Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 637 Mystical Casting: These Are the People We've Found
The main characters of Yakuza are the protagonist, Kazuma Kiryu, the main antagonist, Akira Nishikiyama, who appears to be the female lead, Haruka Sawamura, and several other characters who appear in the story.

If the filming had taken place ten years earlier, it would have been quite obvious who would play Kazuma Kiryu and Haruka Sawamura. But now that it's ten years later, everything is different, and the casting needs to be taken much more seriously.

Gu Ming instructed: "Mr. Sanchi, please take note of the following arrangements I have made."

Takashi Miike nodded and began to take notes seriously in a small notebook.

Gu Ming said, "Kiryu Kazuma, the protagonist, go and send an invitation to the agency where Abe Hiroshi works. Don't worry, they won't refuse."

Miike Takashi nodded.

I don't know Hiroshi Abe, but he'll definitely come, since it was Akira Furuya who put together the group.

Gu Ming continued, "Jinshan Zhang, find someone from the agency and get Dennis to play the role."

Miike Takashi looked up.

Who is Dennis?
Gu Ming shrugged.

Dennis, you know, he's your brother Dan!
Although Yen Tsz-dan filmed a lot of Hong Kong films in the 1990s, the results were not very good. Her most famous role was actually the villain in Dragon Inn, the eunuch Cao Shaoqin from the Eastern Depot.

Zhen Zidan has a delicate and beautiful face with a hint of evil, so she's not quite up to the task of playing a righteous character.

After working as a martial arts choreographer in Hollywood for a while, he returned to mainland China after 2000. His appearance had become more peaceful, and he began to enter the public eye with films such as "Seven Swordsmen," "SPL: Sha Po Lang," and "Flash Point."

Gu Ming doesn't have the ability to rewrite Zhen Zidan's life overnight, but at least he has filmed quite a few works now, and compared to his previous awkward acting skills, he has made significant progress.

Akira Nishikiyama, a villain with a touch of Japanese melodrama, is still quite suitable for him now.

Seeing that Gu Ming remained silent for a while, Takashi Miike picked up the list and tentatively asked, "So, what about Haruka Sawamura? She's just a child, not easy to find. If it's a child star, the acting skills aren't good enough, and if the appearance is good enough, the acting skills might not be up to par. Are you thinking of replacing her with an older teenage actress, or...?"

Gu Ming raised his hand to interrupt: "Don't worry about that. Just listen to me and go find the person."

Masami Nagasawa, Yui Aragaki, that's... impossible.

At that time, the two were too young, only three or four years old, and could not even understand commands, so they were not capable of performing at all.

However, Gu Ming knew an actor who was the right age, had excellent acting skills, and most importantly, was also the right image.

"How about this, you say hello to Mr. Kinjo and ask him to take you to Ryukyu when he has time."

Miike Takashi scratched his head.

Why go to Ryukyu?
Gu Ming shrugged.

There's a seven-year-old girl in Ryukyu right now, which is perfect.

……

……

Hikari Mitsushima was born in 1985, and it is now 1992. This child is actually eight years old.

Hikari Mitsushima is also a typical mixed-race person, with one-quarter French and one-quarter American ancestry, which makes her facial features more defined and not particularly Japanese.

At that time, seven-year-old Hikari Mitsushima was just an ordinary little girl who, although she didn't know what passion was, would still appear in the theater performances organized by her school.

Before she even got home, Hikari Mitsushima noticed a car parked outside her house. For an island like her hometown, it was quite a rare sight to see a new car parked in front of her house.

This is, of course, because we have guests at home!
Hikari Mitsushima soon met her guest in the living room. He was a refined-looking man with glasses, who was clearly older than he was.

“It’s Mr. Kinjo!” Mitsushima Hikari recognized the man immediately.

Tetsuo Kaneshiro's ancestral home is on this island. He later participated in and founded the Okinawa Performing Arts School, and is considered one of its honorary principals.

Mitsushima Hikari scrutinized the person opposite her, while Kinjo Tetsuo was also scrutinizing her. Seeing Mitsushima Hikari's dark eyes darting between him and her parents, Kinjo Tetsuo had already formed a rough judgment in his mind.

She's a very lively girl. As for her acting ability, it's too early to tell, but Tetsuo Kinjo can't help but be amazed.

Does Akira Furuya possess some kind of mysterious divination magic?! How come he didn't know that there was such a beautiful girl with lively and unpretentious eyes back in his hometown, while Akira Furuya, who was all the way in Tokyo, knew about her?!

"But this isn't the first time anyway. When he can't find actors, that guy always seems to be able to pull one out from somewhere he can't see it."

With that thought in mind, Tetsuo Kinjo pushed out the brief script in his hand and explained his purpose to the Mitsushima couple and Mitsushima Hikari.

"Actually, it's like this. Recently, Mr. Akira Furuya has been assisting TBS Television in preparing a TV series. There will be a child character in the series. Not long ago, I watched your performance at the art school and felt that this child had some potential, so I came to visit you."

"Really?" Mitsushima Hikari reacted even faster than her parents, immediately looking up at Kinjo Tetsuo: "Mr. Furuya Akira has also seen my performance?"

"Forehead……"

Tetsuo Kinjo scratched his head.

Perhaps, maybe, you've seen it?
Otherwise, how can we explain Akira Furuya suddenly finding an actor on a whim?
“I’ve seen it,” Tetsuo Kinjo said. “That’s for sure. However, whether it can be performed or not, we’ll have to observe for a while. You can take a look at the script and then perform it according to your understanding.”

Seven-year-old children don't know many characters yet, so they basically rely heavily on kana spelling.

—If someone of Nobita's age could write his own name in Chinese characters, he could become a child prodigy in all of Japan.

Therefore, this script is not complicated, and it is written entirely in hiragana.

Hikari Mitsushima held the thin sheet of paper and began to decipher the script.

This was to make her appear frightened, because she had now lost her beloved pet, and the wild animal that had harmed it was about to attack her.

"Is it alright?" Tetsuo Kinjo said. "If it is, let's begin the performance."

“Okay.” Mitsushima Hikari thought for a moment and began to perform according to her understanding.

First came fear, then he straightened his body and looked at what was in front of him with a resolute expression.

Tetsuo Kinjo rested his chin on his hand, seemingly lost in thought.

In his opinion, Mitsushima Hikari's performance was actually quite average, or even very poor.

However, considering that he is only seven years old, this level can already be described as amazing.

More than those things, Tetsuo Kinjo cared about something else.

"How did you come up with this performance style? I mean, that last look in your eyes."

Hikari Mitsushima said, "Because I lost something important, after I stopped being afraid, I wanted to do everything I could to protect the other person."

After much deliberation, Tetsuo Kinjo finally looked up at the Mitsushima couple.

"That's good. If you two don't mind, we can sign a contract first. I think Furuya-kun's reputation is trustworthy. He won't make this child do anything against his will, won't make him work as a hostess, or get involved in any serious incidents like the one involving 'Kondo Masahiko' next door."

Before Tetsuo Kinjo could finish speaking, Hikari Mitsushima nodded first.

Yes, of course she's willing!

The parents stopped thinking and immediately picked up their pens to write their names on the contract without even checking it carefully.

Anyway, everyone knows about Akira Furuya's reputation over the years, so you can rest assured if you hire him.

(End of this chapter)