Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 93 Where did he go?
In this hot summer, a typical chivalrous film began to be broadcast.

Daily dramas are broadcast at 9pm every day and can be completed in just a few days.

There was nothing special about the first episode. It was just like those roman dandy films of the past. Many people turned off the TV after watching it for a few minutes.

——If I have to say, the scene where Kurobe Susumu gets beaten up is actually quite appealing.

Uncle Hayata Susumu, where's your big stick? Why don't you take it out and transform?

Shocked, before joining the Kote team, Hayata Jin was beaten by Yakuza for shortchanging fish!

But that's it.

Today's audiences have long lost interest in xia films and don't stay on the channel for long.

On the contrary, the Yakuza and the young people who aspire to become Yakuza watched the show with great interest.

Please.

Why do you want to be a Yakuza? Isn't it because it's cool to say the word "benevolence and righteousness"?

They don’t like the way Kinji Fukasaku portrays all the Yakuza as bad guys at all!
Even though they are really bad people.

Thanks to this, quite a few people saw the end of the first episode.

The battle at the end is different from the previous ones. In just a short moment, it highlights a different flavor, giving people an exceptionally cool feeling in this hot summer.

——The head was broken and blood was all over the floor, so of course it felt cool.

The final viewership statistics for the first episode were only 12%.

But before Oto Isamu could react, the ratings statistics for the second episode came out.

25%, more than double the first episode!
Episode 26, %.

Episode 29, %.

When the fifth episode was broadcast, the top fighters of both sides had a bloody battle, and the level actually increased to 31%.

This is certainly not comparable to the average viewership of over 40% for the episodes of the original Ultraman, but everyone knows that that special drama is a non-fiction work and cannot be treated as an ordinary work.

Apart from this kind of non-theoretical works, let’s talk about ordinary works.

This viewership rating can be considered quite outstanding, and the initial investment was easily recovered.

As a result, Qujing Wei has been walking with a breeze these days, and his bald head seems to be rejuvenated.

Now there's just one problem.

Strike while the iron is hot and make a sequel.

The prerequisite for making a sequel is to find Akira Furuya back!
"Hello! I'm Toshimichi Miwa from the broadcasting department. Is Furuya-kun here?"

"What?! Not here?! Sorry, I lost my composure just now. Anyway, please convey my message. The director hopes to produce a sequel before the end of summer. Of course, the team will still use Furuya-kun's previous plan... If Furuya-kun comes back, please convey this to him."

After hanging up the phone, Sanlun Jundao couldn't help but scratch his head.

Where has he gone?

I can't come!

……

……

Toei Television Department.

Not long ago, Toei TV and TBS jointly produced a work called "Yojutsu Martial Arts Book", but due to average ratings, it was completed early.

To be specific, this general degree means that the show was extremely bad, so bad that TBS didn't plan to continue broadcasting it after the third episode. In the end, they forced themselves to air thirteen episodes, which is considered a full season.

Watanabe Ryotoku was deeply saddened by this, but at the same time he decided to put together a group to create a new work.

Of course, it’s not the Masked Man K.

The plan for Masked Man K is still being supplemented, and for this purpose he specially found cartoonist Shotaro Ishimori to design the character. After seeing it, Shotaro Ishimori expressed great interest, but he needed to collect materials, so he just drove away on a motorcycle.

Currently, no one knows where Shotaro Ishimori has gone. Consequently, the project for Masked Man K has been unable to launch, and the script, actors, and other arrangements can only be discussed temporarily.

Considering that the name of Masked Man K is not very good, Watanabe Ryotoku has several potential names.

Kamen Man Kujo, Kamen Hero Kujo, Kujo Knight Hero Legend, Kamen Rider, etc.

Of course, they can't be idle during this period, so Toei TV Department is negotiating with TBS producer Yoji Hashimoto on a new work to replace the recently released "Youjutsu Bugei-cho".

This is a work about a judo warrior, adapted from the work "Judo Straight Line" by cartoonist Kazuki Kajiwara.

Or translated as "Judo Little King Kong".

In the original time and space, Watanabe Ryotoku put together "Judo Straight Line", which washed away the failure of the magic martial arts account in one fell swoop. At the same time, he accumulated fighting experience during the filming, and thus produced the first generation Kamen Rider.

Yasuaki Kurata and Shinichi Chiba both made cameo appearances in Judo Ichiran, and Kamen Rider 2 also appeared in this work. This time, of course, is no exception, and Ryotoku Watanabe still plans to organize and produce this Judo Ichiran.

But there’s a problem…

Since we are going to tell a long story about judo fighting, various wrestling scenes are definitely needed.

in other words.

Either he really needs to find a few actors who know judo, or else, he can only find a killer who can do the action well.

Watanabe Ryotoku originally had his eyes on some assassins who had collaborated with Toei many times and who also had some good works.

However, compared with the short drama not long ago, I always feel that it is a little lacking in flavor.

For example, when two groups are fighting, except for the protagonist, everyone else is just wandering around and not fighting, like a background board.

If you punch me, I'll kick you. If you throw me, I'll throw you...

I always feel that it’s not that good-looking.

It's fine when there's no comparison, but once it's compared with other works, Watanabe Ryotoku seems to have some psychological deficiencies.

Of course you have to choose the right one!
So Watanabe Ryotoku used many connections and finally got the contact information of the killing master from Hashimoto Yoji.

"Hello, this is Toei Television. Is this Mr. Furuya Akira's home?"

"...Not here?! Fine, please tell me when it's convenient. I'm preparing a production and would appreciate your help with the killing formation. Of course, I'll definitely be generous with my reward."

Toei is so rich!

TBS only has money when it needs to spend it. For example, the equipment of Wangu was really purchased by TBS.

But Toei is different.

Toei has always been rich!
Not only can it complete the production of movies and TV series, it is even a major shareholder of "Television Asahi".

Things that can be solved with money are not a problem at Toei.

——As for why Toei's work was not shown on TV Asahi but on TBS, it was because this Judo Straight Line was commissioned by TBS and co-funded and produced by Toei.

Essentially, TBS commissioned Toei to produce the film, but Toei also invested in it, so Judo Straight Line is not a work of Toei, but a work of TBS.

After conveying these words, Watanabe Ryosuke hung up the phone and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Where has he gone?

I can't come!

……

……

"TBS sequel invitation."

"Toei TV Department's killing array request."

Shaqin wrote these words in beautiful handwriting on the memo, but before she finished, she received another call.

After a conversation and hanging up the phone, she wrote a new line of text.

"Toei commissioned it, and then, Mantani commissioned it. Ultraman theatrical production commissioned it."

After finishing writing, Shaqin just breathed a sigh of relief when the phone rang again.

After answering the phone, it wasn't some messy company this time, but the young Yakuza from before.

"Someone came to us in a roundabout way, hoping to ask us to provide filming guidance...Ah, what? Brother Gu Gu is not here. Where did Brother Gu Gu go?"

Where did Furuya Akira go? That's a good question.

In this regard, Shaqin could only say, "I have no comment."

Of course he went back to Nara!

After filming this work, Gu Ming specifically asked her to help take on any invitations she received, especially the commissions from TBS and Wan Gu, and she must agree to them as soon as possible.

He wants to go back to his hometown in Nara and come back as soon as possible.

So, within about a week, no one could find Akira Furuya in Tokyo.

"but……"

She flipped through the memo and felt amazed no matter how she looked at it.

Those well-known names are now waiting for him to come back and cooperate.

(End of this chapter)