Tokyo Reborn: Dark Superstar

Chapter 11 The Prototype of the Kyriarodians

Bunta Takakura moved to the dormitory provided by the crew of "Ultraman Tega".

The dormitory is located near the Keio Line, and you can hear the roar of the railway outside the window.

The Keio Line is a railway line affiliated with Keio Electric Railway that connects Shinjuku Station in Shibuya Ward, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

This greatly shortened the commute time for Bunta Takakura to work part-time at the welfare home.

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Although the space of the entire dormitory is only thirty square meters.

But the dormitory building employs a cleaner who cleans it regularly. The narrow corridors and floors are wiped clean and shiny.

Pushing open the door, the bed was folded neatly, a small desk stood against the wall, and a comfortable chair was placed next to it.

It has a separate shower and toilet, refrigerator, microwave, rice cooker, and washing machine, all fully equipped.

Bunta Takakura tidied up, opened the bathroom window, leaned against the small desk, lit a Peace cigarette, and read the script in his hand.

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The character of Kirialode is Ultraman Tiga's fateful enemy.

The Kirialodians claim to have ruled mankind earlier than Ultraman Tiga, denying the significance of Ultraman Tiga's existence.

This is one of the three major subplots (plots narrated in at least two episodes) in "Ultraman Tega" in addition to the main plot of super ancient civilization.

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Compared with other characters, this spaceman character has a realistic prototype-the famous Ayama Shinrikyo Shoko Asahara.

The notoriety of Shoko Asahara and Shinrikyo has made actors with some qualifications afraid to play this role.

After all, in this Dark Star world, Asahara Shoko and Ayumi Shinrikyo are more powerful and crazy than in their previous lives...

Although Shoko Asahara was arrested last year, news about the activities of the Shinrikyo cult still spread from time to time.

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This is a group of lunatics who produced 700 tons of sarin gas, secretly stockpiled a large number of firearms, viral weapons, incendiary bombs, hallucinogens, etc., and planned to destroy Tokyo and establish a utopia known as the "State of Truth."

Launched a series of attacks such as the murder of lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto, the Sarin incident in Matsumoto, and the Sarin incident in the Tokyo subway.

On March 1995, 3, sarin gas was released on a total of 20 trains on the Tokyo Metro's Chiyoda Line, Marunouchi Line, Hibiya Line, Ginza Line, Tozai Line and Hanzomon Line during rush hour, killing 130 people. and 5 people injured.

Then, on April 1995, 4, an incendiary bomb exploded at the Metropolitan Police Department, killing 1 police officers and injuring more than 14 people.

These two incidents have cast another shadow on the national society and the public who have just experienced the Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Haruki Murakami has two books of documentary literature.

One is "Underground", which interviews victims of the sarin gas incident;
  The other is "In the Promised Place" which interviews members of the Shinrikyo religion;
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Among them, the most shocking thing is undoubtedly the identity of the perpetrators.

The executor of the Chiyoda Line, Ikuo Hayashi, graduated from Keio University School of Medicine and is a well-known cardiac surgeon;

The executor of the Marunouchi Line, Hirose Kenichi, graduated first in Applied Physics from Waseda University. He later enrolled in a master's degree and specialized in high-temperature superconductivity at Waseda University.

The executor of the Hibiya Line, Toru Toyoda, graduated from the Department of Physics of the University of Tokyo, specializing in high-energy particles during his master's degree;

The executor within the Metropolitan Police Department, Asami Koasase, is the student council president of Ocha Women's University and holds a position in the Public Relations Section of the Metropolitan Police Department;
  All are prestigious universities ranked in the top 100 of QS World University Rankings.

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Different from the attacks in Europe and the United States, the perpetrators of the "Sarin Gas Incident" are the top elites of RB and even the world from any angle. This incident shattered RB’s dual myths of “security” and “education”.

The impact on the Japanese was far greater than the attack itself.

If the previous economic bubble burst and the Great Hanshin Earthquake were nothing more than economic problems and natural disasters.

Then the "Sarin gas incident" really made people aware of some kind of national roots that have been gradually distorted for a long time...

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There are a lot of scenes with the Kyri Elodians.

There are two complete episodes in the third episode "Devil's Prophecy" and the twenty-fifth episode "Devil's Trial".

In addition, there are guest appearances in Chapter 20 "Running to the Universe" and Chapter 52 "To the Brilliant One".

Bunta Takakura read the script of the third episode "Devil's Prophecy" carefully several times.

"hungry……"

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Takakura Bunta called the Charity Welfare Institute to ask for leave, and then went to find Futaki who temporarily shared an apartment with other laborers in Kamakura.

Futaki went to Bandai Company today to deliver a new batch of prop samples and just came back.

The news that Takakura Bunta acquired the Kirialoid people has long been circulated among the crew, and Futaki expressed that he wanted to celebrate.

Bunta Takakura said that he just got the role and should not be too high-profile.

So, the two went to Kamakura Komachi Street together, where there are many seafood izakayas and local residents like to have a few drinks there after get off work.

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In addition to the support of TBS TV station, the other major sponsor of Tsuburaya Co., Ltd.'s Ultraman Heisei start-up capital is Bandai Co., Ltd.

Bandai Co., Ltd. in this time and space is experiencing unprecedented prosperity due to abstraction all over the world.

Therefore, when I saw the plans for Tsuburaya Co., Ltd.'s first game "Ultraman Tega", I immediately expressed my interest.

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During the days when the crew was filming in Kamakura, Takakura Bunta was busy traveling back and forth between the crew and Shinjuku, and he had not yet experienced this famous tourist city.

Kamakura's position in RB history is very important.

Since 1185, Kamakura has become the political center of RB, and the Kamakura Shogunate was established, becoming the first shogunate ruled by the samurai class, leaving behind many historical sites and tourist attractions.

This period is mentioned in many Dahe dramas.

Because Kamakura is located on the seaside, the seafood is very fresh and has a wide variety.

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The two came to a Kamakura green onion grill restaurant on Kamakura Komachi Street.

Ermu saw that the walls of the restaurant were densely covered with posters of various eras, and one of them surprised him.

Ermu: "You can actually see this poster?"

Bunta Takakura put down the menu and asked: "Which one?"

Ermu pointed to a Metropolitan Police Department promotional poster in the corner of the wall and said:
  "Before that incident happened, her propaganda posters were hung in 6260 police offices and police stations across the country..."

(End of this chapter)