Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 222: Make a Ghost Kung Fu Movie

Chapter 222: Making a Ghost Kung Fu Film
It was late at night and Gu Ming couldn't sleep, so he concentrated on writing in front of the kotatsu, warming his feet against it.

Although Noh drama is not very interesting, its weird style has given Gu Ming some inspiration.

He had actually been thinking before about what kind of work would be best if he wanted to create one.

It needed to have big scenes to suit the firm's characteristics, it needed to have action scenes to highlight its strengths, it needed to have a sense of comedy so that it wouldn't feel out of place when Cheng Long was brought in to join in the fun, and it also needed to be popular—it had to make money! Otherwise, what if it lost money?

After reading the story of Abe Haruaki slaying the evil demon on Kyushu Island, Gu Ming suddenly thought of a type.

A fantasy kung fu film.

The earliest supernatural kung fu film was "Crazy Ghost" directed by Sammo Hung, but the person who really promoted supernatural kung fu films was Lam Ching-ying.

It can be said that many people have forgotten the story of Ghost Fighting Ghost, but the image of Uncle Jiu will never be forgotten.

In Japan during the same era, supernatural kung fu films also performed well.

After all, Japan itself has a long history of spiritual atmosphere, and students also like to spread rumors about horror stories. There are various monkey ghosts and mountain ghosts from far away, and there are also some nearby such as the slit-mouthed woman and the ghost doll Hanako.

When mentioning Hanako Tani Akira, another person comes to mind.

"Where's Lu Zhishen? Master Lu, come out and save him!"

Look at what happened to Mr. Fukada!
Gu Ming is not writing a script now, but is first coming up with a plan, and then seeing if he can get some investment and judge the market feasibility.

In his mind, he already had a rough outline of the story.

In a remote place, there is a big house, and underground is sealed a ghost that can be made up at any time.

The villain Onmyoji plans to release the ghost and needs a large number of sacrifices, so the villain selects several young people and lures them into the mansion, ostensibly for adventure, but in fact he murders them one by one, thus stimulating the evil ghosts lurking underground.

Eventually, what happened in this house was noticed by someone, who then entered the house and tried to solve the problem.

The locations are already available. Gu Ming has a big mansion in Nara, which he has never lived in. After renovation, it can be used directly as a film set.

However, I still need to think about whether I can start shooting and how to polish the details after shooting.

Although it is a fantasy kung fu film, Gu Ming does not intend to directly use the plot of Mr. Vampire. For example, the opening scene of several young people going on an adventure is a classic horror movie routine, but Gu Ming added a layer of shell, similar to the anti-routine of The Cabin in the Woods, where they were specially chosen and lured in.

Leaving aside other characters, the image that comes to mind immediately when it comes to the villain Onmyoji Tani Akira is definitely Michiko Nishiwaki.

Michiko Nishiwaki played a villainous Yin-Yang master in "Exorcist Police" who used corpses to transport unique items and even used Yin-Yang magic to fight with Uncle Jiu, which was weird and strange. She was very suitable for such a role.

Besides, this is Japan.

Many people like the cool and beautiful female villain! Perhaps being ravaged by a beautiful woman gives them an indescribable pleasure.

As for the more detailed parts, Gu Ming did not intend to write it as a zombie film. The kind of work where a master leads two idiot apprentices was something that only Lin Zhengying could handle, while others were not so good at it.

Others' performances weren't to his taste. Gu Ming wouldn't humiliate himself in this regard, but would make changes.

"That's about it. This is all I can do with my abilities. I'll find a more professional scriptwriter to polish it later."

After writing for a while, Gu Ming breathed a sigh of relief and felt relaxed.

Seeing Gu Ming finally put away the paper, Shaqin blinked and urged Gu Ming to put away the quilt.

The room was small, and she couldn't sleep without Gu Ming, so she naturally had to wait. Besides, Gu Ming had been away from Tokyo most of the time in the past six months, and some things were very necessary.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to take this long once inspiration struck me. By the way, if possible, let's go to see a Noh play tomorrow. I have some ideas that I might want to use as inspiration for a Noh play."

After watching the entire Noh play, Gu Ming closed his eyes and could vaguely recall some of the strange settings.

Shaqin patted her side and urged, "It doesn't matter what...turn off the lights."

Gu Ming turned off the light and held her down.

Amidst the subtle rustling, all that was left was a long and continuous gasp in the darkness.

……

New Year, 1979.
Gu Ming calculated the time.

Ok.

Next door in South Korea, all the young players are getting ready to come up.

There is no such official position as junior general in South Korea. Chun Doo-hwan is a major general.

However, due to the de-sinification of Koreans, many people don't recognize Chinese characters, so they write "Major General" as "Little General," which is why the classic "Jun Xiaojiang" is so popular. "It's pitiful! What can Koreans eat? It's just kimchi, pickled radish, and instant noodles. If it were me, I would always add two eggs to my instant noodles. Now that's called knowing how to eat!"

Gu Ming shook his head and said something that only he understood.

Today is a day off, and Gu Ming invited a few people to his home to discuss the planning ideas for this work and see if it is feasible.

Soon, someone knocked on the door and guests arrived one after another.

"Amin? Happy New Year!"

Narita Heng pushed the door open and came in, greeting everyone first.

"Mr. Narita, long time no see!"

Gu Ming hasn't seen Narita Heng for a while.

It can be seen that Narita Toru has been doing well recently.

As long as he doesn't start a business, his abilities are quite outstanding.

After all, he is a well-known art director in the industry.

"So, you kid want to use me as a coolie." Narita Heng was not polite. Since it was not his first time here, he sat down casually opposite Gu Ming.

Gu Ming did not answer, but pushed forward the plan he had written yesterday.

Soon, Shozo Uehara, Akio Jissoji and others arrived one after another, and Gu Ming also showed them the plans one by one.

It’s not that Gu Ming doesn’t want to find Tetsuo Kaneshiro, but he is currently busy with "Dinosaur Super Ksei" and probably doesn’t have time to help.

After a while, several people looked at it and looked up.

Jissoji Akio spoke first.

"So what's your story trying to say? Isn't there any humanistic thinking in it?"

"I just watch movies. Why think about humanities? I go to the cinema to watch blockbusters!"

Gu Ming spread his hands.

This story is indeed a purely commercial film. Gu Ming did not put any humanistic thinking into it. He just considered finding a second male role for Cheng Long, wearing a Tang suit and with superb kung fu skills, to create an image.

Use it now while Cheng Long is still cheap, otherwise you won’t be able to afford it when he goes to Jiahe Valley.

Jissoji Akio curled his lips slightly, but it couldn't be said that he was dissatisfied.

Judging from his requirements for works and his love of watching Noh plays, Jissoji Akio is a person who prefers literary works and is an artistic middle-aged person. It's not impossible for him to shoot commercial works, but he just doesn't like it that much.

Masazo Uehara didn't care. He and Tani Ming had some friendship. They were both writing scripts, so it didn't matter who he wrote for.

If you pay him enough, he will definitely do the work.

"I do know some such legends, and they can be used in this script."

Gu Ming nodded slightly, then looked at Narita Heng.

This kind of work requires a strong art director.

Narita Toru did not answer, but just pondered the pages in front of him over and over again.

Gu Ming was not in a hurry and waited for him to make a choice.

After a while, Narita Toru raised his head and looked at Gu Ming.

"You want to make a movie?"

"It's just a plan now, but I need to do some market research first to see if it will work."

"Yeah...that's what you would do."

Narita Heng sighed slightly: "But my fees are very high! You have to be mentally prepared!"