Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 342 You Will Become an Excellent Cartoonist
Gu Ming glanced sideways and saw that the person who called his name was a very unfamiliar young man with a face that looked very heavy and looked like he would die at any time.

Gu Ming is not afraid of being exposed offline.

But Gu Ming was afraid that this man would suddenly pull out a pistol and shoot him!
Without making a sound, Gu Ming was ready to punch the man off the boat, and then he responded: "If there is no one with the same name, then it should be me, Gu Gu Ming."

The person who was identified by Gu Ming as having absorbed two kilograms of drugs was called Hara Tetsuo.

Tetsuo Hara loved wearing thick glasses. Later, as his nutrition improved, he looked like "Zheng Zicheng".

Zheng Zicheng is the actor in "Is it great to be rich? Yes, if you have money you can do whatever you want."

However, when he was young, Hara Tetsuo was indeed thin and in poor health, looking like he would die of illness at any time.

It was hard for Hara Tetsuo to say when he came into contact with Gu Ming.

Of course, the earlier Dinosaur Super Ksai is not included. If he has to say, the one that impressed him the most is the currently released "Shadow Warrior".

Tetsuo Hara deeply loves some of the shots in the movie. Kurosawa Akira's "Seven Samurai" has a profound influence on Tetsuo Hara's creative career. His later "Fist of the North Star" has some pure shadows of "Seven Samurai", and the protagonists in Tetsuo Hara's works are mostly such macho men.

"I went to the cinema with my friends not long ago and watched the movie 'Shadow Warrior'. It was a really outstanding performance. I heard that you also won an award from a foreigner. That's really amazing..."

As Hara Tetsuo kept talking, Gu Ming couldn't help but scratch his head.

Obviously his first movie was "The Grudge", and it did pretty well at the box office.

But why do everyone think his first movie was Shadow Warrior?

Out of respect for his fans, Gu Ming responded with a smile.

"Really? It's really satisfying to be recognized. I never thought I'd meet friends on a ship to a foreign land like this."

"Perhaps this is the thread of fate."

Tetsuo Hara sighed.

Gu Ming waited for a long time, but the person in front of him did not take any action. This made Gu Ming, who had already asked someone to design an artistic signature, a little annoyed.

If I don't ask him for his autograph, then I've learned all the signatures in vain!

"It's really not easy to come here from so far away."

Gu Ming coughed a few times in a roundabout way.

Hara Tetsuo just came to his senses belatedly.

"Although it may be a bit presumptuous to ask such a thing, may I have the honor of obtaining your autograph?"

Gu Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Why didn't you tell me you wanted an autograph earlier?

He reached into his pocket and was surprised to find that he didn't have his pen.

Although Gu Ming had specially prepared a pen, he put it in his coat.

Seeing Gu Ming touching his pocket and looking unmoved, Yuan Zhefu sighed secretly, feeling a little disappointed.

So I really can’t get an autograph!
"Sorry, I don't have a pen." Gu Ming said, "If you don't mind, could you tell me where you want to sign?"

"No pen?"

Hara Tetsuo slapped the side of the boat.

That’s easy! He has it!

A few minutes later, Gu Ming arrived at the other party's cabin.

Looking at the various colored pencils that Hara Tetsuo took out, Gu Ming was shocked and had to look directly at the young man in front of him.

While holding a pen and preparing to sign the drawing paper, he asked, "So, what should I call you?"

"Hara Tetsuo."

"what?"

"Hara Tetsuo, my family lives in Tokyo. I'm an apprentice right now, and this time I'm going overseas with my teacher to collect materials."

Gu Ming quickly filtered the Japanese in his mind and then translated it into the corresponding name.

Of course, the Japanese language is unique in that the same pronunciation can be written in different ways, so after Tetsuo Hara finished speaking, he simply raised his hand and made a few strokes in the air, explaining how to write his name to Gu Ming. Gu Ming paused, but his hands did not slow down. He left a signature he had designed and handed it to Tetsuo Hara in front of him.

"Cartoonist." Gu Ming pondered for a moment and said, "Can I take a look at your work?"

"Ah... I'm so sorry. Actually, I don't have any works yet. I'm just an apprentice at the moment, but I do have some essays and the like."

As Hara Tetsuo said this, he hurriedly took out some drawings that he thought were pretty good from his suitcase.

Gu Ming flipped through a few pages, and the style of painting seemed particularly familiar to him.

Looking at the young man in front of him, Gu Ming couldn't help but slap his thigh.

It looks like you sucked in two kilograms, but in fact, you made others suck in two kilograms!
Tetsuo Hara was a very distinctive early Japanese cartoonist, and his classic work is "Fist of the North Star".

Of course, for most domestic audiences, they have only seen his Fist of the North Star.

It is enough for a person to have such a famous work in his life.

What's more, Tetsuo Hara actually has many classic works in Japan, such as "Hanano Keiji", a work about Keiji Maeda.

Well, some people may not know who Maeda Keiji is. Maeda Keiji is the nephew of Maeda Toshiie, and Maeda Toshiie is a childhood friend of Oda Nobunaga. To round it off, Maeda Keiji is the nephew of Oda Nobunaga.

In the Warring States period when many stars were thriving, Maeda Keiji was completely unknown, and in the post-Azuchi-Momoyama period, Maeda Keiji was still unknown.

At least before Tetsuo Hara painted him, Maeda Keiji was not famous.

It was not until Tetsuo Hara drew Hana no Keiji that Maeda Keiji came into the sight of many people and received great historical enhancement. Later, a Taiga drama based on Maeda Keiji was also derived, and he received an epic enhancement in Koei games.

Using a comic to promote an unknown historical figure can indeed be considered a feat.

But Tetsuo Hara had a problem.

He only knows how to draw.

Yes, I can only draw, not tell stories!
All of Tetsuo Hara's famous works were created in collaboration with other people, with one person writing the script and one person drawing the pictures.

For example, the script of Fist of the North Star was written by the then-famous Buronson, and Tetsuo Hara was responsible for drawing it.

As the ancestor of fighting comics, Fist of the North Star has also influenced many later works.

For example, in "Berserk", because it couldn't depict the feeling of punches hitting flesh, it used the flying flesh and blood brought up by the greatsword as a selling point.

For example, the first two works of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" were the product of Hirohiko Araki's unsuccessful imitation of Fist of the North Star. Those two comics were only tepid, and it was not until the third part that Hirohiko Araki creatively added the "Phantom Wave" that it became famous.

For example, Hong Kong comics.

you could put it that way.

Almost all Hong Kong comics are the spiritual successors of Fist of the North Star.

Gu Ming flipped through a few pages of comics and picked one out at random.

Although the painting is still a bit thin, the design seems to be influenced by Kenjiro.

"Can you sell this one to me?" Gu Ming said with a smile, "I really like this painting."

After Gu Ming finished speaking, the expression on Hara Tetsuo's face changed from confusion to surprise, which was very funny.

Then Hara Tetsuo nodded desperately, but kept waving his hands, madly denying himself.

"Right, right, oh no, right what? Right... Oh, right, right!"

Tetsuo Hara struggled for a long time, his tongue almost tied, before he finally stammered, "No, it's free. If you like it, I can give it to you. After all, I'm not a famous painter."

"That's hard to say. Such drawing skills are really rare. Maybe you will become a great cartoonist in the future."

Gu Ming did not mention the comics at all. He just asked for a copy of Hara Tetsuo's manuscript and talked to him for a few more words before leaving.

Until Gu Ming left, Hara Tetsuo sat in his original seat, his face full of confusion yet excitement.

I didn't expect that this time when I went out with my teacher, I would actually meet the idol I had only seen in movies, and the other party even asked for one of his paintings.

For someone who aspires to be a cartoonist, it is such an exciting thing to have his original drawings recognized!
"Maybe, I can really become a great cartoonist in the future."

Thinking of this, Tetsuo Hara himself couldn't help but get excited.

(End of this chapter)