Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 378: Reincarnation in the Demonic World, a Toei Production
The filming of the film lasted for more than ten days. During this period, people were occasionally asked to come from the neighboring Armor crew to cooperate, and several overlapping actors ran back and forth between the two sides.

All in all, the shooting progress was in an orderly manner, but it also cost a lot of money.

"By this calculation, although there is some overlap in the two films, the total cost will still be close to 80 million yen..." Gu Ming supported his old waist.

It costs too much money.

We have to find a way to raise funds!

We also have to find a way to promote it.

Jissoji Akio said, "You are the producer, this is not your business."

Gu Ming spread his hands and said, "I'm an eggplant producer! I wish I had an eggplant, a big eggplant."

Jissoji Akio said, "It's not small anymore."

Tetsuo Hara, who was concentrating on drawing the storyboard, looked up instantly.

Alas, no.

Have you ever considered other people's feelings when you tell this kind of joke?

Gu Ming laughed.

By the way, the two films together cost 80 million, which is a medium-sized investment film, so we have to turn to our old friend, Dongzhong Production.

That is the company that Toei specializes in investing, distributing and investing in medium-sized films. It has one character different from Kurosawa Akira, and its name is Kurosawa Mitsuru.

The proportion of the rationed income was relatively high last time, which was considered a discount for the first cooperation. This time, the rationed income will not be that high. Gu Ming made a quick estimate.

"That should be equivalent to about 20% of the total box office revenue, or 40% of the ration income?"

But Gu Ming had no idea how much the box office revenue was.

Japan does not announce box office revenue, but only announces distribution revenue, which is the proportion left after dividing box office revenue with theater profits.

The allocation ratio is only known to the distribution companies and theaters themselves. Only a very small number of companies and directors have bargaining power and can negotiate the detailed allocation ratio with the distribution companies. For example, Kurosawa Akira's allocation ratio is very high.

Gu Ming could only think that as a company as big as Toei, it should at least have some dignity.

……

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Toei.

As mentioned before, Toei is a very large company with a wide range of businesses, including movies, TV series, cinemas, production companies, and various industries.

At this moment, Toei Film Production Co., Ltd.

This middle-aged man with white hair and elegant temperament is called Kinji Fukasaku, a top director under Toei.

When Kurosawa separated from the crew of Tora! Tora! Tora, it was Kinji Fukasaku who re-shot the subsequent parts.

Bunta Sugawara's classic work, the "War Without Justice" series, is also Kinji Fukasaku's famous work in the 1970s.

In an era when rokuman films were declining, Kinji Fukasaku revived the genre with bloody films like No Ren Yi Zhan.

Of course, the threat from the Yakuza happened several years later, which directly led to Kinji Fukasaku not filming similar films for a long time.

The work of Kinji Fukasaku that is more familiar to China is probably the "Battle Royale" series, a thriller he created in his later years.

At this moment, there was not only Fukasaku Kinji in the room, but many people gathered there.

Kinji Fukasaku, Ryūo Nogami, Ken Ogata, Shinichi Chiba, Kenji Sawada...

Chiba Shinichi sits firmly in the center of the sofa, with Sanada Hiroyuki following closely behind him. Hiroyuki Sanada was a talent that Chiba Shinichi personally discovered and nurtured, and later, when American films needed Japanese actors, Hiroyuki Sanada was usually the designated actor.

"So, that's basically how the film's planning was set. The original work is Yamada Fuutarou's 'Makai Tensei,' which tells the story of the Yagyu family and Yagyu Jubei slaying demons."

Shinichi Chiba raised his head slightly, feeling somewhat smug.

This movie continues the design of "The Conspiracy of the Yagyu Family". He still plays the protagonist, and the reference for swordsmanship is still Yagyu Kurami of the Yagyu family.

and.

The action design of this movie was also handed over to Shinichi Chiba's JAC Action Club.

Makai Reincarnation is a supernatural masterpiece released by Toei in 1981, which was a box office success and received great critical acclaim.

Several people were discussing when Fukasaku Kinji suddenly spoke.

"I heard that 'Prince' is also making a film with a similar theme, and the distributor is also Toei."

After saying this, several people looked up instantly.

Chiba Shinichi secretly pinched his fingers.

If it were only within Japan, he believed that the two would definitely be competitors in the film.

However, in recent years, Akira Furutani does not seem to have invested too much energy in films. He mainly appears in various movies and TV series, and is involved in action design behind the scenes. It is rumored that he was invited to the United States not long ago.

Fukasaku Kinji, on the other hand, laughed and said, "But don't worry, everyone. I heard it's just a medium-budget film and it will be released this year. It won't conflict with Demon World Reincarnation."

Kinji Fukasaku just felt a little regretful.

He actually prefers Extreme Action Studio, especially after seeing several of their designs.

But the Extreme Action Agency was basically cooperating with the filming of a TV series and two film shoots. When he went to look for them, he found out that they had no schedule. In the end, he had to settle for the second best and chose JAC Action Club.

"But Chiba Shinichi isn't bad either. He may not have the overseas accolades of His Royal Highness, but in Japan he's not only a box office guarantee, but his own abilities are also quite impressive."

Kinji Fukasaku is naturally not such an unemotional person, and would not tell others in person about his withdrawal from the JAC election.

If such words were spoken, even if Chiba Shinichi didn't say it out loud, he would probably have no chance to do it in the future.

In this respect, Kinji Fukasaku is different from Akira Kurosawa. He is not as difficult to get along with as Akira Kurosawa, and his temper is not as bad as Kurosawa.

——Of course, Kinji Fukasaku has never shot any of the top-tier investment films shot by Akira Kurosawa.

After a few people discussed the filming, they decided on it.

The male lead is Shinichi Chiba, while the villain, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, is played by Kenji Sawada.

In addition, there is Miyamoto Musashi played by Ken Ogata, and "Yagyu Munenori" played by swordplay movie masters such as Wakayama Tomisaburo, etc.

Wakayama Tomisaburo is Katsu Shintaro's brother, who was the original male lead in Shadow Samurai but left the film due to a conflict with Kurosawa Akira.

There is some connection between the two.

Kinji Fukasaku looked around.

"Well, if you all don't have any scheduling issues, we can start the pre-promotion of the film."

As a Toei film masterpiece, pre-promotion must of course start more than half a year in advance, in order to attract all audiences to the cinema once the film is released.

Just as the promotion of Demon World Reincarnation was launched, Kurosawa Mitsuru had already made preparations and took his people to Nara Ikoma to have a talk with Tani Ming.

(End of this chapter)