Tokyo Reborn: Dark Superstar

Chapter 13 Extraordinary rise to the top
  In the third episode of "Ultraman Tega", "The Devil's Prophecy", the most eye-catching one is Mio Takaki who plays the role of Captain Megumi.

The reader is a model, with beautiful appearance, tall figure and mature temperament.

Captain Jian Hui is wearing a red and white uniform of the Victory Team. She has a calm and stern expression on her brows and eyes, but she also has the charm of a mature woman that cannot be hidden.

The alluring charm of this big sister-type career woman can be said to be vividly displayed.

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When Bunta Takakura looked at his childhood goddess, he didn't know that Captain Megumi was also looking at him silently.

I saw Bunta Takakura, who had an ordinary appearance, but was so tall that it was a bit scary.

This made Captain Hui Jian a little nervous.

It seems that the rumors from the crew are true...

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In this dark time and space "Ultraman Tega", there are a lot of dark battle scenes between Captain Megumi and the Kirialoid people in the play.

Gao Shumio had already been mentally prepared for this.

At the age of 16, Taka Shumio was the first person to publish the plastic magazine "Hot!" A contracted reader model of "Photo Times".

The so-called plastic-wrapped magazine means that there is good scenery in the magazine.

You have to buy it and open the plastic packaging to get a panoramic view of the scenery.

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Taka Shumio spent four years in the early days working as a front-line plastic magazine photographer, creating countless classic photos, and debuted at the age of 22 with the first work "The Morning Moon Is Rough".

This is the first time Takaki Mio starred in a leading role and was filmed when she first debuted. It is also the origin of her stage name.

It is named after the character "Mio" in "The Morning Moon is Rough".

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This movie is in the collection of many Ultraman RB fans.

The evaluation in "Ultraman Information Book" (Ultraman Information Book) is:
  "Captain is really great!"

"Absolute S-class actress!"

"More than Ultraman Seven heroine Juliano, I feel she has the best figure among all Ultraman actresses."

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This movie was well-received at the time, and Gao Shumio went on to star in a series of art films such as "Berlin" and "Bomb".

Based on Taka Shumio's rich shooting experience.

Takakura Bunta is a troublesome existence...

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The crew of "Ultraman Tega" is the same as the previous Ultraman series, with multiple on-site directors and script writers in charge, and the filming of the entire tokusatsu drama is completed in the unit story mode.

The on-site director of Kirialoderen's drama is the most socially influential master in the tokusatsu circle - Akio Mikiji.

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Akio Jishoji graduated from Waseda University with a major in Buddhism. In addition to special effects dramas, he is also a musician, novelist, and calligrapher.

In his spare time, he published some novels, essays and paintings, and the sales were pretty good.

In 1970, he directed his debut feature film "Impermanence", which won the highest award of the international film festival recognized by FIAPF "Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland".

This is the only director of RB to win this award during the Heisei era.

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Akio Mikiji is good at unique composition, lighting and sound effects to uncannily convey the atmosphere of the film, which is full of baroque fantasy and the intellectual beauty of the tea ceremony.

The most classic one is the sunset showdown scene between Ultra Severn and the monster.

It's so stunning that you can't help but pause to take screenshots.

Although it is a work from the 60s, the beauty of the lens truly transcends time.

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In the morning, the crew filmed a plot where Captain Hui was interviewed by Al Jazeera’s female host.

After the interview, a Kirialod possessed the Al Jazeera host, holding an ancient book "The Book of St. Kirialod" in the air and shouting.

"3000 million years ago we came to the Promised Land, the super-ancient Earth." "The Book of St. Kyriarod is our land deed."

"The Kyriarodians are an advanced cosmic civilization and have the ability to guide humans and become their guardians."

And in order to prove the "strength of the higher civilization camp", they used the flame of the Holy Spirit to destroy a Gaza hospital, causing hundreds of deaths.

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There is no role for Bunta Takakura in this section.

Except that the plot is slightly different from the original time and space.

In addition, in terms of actors, the role of Al Jazeera’s female host did not use ordinary extras.

Instead, Chisato Moritaka, who has the most beautiful legs in the Showa era and is the prototype of Sailor Moon, comes to make a guest appearance.

Chisato Moritaka released a new song on TBS TV's music variety show "UTAGE!" and was invited by TBS producer Koichi Takano to play a supporting role.

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In the afternoon, the Kirialodians were photographed invading the Victory Team's Far East headquarters on the coast of Chiba Prefecture.

Finally it was Takakura Bunta's turn.

The crew members came over to watch this newcomer who made an exception.

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In the Japanese entertainment industry, there is a clear hierarchy between seniors and juniors, senior and junior, senior and junior.

The divisions of this dark world are a bit different from the original time and space, but the sequence is more strict.

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The core of the actors in the entire crew is the "protagonist character".

This concept is different from that of later generations where the "starring" can have a bunch of names.

There are often only 1 or 2 "main protagonists" in Japanese dramas, namely the single protagonist and the w protagonist. The other roles can be collectively referred to as "supporting actors" in a broad sense.

For example, "Legal High" stars Masato Sakai and Yui Aragaki as an assistant (secondary actor);
  "SPEC" (SPEC Police Department Public Security Section 5 Special Countermeasures Department Incident Book of Unknown Incidents) stars Erika Toda and Ryo Kase.

Other characters such as Arimura Kasumi and Narita Yu are all supporting actors;
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This so-called "main character" is very important in the Japanese entertainment industry.

The lead actor is directly responsible for the ratings of a film and television drama.

If an actor who has always been a stable "protagonist" has a sudden death in ratings, it would be equivalent to the "fall of god" event in fantasy novels...

Advertising fees, endorsement quality, variety show announcements, etc. will all be hit hard due to the downgrade.

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After the protagonist, there are the second-in-command and third-in-command, second only to the main protagonist, the deputy of the protagonist group, and the important actors throughout the play.

Supporting role (わき草), an actor who is of low importance in the plot and has low fame and qualifications
  Central axis (中グループ), the central axis is often a guest appearance in this episode, such as the victim or murderer who only appears in this episode in a criminal investigation drama.

The backbone group (Tower Team). In many dramas, the parents of protagonists who don't have many roles but have considerable qualifications will be placed in this position.

The finale (Tomemae), generally speaking, the finale is an actor who has a fixed role and is second only to the main axis in qualifications. The character plays a key role in advancing the plot.

The main axis (トメ), the person who can be placed in this position must be a character in the crew who has the qualifications and masters the key to the plot.

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Takakura Bunta, from a temporary worker in a labor dispatch company, suddenly became the central actor (中グループ) in the third and twenty-fifth episodes of "Ultraman Tega".

This can be regarded as a rare "unconventional promotion" in film and television dramas in recent years.

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The on-site field management, lighting, and props teams were busy completing the set of the Victory Team headquarters and creating a serious and calm lighting atmosphere.

Under the direction of the director, the cameraman set up the machine and took medium and long shots first, and then close-ups.

Typical composition style of Akio Minshoji.

Because the characters were filmed separately, Captain Hui was not in the frame at first, but he was cooperating on the scene.

"Every group prepares! Chapter 3 "Devil's Prophecy" Game 5!"

"Action!"

(End of this chapter)