Life in Tokyo starting as a child star

The following days were much simpler.

After Shimada Makoto joined, the overall filming of the film was back on track.

I have to say that "The Grudge" is worthy of being the unity of different worlds of "The Grudge".

There are really many details in the shooting.

For example, the simple shots of the protagonists talking.

But Shimizu-san played it in various ways.

From using the water cup, the pattern of the closet and the composition of the ceiling to block the upper body of the protagonist, to using the turning of the puppet on the table to hint the audience to the arrival of danger.

And the shooting composition that is stuck very tightly will leave an uncomfortable feeling in the audience's heart.

It seems very mysterious here, but it is actually not difficult to understand.

Just like there is such a scene in "Midnight Ring" - after Sadako's video tape is played, there is a shot of a woman combing her hair in front of the mirror. The woman's upper body is stuck very tightly by the oval image of the mirror, which naturally gives people a feeling of depression and discomfort.

But to be honest.

Even Kita Sumimi, who has been "battle-hardened".

When I saw that a simple conversation scene was repeatedly stopped by Shimizu-san and the scene was adjusted, I felt a sense of emotion in my heart.

No wonder "The Grudge" was so popular in Asia in the previous life, and even various remakes were made later.

Just the degree of research on the lens language is enough to make it popular.

Shimizu-san is already so serious.

Kita Sumi naturally spared no effort and began to increase the strength of the actress who was his opponent.

I can only say that the "Saeki Toshio suit" obtained from the evil life experience game is really evil, and coupled with the "eyes (deterrence)" skill that is already in the underworld, it is even more evil and evil-the whole person almost became a person from the underworld.

Just squatting there, without putting on powder all over his body, making up into the pale Toshio look, people feel an inexplicable chill.

Especially when stared at by his dark eyes, goose bumps all over the body.

Just like now-

This is a very common office floor.

The green light that symbolizes the safe entrance and exit flashed repeatedly, making people feel uneasy.

The light seeped into the office through the gaps in the cold curtains.

But this light not only did not

Instead, the curtains swayed slightly in the wind.

The entire faculty office was filled with a dark and depressing feeling.

The mobile phone kept making harsh rings.

But the girl named Mizuho squatted under the table and didn't dare to answer it.

She could feel it with a terrified face.

Someone was walking on the table above her head.

That was the sound of a child.

There were children, which was actually not unusual.

But this was a high school.

It was not normal for a child to appear here.

She covered her mouth tightly and didn't dare to make any sound.

I don't know how long it took.

I don't know how long the footsteps lasted.

It dragged on like this until the sky seemed a little dim.

Wait until the footsteps outside stopped.

Mizuho then released her hand covering her mouth and looked out with fear in her eyes.

The school office was quiet.

The road outside, which should have been noisy, seemed to have become dead silent.

In such an environment.

Any noise seemed to be particularly abrupt.

She felt relieved.

Because she looked around.

There was no one around.

However——

Click.

A crisp sound rang out.

What was it?

Mizuho looked at it in confusion.

A ray of dim light seeped through the gap in the curtains.

She saw it.

It was a pale child standing in front of her, holding her tightly with pale, corpse-like hands.

Those dark, deep eyes were staring at her.

Not moving.

"Okay! Cut! This one will be kept for now, but we will reshoot it later. Precocious, come here."

The voice of Qingshuishan made the staff present breathe a sigh of relief, and the expressions of the actresses who were responsible for acting with Kita Chengmi were obviously afraid, and they dared not breathe.

The actress who played Mizuho next to her was breathing heavily. When she heard Shimizu-san's words "retake later", her eyes went dark and her breathing almost stopped.

Because the oppressive feeling of Saeki Shunsuo played by Kita Sumire was too strong.

It was completely different from the oppressive feeling of Kuroda Uchiichi he played before.

At the time of Kuroda Uchiichi, although there was a sense of oppression, it was still within the controllable range.

But the role of Saeki Shunsuo was different.

After Kita Sumire's set of procedures, they really felt the kind of powerless fear that ordinary people have when facing vengeful spirits.

Especially the group of actresses who acted opposite Kita Sumire.

They were really puzzled.

In their impression, the child actors have always been cute and healing creatures.

But why?

Why did Kita Sumire give them such a "sinister" feeling?

They really couldn't understand it, so they could only hug together and chirp for warmth.

Originally, when they saw Kita Sumire, they felt like they had discovered a cute creature, but now it has completely disappeared.

Unlike them, Shimizu-san was not particularly satisfied.

Because as a director, Shimizu-san could actually feel it.

Kitasumi was restrained, and there were some areas that he did not fully show.

So he made a special trip to call Bei Chengshi forward.

"Precocious, this plot is the first time you have appeared in front of the camera as a wraith, and the previous plot has compressed the emotion of fear to the extreme."

Qingshuishan put down the script in his hand.

"So don't hold back. You must show all the feeling of 'Toshio Saeki' you had before. Otherwise, the fear this shot brings to the audience will not be so exciting. Do you understand?"

Although it looks like Qingshui Mountain.

Kitumi's current role as Toshio Saeki is quite perfect.

But who doesn’t want to take better photos?

Originally, there was no need to store it when filming a horror movie—audiences who like to watch horror movies like this.

Thinking of this, Qingshuishan touched his chin and gave an example.

"For example, Kitachi-kun, I want you to think of yourself as Toshio Saeki, and act with the feeling of 'being able to scare an actor to death'."

"Do you think of yourself as Toshio Saeki?"

Beicheng Minoru was stunned for a moment and took another look at Qingshui Mountain.

To be honest, this request is not too difficult for him.

The 'Saeki Toshio Suit' he obtained was coupled with the 'Eye (Intimidation)' skill that was originally from the underworld.

Don't think of yourself as Toshio Saeki, it wouldn't be a big problem for him to directly become Toshio Saeki.

But the problem is

"Uncle Qingshui, are you sure?"

Kitaki asked.

You must know that he restrained himself a lot today. The actresses were so frightened that their expressions were distorted to the point where they looked more like a wraith than him.

If you increase the intensity, are you sure it's okay?

"It's okay. If you don't even have the ability to withstand psychological pressure, why are you still acting?"

Qingshuishan rolled his eyes, feeling that Beicheng Minoru was overthinking everything.

"Yeah.?"

Kitagawa was a little speechless.

He remembered that the last time he had this kind of conversation was in "Swordsman Den", where Tanaka Kenzo asked him to unleash all his 'murderous intent'.

The result was that the extras were almost frightened.

but

Since Qingshuishan said so.

As an actor, for the sake of camera effects, Kitumi nodded and agreed: "Okay, then I'll give it a try."

And she was quite curious.

I don’t know what kind of state I will be in front of the camera after exerting all my strength.

It has to be said that Kitazumi Minoru and Qingshuishan are indeed like each other.

Once the two people discussed it, they made a decision very simply.

And this undoubtedly hurt the actresses present.

You know, Toshio Saeki, played by Minoru Kitami, really doesn’t have much screen time.

But the lucky thing is that all the actresses present were "taken away" by Junxiong at the end of their scenes.

This standard of ‘scaring actors to death’ comes out.

Several actresses were so frightened that they cried directly after the filming.

Both his expression and the expression in his eyes were frightening.

And the most bizarre thing is that they didn't expect that Kitumi Minoru could actually imitate the roar of the black cat in the original plot.

The cry was shrill and distorted, and just hearing it made my heart go numb.

This made them tremble even more. After looking at each other, they felt from the bottom of their hearts whether this subcontractor was really the incarnation of 'Toshio Saeki'.

Otherwise, why does he have so many scary techniques?

But I have to mention it again here.

After Kitazumi increased the intensity on them.

The overall terrifying atmosphere of the "Grudge" footage has indeed been directly raised to a whole level.

Especially Kitazumi used his talent to empathize with Toshio Saeki.

Naturally, in his mind, he figured out how to get into the frame and in what way to most scare the audience and actors.

This is probably what the so-called "human beings from the perspective of a wraith" feels like.

There were many scenes where even Qing Shuishan, who was standing in front of the monitor, couldn't help but sigh - it turned out that such a performance could still be performed here.

Not only his acting skills, but also his precocious positioning is very good! It really feels like Toshio Saeki!

Especially when there are times when Beicheng Minoru enters the mirror, even though he knows that he is about to enter the frame from the corner.

Qingshui Mountain still feels like a chill running down my spine and a numb scalp.

Excellent indeed.

Then look at Kitumi Minoru’s outstanding acting skills

Qingshuishan frowned again and looked at the script in his hand.

"It's a bit of a waste."

Yes.

A bit wasteful.

Toshio Saeki was originally scheduled to be a supporting role in the script to set off Kayako's terror.

But Kitumi Minoru's performance far exceeded his expectations.

In the short scenes, he gave extremely dazzling performances.

It is indeed a waste to only let Kitumi appear in a few limited scenes.

In this case

Qingshuishan didn't hesitate much and began to add some scenes and scenes about Kitami Minoru.

Fortunately, "The Grudge" is shot in montage segments.

Each chapter is independent.

Even if there are additions or deletions, it will not affect the overall shooting effect.

Just this way.

All the actresses were even more stunned.

Several people almost told Qing Shuishan directly that they would quit filming after filming.

Originally, Kitami Minoru didn’t have too many scenes.

They could bear it and just pass it by.

But this actually added a plot to him?

Do they really not regard their actresses as human beings?

You're really not afraid of him scaring us out, are you?

Fortunately, Shimizu-san pulled everyone over to appease them, so it didn't turn into a "collective resignation" situation.

If the entire crew was "scared" to pieces because of a child actor,

then Shimizu-san would be considered the first person to shoot modern Japanese films.

It was in such a noisy atmosphere.

The shooting of "The Grudge" is also taking shape at a fairly fast speed