Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 645 You Can Go Back to That Summer

On the set of "Yakuza".

This episode is very special; it wasn't filmed at the Nara filming location, but rather back in Tokyo.

The location is the Banya filming location in Shibuya, Tokyo.

A significant portion of the equipment and manpower in Mangaya has been relocated to Nara, but a considerable number of personnel remain at the Shibuya headquarters.

Today, for the filming of this scene, everyone at Wangu mobilized and took out all the discarded models, suits, shooting props, sand tables, and other items that had accumulated over the years, and placed them in the former film studio.

This high-lumen studio was a symbol of prestige twenty years ago, but now it's utterly useless.

Or rather, who still shoots works in a photography studio these days?

Hiroshi Abe, dressed in a suit and tie with his cuffs fastened, stood by the entrance to the photography studio.

"Speaking of which, I've heard of Wan Gu's name for a long time, but this is my first time visiting him here."

Hiroshi Abe clicked his tongue in amazement: "So this is what the inside of Manyu is like!"

"Actually, I'm not familiar with this place either. After all, things have changed. When I came here, the area had already started to relocate."

Zhen Zidan walked over, also dressed in a suit and tie, but her style of dress was somewhat different from that of Hiroshi Abe.

This episode will be their final battle.

Just as the two were about to continue their conversation, Takashi Miike clapped his hands.

"Gentlemen! Brother Gugu has arrived. Let's get ready to film."

"Okay!" "Great!"

The two responded in unison and ran a few steps quickly.

The storyboard had already been drawn up, and the script was filled with the content that would be filmed in this episode. It looked like a substantial and sincere episode.

Unexpectedly, in addition to Takashi Miike, there was a second director present.

He looks quite old, and like Tetsuo Kinjo, he has the characteristics of an old-fashioned staff member, a unique mark of that era.

"Let me introduce everyone." Gu Ming briefly introduced them: "Brother Yi, this is Takashi Miike. Although he is very young, he has his own insights into action film shooting."

"Michi, this is the eldest brother, Mango Ichi. The eldest son of the Mango family, and an outstanding director."

He is also the manager of the Wangu Family Equity Foundation.

After Gu Ming spun off and took over Wangu, he established this foundation. All members of the Wangu family are not allowed to participate in the company's affairs, but they can receive money from the foundation regularly to live on.

History has proven that the best option is to prevent the Wangu family from touching the company and to live a comfortable life by receiving dividends from the foundation.

After introducing the two, Gu Ming took a few steps back and watched as Miike Takashi wiped his palms and shook hands with Man Gu Yi, who simply nodded reservedly.

"The dialogue scenes in this episode will be filmed by the main actor, while the action scenes will be filmed by Miike and Dennis. In this episode, I'm just an actor... Don't hesitate to ask me for help. Similarly, you don't need to consult me ​​on anything; just make your own decisions."

After Gu Ming finished speaking, he bowed slightly and went to the changing room.

The group exchanged glances, and for a moment, there was a tense atmosphere.

They never expected that in this crucial final chapter, Gu Ming would directly delegate authority to them and push them here.

“Well, then…” Takashi Miike took a deep breath: “Mr. Manya, is there anything you want to say?” “Don’t call me that, I don’t deserve it.” Manya shook his head and explained: “You are the director of this play, the action is the focus, I’m just responsible for directing the dialogue scenes, the changes in expression, the mentality, and so on.”

Takashi Miike looked at Zhen Zidan, but Zhen Zidan was not so polite.

“I think that since Brother Gu chose Wangu as the location, he must have had his reasons. It’s also clearly stated in the script that this is the final work, so it should have a lot of commemorative significance. The final battle can’t be over in just a few minutes. I think the scene should pass through here and through the sand table.”

A few people pulled up a low table nearby and gathered around it to discuss the filming arrangements.

Gu Ming stood by the dressing room door, watching the group of people chatting animatedly. Wan Guyi was older, but Miike Takashi and Zhen Zidan were in their twenties or thirties. As they talked, they kept pulling over the crew members around them, and sometimes they would ask Wan Guyi about things related to filming.

Gu Ming hadn't experienced such a familiar scene in a long time.

The kind of discussion with like-minded partners about matters of fear and death is not for money, fame, or power, but simply to create better works.

"so good."

Gu Ming rubbed his eyes.

I didn't cry, I just instinctively wiped it away.

For a fleeting moment, he recalled a comment he later saw online.

You can go back to that hot summer.

Although there are no longer any friends there who would gather under the fan and have a long talk.

……

……

After a brief discussion among the crew members, filming officially began.

The mystery of the 10 billion yen was finally solved, and Haruka Sawamura, who had been taken away by Akira Nishikiyama, was also rescued. Now, only a final battle remains for the two of them. Kazuma Kiryu presented a notice from the third head of the Tojo Clan, revealing that the third head had appointed him as the fourth head of the Tojo Clan, thereby stripping Akira Nishikiyama of all his power within the Tojo Clan and revoking his qualification to establish the Nishikiyama Group under the name 'Nishikiyama'.

Yakuza also has its own rules, and anyone in a group must obey the orders of their superiors.

The East City Society, as a fictional organization, has such an effect of commanding a large following.

Thus began the decisive battle. The members of the Nishikiyama Group split into two groups: one supporting the Nishikiyama Group and the other opposing it. The two sides fought under the leadership of Kiryu Kazuma and Nishikiyama Akira. The smaller Nishikiyama Group quickly showed signs of defeat. Nishikiyama Akira fled with a few trusted confidants and reliable subordinates in several vans, while Kiryu Kazuma and his men gave chase.

Ultimately, the two sides chased each other to a company called X Valley, where they clashed once again.

The fighting between the Yakuza caused everyone on set to flee in panic, fearing they would be the next to be drawn into the war.

When the camera equipment falls to the ground and the hero on stage flees, all that remains is a stage actor whose appearance and name are unknown to most.

He wore a cheap leather suit and played the hero in stage plays every day, even though no one ever knew his name.

And today.

Faced with the two gangs of Yakuza locked in a fierce battle, the question of justice was irrelevant; those standing there were simply two groups of utterly wicked thieves.

The man who played the hero decided to become a real hero, even though his strength seemed so weak in front of the two Yakuza leaders.

He threw a powerful punch and was knocked to the ground.

He will never be a hero, but the moment he threw that punch, he became his own hero.

(End of this chapter)