Americans don't understand, but Downing knows how much impact and influence American movies have on Japan in his previous life, it can be said that they occupy almost all the markets for Japanese films, and although the Japanese in this period are very poor, there are many people who like to watch movies, and the reason may be because life is too difficult in reality, so you need to seek solace in the illusory world of movies, which is like the Great Depression in the United States, Hollywood is still thriving.

There are two reasons why Hollywood movies have become popular in Japan, one is that the thinking and habits of Japanese filmmakers have remained in the state of wartime and have not changed for a while. During World War II, Japanese movies were similar to model dramas, in which they could only sing the praises of long live the emperor and the innocence of war, especially in the extremely strict control of "sex", actresses were not even allowed to leak their thighs, let alone other places. Although censorship has been relaxed after the war, and the subject matter is no longer restricted, the scale of "sexuality" is still very strict, which is also related to the strict and bizarre censorship system of Japanese films.

Most of the films that were processed by scissors at this stage were in good shape, and the biggest problem was that there was an accident in the relationship between men and women. At that time, the dangerous images of censored movies were that women exposed their thighs or other parts, fell in love freely, did not have enough respect for the royal family and the national body, and were suspected of affecting social stability...... If it is a foreign movie, it will be particularly sensitive to the depiction of **. If there is a kissing scene, it will be cut unless it is a parent or a child. Taro Tajima, the censorship officer, once said, "Kissing, no matter what, is common sense to be cut; Why cut it? This is because most of the kissing scenes, in terms of our concept as a healthy society, are not acceptable to the good Japanese customs. Although they appear in the film in the form of love, friendship, respect, gratitude, joy, etc., they are frivolous and unhealthy in nature. The kind of kiss that makes a lewd sound. Kissing endlessly like a sucker, etc., the strong stimulation shots should undoubtedly not be kept. (If Taro Tajima had known that Japan would later become the world's largest AV producer.) Will it be angry)

For example, "Wrath of the Sword" starring Goro Abe and directed by Yoshiro Tsuji, which depicts the wife of an amorous samurai, first with her brother-in-law **, and then with the samurai's lord referendum. brought her husband the unwarranted disaster of being framed and turned the family upside down. Such a rare work describing the theme of extramarital love at that time gave the censors a headache, so much so that it took half a year to review. When the film manufacturers finally got back the edited film, they were surprised to find that the scenes of the two protagonists in "Jieben" were basically cut! (If you have time, you can look through the 1929 silent film "Urban Symphony", this film is very funny, and it should be the earliest film with the theme of a wild girlfriend!) ）

Hollywood films, on the other hand, enjoy super-national treatment in Japan and are exempt from inspection. The reason for the occupation is very good, these films have already passed censorship in the United States, is it possible that the level of censorship in Japan is even higher than that in the United States? Moreover, the shooting quality and freshness of Hollywood movies are completely popular in Japan, so Hollywood movies are naturally popular all over Japan. (Review it here, the information was not very detailed before, in fact, Hollywood movies have begun to hit the Japanese market in 46 years, but for the sake of the plot, this article had to delay until 1948 and then invade again, and leave it to the protagonist to make money in 47 years!) ）

After returning to Japan, Downing went around Tokyo, Kokura, and Okinawa and found that nothing major had happened. Everything is going on in an orderly manner, and the only thing that is a little troublesome is that Aoyama is asking him for advice about the votes in the Okinawa area.

Some time ago, Aoyama and other Ryukyu elders explicitly rejected the overtures of Japanese Communist Party Chairman Tokuda Koichi, and the votes in the Okinawa region attracted the attention of all sides for a while. At this time, Tetsu Katayama was formed by Tetsu Katayama, a member of the Social Democratic Party (i.e., the Socialist Party mentioned in the work), but the Katayama cabinet was subject to constant disputes between the left and the right. With the danger of collapse at any moment, the parties are now scrambling to get on the ballot and try to win the upcoming election.

Originally, everyone thought that the Okinawa area was Tokuda's private land, so they didn't pay much attention to it, but to everyone's surprise, the Okinawa representative actually rejected Tokuda's overture, so the votes in Okinawa came into everyone's sight for a while.

The two strongest contenders now were the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jun Ashida, and the President of the Democratic Liberal Party, Shigeru Yoshida. Tang Ning thought about it for a long time before he decided to let Aoyama meet Yoshida Shigeru's assistant, and Tang Ning's reason for making this choice was very simple, because he remembered this Yoshida Shigeru.

Speaking of Japan's political arena is very interesting, especially in recent years, the prime minister is changing, some people who are not very sensitive to international affairs may just remember the name of this prime minister, but within two days he collapsed, and another person became the prime minister. But if you look at the list of Japan's previous prime ministers, you will definitely remember the name of Yoshida Shigeru, because this guy has served a total of five prime ministers, and four terms are actually re-elected, such an impressive achievement can be called the most Japanese prime minister, so Tang Ning has a deep impression of him. In fact, Tang Ning also has an impression of Ashida Jun, as if this guy also served as prime minister, but then he seemed to be forced to resign after something happened, but unfortunately he really can't remember the specific situation, so he had to choose Yoshida Shigeru, even if this is not him, sooner or later someone will be the prime minister, after all, he can be re-elected for four consecutive terms.

After getting Tang Ning's instructions, Junichi Aoyama had a bottom in his heart. However, as an old slippery head who has been in Tokyo for more than ten years, he will not hand over the votes casually without getting enough benefits, but he also adheres to the instructions of Downing to befriend Yoshida Shigeru, after a tug-of-war and bargaining, Aoyama deliberately let the other party go by a yard and gave up part of the benefits, and the final result was that both parties were happy, and Aoyama got the cooperation opportunity in Nagoya, Yokohama and Kobe and other places given by Yoshida Shigeru's backer. Shigeru Yoshida, on the other hand, received all the votes in the Okinawa region.

With the cinema chain in these three regions, plus Sakurai, who he was familiar with through the last auction, Downing also successfully obtained the cinema chain in the Osaka area, and as for the Tokyo area, it has long been taken over by Yoshiko Matsuda, the emerging underworld sister, in various ways, so far, Downing's Hollywood movie invasion plan can finally officially begin! (To be continued.) )