Tokyo Reborn: Dark Superstar

Chapter 167 The well-deserved top spot in the Asian entertainment industry
The division of labor and the casting direction of important roles in "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" have been temporarily finalized, and this meeting has ended.

Takakura Bunta asked about the time.

If the preparations go well, and according to the speed at which Lu Wei and Wang Peigong complete the script, "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" will be ready to start production in January next year.

Depending on the level of the film and the difficulty of shooting, it usually takes two weeks to half a year to complete.

Filming time does not indicate the quality of a film or the director's ability.

Directed by David Russell, "American Hustle", which won 86 nominations at the 10th Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress, was completed in just two days.

Coppola's film "The Godfather" took half a year.

Both are excellent works.

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On November 11st, Bunta Takakura attended the press conference of Kitano Takeshi's new movie "Hanabi" and officially signed the leading actor Kei Nishikashi.

This press conference was specially arranged by Takeshi Kitano in order to capitalize on Bunta Takakura's current popularity and gain exposure for the crew.

Sure enough, this matter quickly caused an uproar.

"Hanabi" is declared to be Takeshi Kitano's "revenge against the media."

Three years ago, Takeshi Kitano was involved in a car accident while driving a motorcycle late at night, causing half of his face to be paralyzed. It was this intersection of life and death that made Takeshi film "Hanabi", a work that re-understood life and himself.

Kitano Takeshi said that after his car accident, some media wrote an article saying that "Takeshi Kitano is finished". He felt very angry at that time, so he held back his energy and worked hard to complete the film.

And now, Bunta Takakura, the new Asian King, has announced that he will join the cast to play Kei Nishika, the male protagonist of the film, which has pushed the attention of "Hanabi" to a higher level.

Some in the film and television critic circle agree. They believe that Takakura Bunta is very famous. The fan meeting just held at the Imperial Workers Stadium proves that he is very popular and can help Kitano Takeshi and even Japanese films enter the inland market.

But at the same time, there are also many unfavorable voices. After all, most of Takakura Bunta's current achievements are in the music industry.

In terms of acting, except for the supporting role of Megumi Hayashida who only has a few minutes in Hot Blooded High School.

The other Kirialode from "Ultraman Tiga" and Captain Dragonfly from "Iron Armor" are both actors in leather jackets, and they are also supporting roles.

No one knows whether he can hold up the role of the male lead in "Hanabi", which is also notoriously difficult to play in Takeshi Kitano's movies.

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The controversy over Takakura Bunta has not subsided yet.

The Takeshi Kitano crew once again released news on the Yahoo! JAPAN (Yahoo! Japan) portal.

Akina Nakamori, one of the three major singers of the Showa era, the original singer, and the bassist and lead singer of the band Beasts, announced that she has joined the cast of "Hanabi" to play the heroine Miyuki.

Yahoo Japan is Japan's largest and most popular web portal.

Among the 3200 million Internet users in Japan, 2800 million Internet users frequently browse Yahoo Japan. The number of visits to Yahoo Japan is generally 10 billion times per month.

This caused a greater public outcry.

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The number of posts under this news item on Yahoo Japan exceeded 10,000 in just two days, with a cumulative response of more than 100,000.

The fashion magazine "Steady" even published a series of classic scenes of Akina Nakamori on the cover of the magazine.

Among them, the Akina support group sponsored by Takakura Bunta Studio launched a series of peripheral product gift activities, successfully pushing the popularity to the homepage of Yahoo Japan.

Among the three major support groups of the Beast Band.

Takakura Bunta's support group invested the most money, but it was Nakamori Akina's support group that produced the best results.

There are really many Akina fans who are motivated by love and have stronger fighting power.

Tony Futaki's support group is keen on buying his film works, and basically does whoring for music.

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Although Akina Nakamori's TV series have done well, there are classic works such as "A Rare Friend", "Evil Girl", and "Cold Moon".

However, the achievements in film are hard to say.

The movie "Love·Departure" with the best box office performance was filmed with Masahiko Kondo. This movie is mainly about a beautiful woman who falls in love with a pig-headed man.

Whether in or out of play.

Akina and the scumbag met because of this movie, and they started a fake relationship, and a series of subsequent events proved that the scumbag will always be a scumbag.

The other is sister Akiho Nakamori. Without Akina Nakamori’s knowledge in advance, she signed a contract with Diamond Pictures and collaborated with Nishimura Tohru to shoot art works.

This is also a shadow of Nakamori Akina's film career.

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The combination of Asia's new band Beasts and the most topical director Takeshi Kitano suddenly succeeded in breaking through the industry and became the most watched film crew in Japan.

There are even a lot of reports on Yizhou Island, Xiangjiang, and the interior.

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Seeing the crazy reports from the media, Kitano Takeshi's face paralyzed and he grinned with a charming smile.

With the band Beasts on hand, "Hanabi" has no shortage of space from the time it was launched to the time it was released.

Kitano Takeshi is concerned about exposure, while Takakura Bunta is more concerned about the actors of "Hanabi". Now the casting work has almost begun, and most of them are original actors.

In addition to the heroine Aya Nakamori, there is also a friend of the hero, police officer Horibe, played by Tony Futaki.

It’s just that Tony Futaki has rich experience in film shooting, and no one questions it.

Another actor, Susumu Terajima, graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Katsushino High School and studied martial arts at Mifune Art Academy. He is the backbone of the Kitano Takeshi Corps and plays the role of police officer Nakamura who pursues the male protagonist.

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After cooperating with the promotion of "Hanabi", Takakura Bunta took a leave of absence and went abroad to handle the business affairs of Mimihaji PMC Company.

After finishing the matter and returning to Japan, Takeshi Kitano began to focus on filming Takakura Bunta's scenes to make up for the delayed schedule.

Because of the two major topics of Beasts and Takeshi Kitano.

Many media came to the opening ceremony of "Hua Huo", and even the media of "Jingchu Metropolis Daily", a subsidiary of Hunan Telephone Station, came to Tokyo, Japan for interviews.

In the words of later generations, Beasts Rock Band is a well-deserved top performer in the Asian entertainment industry of this era.

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However, the crew of "Hanabi" were soon robbed of their limelight in the media.

First, NHK News reported that "the Jordanian Crown Prince's motorcade was attacked by rockets."

"The Commander of the Jordanian Special Operations Forces and Commander of the Special Forces, Crown Prince Abdullah II of Jordan, was attacked by two rockets today. No casualties were reported, and the vehicle was partially damaged."

"The cause of the incident is under investigation, and security measures in the Kingdom of Jordan may be strengthened as a result."

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One stone set off a thousand waves, and the global media focused their attention on Jordan.

Only last year, under the mediation of the United States, this country gave up about 340 square kilometers of lost land occupied by Israel in exchange for an Israeli peace treaty.
Jordanian Crown Prince Abdullah II was the leader of the peace treaty, and was promoted to the commander of the Jordanian Special Operations Forces and the Commander of the Special Forces.

If nothing else happens, Abdullah II will become the next king.

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By the afternoon, Al Jazeera released the latest news:
"The Crown Prince of Jordan was suddenly attacked while traveling today and unfortunately died."

"According to preliminary investigation, the murderer used a Japanese samurai sword with a large tengu mask to commit the crime."

"The incident shocked the country. The Jordanian government has launched a comprehensive investigation and is vowing to bring the murderer to justice."

"We express our deep condolences for the murdered crown prince."

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At 23:30 in the evening, Telegram, a social platform that became popular in Japan, and the military zone of the Middle East community, released a video...

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