was eliminated by Keiji Takamine after the second male lead was besieged and killed.

He doesn't have many scenes, but his role is very concise and is also an outstanding one.

"But wait a moment."

Gu Ming suddenly stopped, thinking about something inexplicable in his head.

If they still appear in subsequent Ultraman works in the end, the situation will be very embarrassing.

"If I succeed in the election for Moroboshi Tun, what will the plot become! Seven becomes Ace's subordinate, bullying men and women and doing all kinds of evil. Leo betrays Seven, stabs him in the back, and is eliminated by Ace..."

Oh, you’re right!

Gu Ming suddenly felt that it was quite reasonable for Leo to betray Seven!

The study lasted until the evening. After watching three works of the War Without Mercy, they reviewed the scripts several times and learned a lot of Yakuza idioms.

Gu Ming also took the opportunity to guide Keiji Gaofeng on some key points of the movements.

After all, he is the leader of the Yakuza team. Although he will not fight personally, he must have some fighting power. It would be too ugly if he just started fighting with fists randomly.

Knowing that Keiji Takamine was not a professional action actor, Gu Ming did not ask for too much. He just briefly explained the key points of how to make the movements appear more powerful.

After listening to this, Keiji Takamine nodded repeatedly, feeling that he had gained a lot.

"After this, I'll probably bother you a lot more until the filming officially starts. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave now!"

Keiji Takamine left first, and Ryu Manatsu followed suit.

Gu Ming thought about it and called out to the young Yakuza boys.

"If any of you encounter Nijiamoto Tatsumi, you must stop him and come back to tell me!"

Tatsumi Niiemoto is a rare talent in the Japanese action industry. He can fight and write, and is capable of performing the duties of an action actor and a killer. Later, he ran his own action actor agency, providing action services for many works.

The action scenes in works such as Ultraman Tiga in the Heisei era were directed by Tatsumi Niikemoto.

Unfortunately, no one knows where he went after we last met, but the young boy Yakuza met him before, so he should still be in Tokyo.

The young Yakuza nodded vigorously and took note of this.

After seeing them off, Gu Ming finally felt a little relieved.

He picked up the small notebook and looked at the crooked handwriting on it, which was full of a dictionary of Yakuza terms.

Gu Ming began to practice in front of the mirror according to the dictionary.

"Ah, no, no, dudu..."

Gu Ming clicked his tongue.

When talking about Yakuza, one must think of the tongue-twitching sound. However, this also requires practice.

"Ah, no, no, rub..."

Gu Ming continued to flick his tongue.

The key turned half a circle and the door opened. Shaqin came back with a bag of vegetables and saw Gu Ming practicing in front of the mirror.

"Abu Labu..."

Shaqin was slightly startled. "Gugu-kun, what are you doing?"

The tongue flicking back and forth is so weird!
Gu Ming turned around and spread his hands.

Don't get me wrong! I'm practicing tongue-rolling!
……

……

After half a month of practice, Gu Ming has achieved great results and can now make the standard tongue-twisting sound very well.

Although this TV series is one of TBS's self-produced drama projects, it is much easier to produce than the works shot by Wangu.

The amount of money spent on each episode of a special effects drama is immeasurable, and although this type of drama may appear grand in scale, in fact, apart from the film, the cost is not high, and the costumes are directly made from modern clothes without having to be made to look old.

"Ahem..."

Gu Ming cleared his throat, put on a fierce expression in front of the mirror, and said, "You bastard, do you want to be beaten? Believe it or not, before you even open your mouth, I will kick your balls with my thick legs like logs!"

After finishing speaking, Gu Ming was very satisfied. He looked quite radical now.

Shaqin leaned over, was silent for a moment, and said, "Oh, dear little Moon Pie, if you speak in that weird accent again, I'm going to kick your ass with this boot... Let's eat."

Gu Ming spread his hands.

He is what we call an experientialist!

Both the terms and habits have been carefully considered, after all, they were learned from real Yakuza.

Apart from the fact that Niemoto Tatsumi still hasn't been found, there are no regrets for now.

After eating and drinking, Gu Ming set off for Dongbao.

Yes, it is Toho...

Although this drama was produced by TBS, it was not filmed at TBS, but rented a studio at Toho. Except for some outdoor locations, most of the scenes were filmed in the studio.

Since Toho's production dropped sharply, the studio has been vacant for a long time and is often loaned out to various companies for filming.

There used to be a high-lumen studio here that was built specifically for Eiji Mantani to shoot special effects. Now it has become exclusive to Kurosawa Akira and is basically not loaned out.

Gu Ming arrived at the scene and everything was normal.

Gu Ming didn't know the director or the crew, and he didn't have much affection for this place. He just maintained basic dedication, finishing the performance early and going home to sleep early.

After changing into a suit, Gu Ming stood in the studio. After thinking for a while, he tucked his clothes halfway into his pants, deliberately revealing the leather belt. He also made his suit jacket looser, opened his chest, and tied his tie crookedly.

As for the Yakuza, most of them have little education. For example, if they know how to tie a tie, they are considered talented, let alone wearing a suit.

The director glanced at Gu Ming and said nothing more.

This was a small detail designed by Gu Ming himself. It was not in the script, but since it seemed to be effective, he didn't say anything more.

Not long after, Gao Fengkeiji also came over, having changed into a suit. Unlike Gu Ming, his attire was much more formal.

——After all, he is a Yakuza who uses his brain.

"Now that everyone is here, let's get started."

The stage manager gave several copies of the script to be shot today to the main actors, which mainly included today's shooting plan and various required dialogues.

Gu Ming took a quick glance.

Because it is a TV series with only six episodes, it fits the current trend of being short, flat and fast.

At the beginning, Keiji Takamine and Akira Tani appear. Both of them are parking attendants in the parking lot.

Because of his quick reaction and agility, Keiji Takamine was rewarded with a banknote by the Yakuza leader who was driving a luxury car. After hurriedly thanking the other party, Keiji Takamine secretly vowed that he would become such a superior person in the future.

Then the scene changed and the two of them had changed into suits and became members of the Yakuza organization.

Unlike Keiji Takamine, Gu Ming does not have so many big ideals. He just wants to work with Keiji Takamine. He has a simple mind and strong limbs.

The first scene of the first act is that after the two have become official Yakuza, they are ordered to take a few younger brothers to collect protection fees. They beat up a seafood store owner who refused to cooperate and robbed him of all his money.

——The boss was not a good person either. He cheated on weights and sold inferior goods as good ones. He just didn't want to pay protection money to Yakuza, so he was beaten up in the end.

Gu Ming raised his head.

I don’t know who the owner of the seafood store is.

The director suddenly stood up and looked behind Gu Ming.

"Kurobe-kun, you're here."

Gu Ming turned around in surprise and met Kurobe Jin's serious face.

(End of this chapter)