Kenichi Endo
Ohsugi
Light Stone Research
Matsushigetoshi
Tomoro Taguchi
Terajima into
Title: Byplayer: If These 6 Supporting Characters Lived Together
Highlights: Gathering Japanese gold supporting characters; filming in a pseudo-documentary manner; luxurious cameo lineup.
Plot: Six golden supporting roles in Japanese film and television dramas, jointly received offers from Zhang Yimou' film "Seven Samurai" directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Hiroshi Kurosawa, and remade from Akira Kurosawa. The producer's request is that the 6 uncles must live together for 3 months before the film starts. In fact, as early as 10 years ago, 6 people had collaborated in a work, but a dispute ended in failure during the period. The seemingly pleasant cohabitation life at present actually has other hidden feelings.
Evaluation: Just looking at these kashi who have been working with directors such as Takashi Miike and Takeshi Kitano for many years, I think this is a late-night drama full of gangster cult elements - but it is actually the uncle version of "full house". The play is filmed in the form of a pseudo-documentary, and several golden supporting characters of the Japanese drama Japanese film play themselves in the play. Although the way pseudo-documentaries are filmed is not new in Japanese dramas, the private appearance of these old acquaintances does make the audience very curious. Interestingly, although the six uncles often cooperate in two or two in the films of various big directors, such as Terajima Jin and Ryo Ohsugi, at least 18 works, it is the first time that six people have appeared in one work at the same time. In addition, filmmakers large and small, such as Hiroshi Kosho, Akira Ikematsu, and Ryoyoshi Arakawa, will also appear in the form of cameos.
【Director】
The director and screenwriter of this drama is Daigo Matsui, born in 1985. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Keio Yoshijuku, One of Japan's top universities. When I was a child, I decided to become a cartoonist because I watched "Doraemon", but I took my work to the publishing house but was poured cold water: "This kind of story, funny artists have already done it on TV, and it is not necessary to draw a comic." Then Daigo Matsui temporarily gave up his dream of being a manga artist and became a funny artist. In college, Matsui joined the drama troupe and became interested in movies. His film directorial debut was the manga adaptation of the film "High School Shitanaka" starring Shota Matsuda. The original work is a funny manga, and Brother Matsui's dedication to funny manga is evident. Since then, he has directed a number of somewhat bizarre independent films. Perhaps because of the sympathy between the same friends, Matsui can always attract interesting young actors. In addition to Shota Matsuda, there are also Shoko Sugata, Ai Hashimoto, Yu Aoi, Mitsuki Takahata... In this drama, Matsui's homage to Akira Kurosawa, Zhang Yimou, "Seven Samurai", "Falling Water Dog" and other classic movies "Terrier" will attract the attention of more fan youth than it does.
He debuted on June 28, 1961 (aged 55) in 1979
Kenichi Endo has starred in countless villains because of his "fierce eyes". And this look is more or less related to his experience, it is said that half of the people in high school were bad teenagers. Although he joined the famous "Nameless School" founded by Tatsuya Nakayo and his wife. But because the "atmosphere was depressing" and "the work and rest were too regular to bear", the group was withdrawn after 10 days... It's wild and uninhibited. After his debut, he naturally played a lot of gangsters, including many cooperation with famous directors such as Takashi Miike and Makoto Harada. When he first became a leading actor in 2009, he also lamented: "Ah, what is the protagonist of this bad face..." In recent years, in Japanese dramas such as "Minwang", "Let Me Call My Father-in-Law", "HOPE ~ Unborn", Etc., Endo Ken has become soft and cute at the beginning.
He debuted on September 27, 1951 (aged 65) and in 1973
Ōsugi was the eldest of the six. In the 1970s, under the influence of underground stage drama masters such as Yukio Kugawa, Shuji Terayama, and Tang Shilang, he chose to become a stage actor. As a film actor, he became the protagonist of Zhou Fang Masayuki's film at the age of 33, and then worked with Takeshi Kitano 7 times, Sabu 8 times, Takashi Miike 12 times, and Kurosawa Kiyoshi 20 times... Well-known independent directors have collaborated over and over again. In particular, Takeshi Kitano's "Hanabi" won him many awards for best supporting actor and began to win the attention of mainstream vision. From a great man, a policeman, and an honest father to an anti-social criminal and a pervert, Ohsugi tries her best at various roles, hence the name "Man with 300 Faces."
He debuted on September 26, 1961 (aged 55) in 1978
Compared to the unruly older ones above, Hikarishi Ken looked much calmer. When he was young, he cooperated with directors such as Shunji Iwai and Shinji Aoyama; in his old age, he began to frequently appear in Japanese dramas, and the roles were more "honest old father" and "middle-aged man with a nest". And it is very interesting that with a slightly "waste wood" appearance, he has become a regular guest in Japanese small fresh movies. And the light stone research in life is actually a "literary middle-aged", there is a whole wall of vinyl records in the home, and the wall is also plastered with posters of his beloved Godard's movie "The Outlaw".
He debuted on January 19, 1963 (aged 53) and in 1983
Because of the "Lonely Gourmet" series, "Goro" became popular and became an iconic figure in the Japanese drama that triggered the theme of food. Matsushige graduated from the Faculty of Literature at Meiji University and originally wanted to work as a behind-the-scenes producer of films or stage plays, but like Ryo Osugi, when he was young, he was influenced by well-known underground theater troupes such as "Patio Stack" and "Condition Theater" and decided to become a stage actor. Later, he also joined the studios of Yukio Kawakawa and Yuki Mitani. Although it doesn't look so "mixed", the height of 188cm is particularly imposing just by standing there, so it often appears in various gangster movies, as the only character with common sense among a group of bastards.
He debuted on November 30, 1957 (aged 59) in 1978
Among the 6 uncles, Tomoro Taguchi may be more non-mainstream, and many people are a little impressed by the late-night drama "Plant Man Balcony Starman" in the past two years. But he's actually probably the coolest of the bunch. In terms of film, he has cooperated with cult directors such as Takashi Miike and Shinya Tsukamoto, among which Shinya Tsukamoto's "Iron Man" made him famous in one battle. In addition to the actors, the side business is also unexpected. In addition to his work as a screenwriter and voice actor, he is also an independent cartoonist and punk band lead singer. On stage in the 1980s, the band performed very extremely, such as the strange behavior of members cooking rice on stage at the beginning of the show.
He debuted on November 12, 1963 (age 53) in 1986
Audiences familiar with Kitano's takeshi films must be familiar with this face, and have starred in countless loyal old gangsters in gangster films. Similar to Ryo Osugi, Terajima often appears in the plays of the director of "That Wave". His first debut was a film directed by Yusaku Matsuda, who regarded Yusaku as a benefactor and called him "the first person to encourage me when I first entered the circle." Therefore, he is very close to the Matsuda family. In particular, Shota Matsuda, the second son of the Matsuda family, Terajima unexpectedly revealed the love of his elders when he talked about him: "I have known him since he only had a thumb, and I can't help but hurt him." ”