Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 502 The special celebration day is very interesting.
July 20th is Japan's 'Sea Festival'.

As a country surrounded by the sea, worshipping the sea is naturally an important festival.

Therefore, this day is a public holiday in Japan, and Tokyo is almost completely congested from early morning. Coupled with the ongoing construction and digging around the city, it makes it even more difficult to move around.

Although Sakai Masaaki was not tall, he was very agile. He jumped onto a nearby stone block in a flash and raised his hand as if to shade his eyes.

He comes from a family of comedians and is quite talented in comedy.

"Wow, this place is quite big. I didn't expect that after just a few years, Mr. Furuya would have his own big company. Speaking of which, if he hadn't gotten there first, I was planning to buy a motorhome. Otherwise, I wouldn't even have a place to poop!"

Nishida Minoru walked to the side, and because it was too hot, he took off his suit jacket and draped it over his arm.

"That's true, but in the end, it was Furuya-kun who spent that money."

The two of them were also invited. As members of the crew filming the Japanese version of Journey to the West at the time, they were invited and would naturally come if they had the time.

The two of them, one played Sun Wukong and the other played Zhu Bajie.

As for Kishibe Shiro, who played Sha Wujing, he did not come along because he had other commitments.

"Alright, let's not worry about that. I heard that Furuya-kun is doing very well now. We should be grateful that he still remembers us. We should really thank him." Sakai Masaaki put his hands together and made a gesture of worship. "Let's hurry up and leave so as not to be too late and upset people. There are rumors going around that Furuya-kun is actually a member of a yakuza group. He might even throw us into Tokyo Bay if he's unhappy."

Nishida Toshiyuki's expression was serious, but he couldn't help but think to himself, "What do you mean?"

You were the one wasting time by just walking around and watching the fun!
And it's unbelievable that he described his status as so low.

It's worth noting that Masaaki Sakai is the emcee of the NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle), which is equivalent to being the host of Japan's New Year's Eve Gala.

Big actors and stars are certainly amazing, but I, as a host, am not a low-status person either!
The two hurried as fast as they could and arrived at the Mangaya Company, which is near Shibuya.

It's not that I don't want to take a car, it's just that there are too many people today, and even taking a car would be difficult, it's not as fast as walking.

Before even seeing the gate of Wangu Company, the first thing you see is a sea of ​​people.

Sakai Masaaki was shocked.

The scene is as follows.

People people people people

The wolf

He rubbed his eyes, making a somewhat exaggerated gesture, and then turned to look at Toshiyuki Nishida.

"Nishida-kun, could it be that I'm seeing things?"

"No, you're not mistaken."

Toshiyuki Nishida rubbed his face, his expression somewhat sour.

There are too many people! I should have left earlier.

It seems difficult to even squeeze in now.

At first glance, there were children and their parents everywhere, and occasionally you could see film crews peeking out from the second floor, as well as TV reporters walking on the street.

Nishida Toshiyuki suddenly looked down, startled.

Taking advantage of his height, Masaaki Sakai squeezed through the crowd and ran to a shop across the street early in the morning.

This place was originally a community hospital, or a small clinic, but now the clinic's exterior is clearly covered with stickers, the logo of Wangu Company, and some special effects works that were filmed in the past.

A nurse at the community hospital was holding several commonly used heatstroke prevention drops in one hand and stickers in the other.

Occasionally, a child might pass by, and a sticker might be placed on their head.

Several children already had their faces covered in stickers.

Masaaki Sakai soon squeezed his way back through the crowd.

"It's really fun. I've been to the 'Kamen Rider Festival' organized by Toei, but it wasn't as fun as this one."

As he spoke, he showed Nishida Toshiyuki his spoils from the trip: "If you buy the cooling drops there, you get special packaging. Look, and this too." Sakai Masaaki showed the stickers in his other hand: "You can get these for free just by entering a shop, it's really interesting! I also brought you a set. I asked that doctor earlier, and he said there are five different kinds of stickers on this street, and four more in the Mangaya Company, making a total of nine. If you find and collect them all, well, it should be quite an accomplishment, right?"

Toshiyuki Nishida examined the sticker in his hand from side to side. It was a large image of a monster, and the one he had chosen was Pigmon, a monster that was inexplicably popular with children.

This set, of course, became the check-in design that appeared in various scenic spots later. It consisted of nine cards, and the check-in machines were placed in various corners of the scenic spot. To get a check-in, you had to see the entire attraction.

The design is naturally quite rudimentary due to the times, but Gu Ming still used the check-in feature.

Nishida Toshiyuki clicked his tongue in surprise.

That's quite an imaginative idea.

The two of them struggled forward with the group, inevitably hearing the hawkers' cries along the way.

This was originally a rather remote street, surrounded by facilities like a community clinic and a few everyday shops, such as restaurants and convenience stores. Even that seemingly ordinary ramen shop had its air conditioning blasting, and an actor, dressed in a rather shabby cloth suit, was there soliciting customers.

"Let's go!" Sakai Masaaki urged, "Let's go eat ramen."

Toshiyuki Nishida tried to stop them: "Shouldn't we be going to see Furuya-kun..."

"It's okay, he's probably too busy to meet up anyway. Let's grab some ramen first!"

After much effort and waiting in line for a long time, it was finally their turn.

The owner, who was wearing a white towel, was about to greet the customers when he saw the two men's faces and became respectful: "Oh my! Isn't this Mr. Sakai and Mr. Nishida?"

Sakai Masaaki straightened his collar and chuckled, "I never expected to have this much fame now."

"Of course, I watch comedy shows all the time. So, what would you two like to eat? We have two kinds of ramen here: the Fiery Pangdon Spicy Miso Ramen and the Rich Jaden Miso Broth Ramen. Which one would you like?"

Sakai Masaaki:?

What is this!

Toshiyuki Nishida seemed to realize something: "So it's actually just spicy miso soup base and regular miso ramen, right?"

The owner shook his head, the towel swaying from side to side: "No, it's the Explosive Flaming Ponton Spicy Miso Ramen and the Rich Jeton..."

Nishida Toshiyuki interrupted, "Whatever it is, give me one bowl of each."

"Okay," the boss said, "Say it."

Toshiyuki Nishida freezes instantly.

Tell me, tell me what?
The boss repeated, "Say it out loud."

Toshiyuki Nishida hesitated, then said softly, "Please give me a bowl of 'Explosive Flame,' 'Explosive Flame Pangdon Spicy Miso Ramen."

Boss: "Could you please speak louder?"

Toshiyuki Nishida took a deep breath.

This is so embarrassing! Is it too late to run away?

Just as Nishida Toshiyuki was about to speak, he felt a small body squeeze in next to him.

Looking down, I saw a child who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, shouting, "Give me a bowl of rich Jetton miso broth ramen!"

Nishida Toshiyuki was shocked.

How can you shout such an embarrassing name out loud?!

Masaaki Sakai just chuckled.

"I think you're taking it too seriously, Nishida-kun. Could it be because you've been in so many productions that you're feeling self-conscious? I'll have one! Boss, please give me a bowl of 'Explosive Flaming Pangdon Spicy Miso Ramen'!"

"Alright!" The owner turned around and called out to the kitchen staff behind the counter: "One bowl of spicy miso ramen!"

Toshiyuki Nishida: I'll smash you all to death with one rake! What was the point of designing so many names then?!
(End of this chapter)