Tokyo Literature and Art Times

  Chapter 5 Violent Man Filming "Ferocious Man"!

   "Ferocious Man", which was originally Takeshi Kitano's first directorial work.

   Right now, Iwata Takeshi has directly used it, and he is also going to play the male lead himself.

   Autumn knife sack!

   Violent man filming "Ferocious Man"?

  You put it here and put it here?

of course not!

   Takeshi Iwata has his reasons for choosing this movie.

   First, the original film was very well done and won many awards, which gave Kitano Takeshi's directorial career a good start.

   Second, Takeshi Iwata remembers very clearly that the cost of this film should not be high.

  This is the key!

  Although, unexpectedly, he had to come back with 10 million yen, but Takeshi Iwata has no idea how much he can do with this 10 million yuan.

   As things stand, 10 million yen is less than $100,000.

   To make a movie for $100,000 is a stretch.

   Takeshi Iwata must control the cost very well.

   After crossing over by himself, with such a fierce face, of course, he must make full use of it.

   And so.

Director, screenwriter, oh yes, RB has the position of 'supervisor', and Takeshi Iwata took the post of supervisor. Then, if the on-site director is concerned, RB is called 'performance', and he also covers the performance. As for the photography work, he used to work in I also fiddled with it when I was in the store.

   Be a hero again.

  Alive!

  I, Takeshi Iwata, is an army... oh no, it's a creative team.

  Then why are you still cursing when you write a script?

   When a person is fully focused on one thing, something special happens.

  For example, when Michael Jordan played basketball, he would stick out his tongue unconsciously.

  The same is true for Takeshi Iwata, who is so absorbed in writing the script that he has brought himself completely into the plot of the movie.

   Moreover, scolding while writing is very powerful.

   In the movie, not only the male lead is a violent man, but the opponent is also an extremely violent man.

   That's it.

  Late night, quiet Tokyo.

   However, someone wrote the script and wrote it to the heart of the matter, swearing and cursing.

  …

   A few days later.

  Jimbocho, it can be said to be the most literary and artistic place in RB.

  There are over 100 bookstores at a small crossroads.

   Moreover, looking south from the subway, not far away is the famous Hitotsubashi Group.

  Shogakukan, Shueisha, are all here.

   The Shueisha in the 1980s was very interesting. Some people commented that the office building of this Shueisha should simply be called the Cheda Masami Building.

   In short, the elements of Masami Chata and Saint Seiya are often arranged everywhere.

   shows the popularity of his works.

   But about this, he doesn't care at all about the man who just came out of the subway station with a nasty face.

  Iwata Takeshi came to Jimbocho. As a Yakuza, it seems to be out of tune with the nature here.

  Although, he is wearing a very formal suit now, and he doesn't feel like a Yakuza at all.

   So, is the vicious looking guy buying books?

no.

  Film is a risky investment, and this risk is mainly reflected in distribution.

  If the distribution is not done well, no matter how good a movie is, it will be difficult to succeed.

   Takeshi Iwata is here to discuss the release.

   But he went straight to a bookstore and looked very familiar.

   There are two words on the sign outside this bookstore that stand out.

   Rock Wave.

  …

  Strictly speaking, the current Iwanami bookstore is different from the previous one, although it is still in the three-story building that was purchased in 1920.

   However, after Shigeo Iwanami, the founder of Iwanami Shoten, passed away, the Iwanami Shoten was no longer inherited by the Iwanami family, which gave people a less authentic feeling.

  Iwaba Shigeo himself, he has made considerable contributions to the cultural development of RB, and one of them is the publication of Natsume Soseki's works.

  Natsume Soseki's influence in the RB literary world may be controversial, but it is really difficult to find someone who surpasses him.

   One thing is certain, almost everyone in RB has read his works.

   For us Chinese, we are more familiar with his "I Am a Cat", but here at RB, his "Heart" is more popular, and it is in the textbook.

   In Iwanami Shoten, the first Natsume Soseki work published was "Heart".

  However, the reason for this success is that it has led a trend.

coffee.

  You can drink coffee while reading, which was not available in RB before 1920.

   Now, there is a man with a ferocious face in the cafe that has a history of more than 60 years.

   To be honest, Iwata Takeshi himself felt something was wrong while drinking coffee in such a place.

   It was probably his Yakuza mentality that was causing trouble. It seemed that a person like him should not come to such a place.

   But he has to come, because it's so crucial to his film.

   has been drinking coffee for five consecutive days, and he has shown great sincerity and patience.

  Unfortunately, no progress has been made in the past five days, the people who wanted to see did not see it, but…

  Special, always meet a bald old man, this guy is always smiling when he looks at himself.

   Wouldn't it be an old glass?

   How can it be repaired! This guy is still coming.

  “Arnold…”

   "Sir, what's the matter with you?"

   Takeshi Iwata showed a polite attitude that had nothing to do with Yakuza, and his face was full of smiles and kindness.

   The old man smiled and said, "I observed you for five days."

   "Yes, I came five days in a row."

   "I confirm, your face is very vicious."

"This…"

  The blood pressure has come up, does this still need to be observed for five days?

   The old man went on to say, "Do you want to make a movie? Old man..."

   Before he could finish speaking, Takeshi Iwata interrupted: "I'm sorry, I'm planning to shoot the movie myself. I seem to be able to use my face better."

   Take your own photos?

   The old man was taken aback, but he didn't say much. He could see that the other party was chasing people.

  …

   "Yamaguchi-san, that person is here again."

"Oh."

   Akira Yamaguchi is currently the 'store manager' in charge of the operation of the headquarters.

   After all, Iwanami Bookstore is actually a publishing house, so the operation of bookstores and cafes has to be distinguished from publishing.

   The person the waiter told him really caught the attention of Akira Yamaguchi.

   is already the fifth day, five days in a row.

   Akira Yamaguchi was not in the store when that person came on the first day.

   The two of them missed it, and the next day, Akira Yamaguchi saw the man's face and was a little scared, so he didn't make excuses.

   On the third day, he was not in the shop.

   On the fourth day, they missed.

   It is now the fifth day, that person is really sincere.

   But... he is indeed a bit fierce, so scary.

   "Did that person say what he wanted to do?"

   "I didn't ask this, so let me ask?"

   "That...don't ask, just say I'm not here."

   Akira Yamaguchi was mainly afraid. Besides, that person was not complaining about the poor service of our store, so he, the store manager, should not go there.

   But he didn't want to, the waiter was about to leave when Akira Yamaguchi saw someone walking over.

"teacher?"

  …

   "This guest..."

   Yamaguchi Akira still came, but as soon as the other party raised his head, Yamaguchi Akira started to drum again in his heart, so scary!

   But still bite the bullet and said, "Excuse me, are you looking for me? I am Akira Yamaguchi, the store manager."

   "You..." Takeshi Iwata wrote the script in seven days, and then came to this Iwanami bookstore repeatedly for five days.

   Honestly, even an ordinary person is full of anger, and he just met that weird old man.

   However, Iwata Takeshi swallowed those words, he smiled and got up, stretched out his hand, "Hello, my name is Iwata Takeshi, I have something important to discuss with the store manager."

   Takeshi Iwata?

   Never heard of it, but the man smiled... inexplicably even more terrifying.

   Fortunately, Yamaguchi Akira has fully demonstrated his professionalism at this moment. He also started as a waiter before.

   greeted him with a smile, shook hands, and asked, "Excuse me, what's the matter?"

  Iwata Takeshi didn't say much, just put a stack of paper in front of Yamaguchi Akira.

  Aki Yamaguchi, as the manager of the bookstore, naturally understood immediately, but he said with a smile: "I'm sorry customer, if you want to submit a manuscript, you can contact the editor of our store, and I can help you..."

   said that he was going back, probably looking for a business card.

   Takeshi Iwata grabbed the wrist of the man in front of him.

   At this moment, Akira Yamaguchi's legs trembled.

  It's terrible, are you going to be beaten?

   But Iwata Takeshi said: "This is not a novel, this is a script."

   "Script?" Although Akira Yamaguchi understood what it was, he was still confused, "If it's a script, why did you find me?"

   Yes, it's so strange, you should go to the film company... Of course, I dare not say this, he is afraid of being beaten.

  Iwata Takeshi said very solemnly: "It's very simple, because I hope that this movie can be shown in the theaters of your store in the future."

   Released?

  Iwanami Bookstore, the first floor is a bookstore, the second floor is a cafe, and the third floor is a cinema.

   Also, the cinema on the third floor is very famous.

  Iwanami Cinema, known as only showing excellent movies.

   Thank you Lei Wenjun, Brother Xun, the deity Feiying, Li Qiqi, thank you for your rewards, and thank you for your recommended tickets and monthly tickets.

   Well, there is also a strong literary and artistic color in violent movies, please don't worry, Rong Heiche said it, sincerely thank you, ask for support, and ask for all kinds of things.

   (end of this chapter)