Chapter 132: American Culture
Driven by curiosity, Airi Kuriyama still wants to know what big drama her mother wants to film. She smiled at the other party and said, "The big drama you are about to shoot is domestic? Or is it foreign?"
Chimei Kuriyama smiled at her daughter and said, "The big drama of Hollywood in the United States is still directed by an internationally renowned director.
I can't help but think back to the Hollywood movie "Kill Bill" directed by Quentin Tarantino 20 years ago.
The second female lead that time was Chinese actress Lucy Liu, and I only played a small supporting role. I'm going to play the second female lead this time."
Airi Kuriyama opened her eyes wide in disbelief and said, "Mom, really? You're not lying to me, are you?"
Chiaki Kuriyama smiled knowingly and said, "Are you questioning me, or are you questioning your father's ability?"
Airi Kuriyama asked, "Is your Hollywood drama also directed by Quentin Tarantino?"
Chiaki Kuriyama snorted, "I didn't say that."
Ari Kuriyama got up coquettishly and said, "Good mother, just tell me!"
Kuriyama Chiaki looked at him and said, "Eat your breakfast."
Ari Kuriyama was whetted and thought about using her words, "Since you have been begging my dad for so long, why don't you play the female number one?"
Chiaki Kuriyama saw through her daughter's tricks at a glance, but she didn't directly expose it: "You are too naïve. You don't understand the unspoken rules of the film industry, let alone the unspoken rules of mainstream Western society.
Would a famous American director give a Japanese and Asian a chance to play the role of the number one actress? The answer is no. I don't mean to say that all the great American directors are racists.
There are established rules in all walks of life. In this regard, either the white face of the West or the black face of political correctness has to follow.
In Hollywood, in the United States, even if it is a movie wholly owned by a Japanese, it will be quite difficult to get a Japanese to play the female or male lead.
Even if Sony Pictures has Columbia Pictures, MGM Pictures, Samsung Pictures, etc., it still cannot act in full accordance with the three views and cultural output of the Japanese.
Famous American directors often don't take on such big dramas, after all, he also has to listen to the words of the American Directors Guild and abide by the relevant so-called rules and regulations.
To be precise, if you want to break into the mainstream film and television market in the United States and the West, then you have to abide by the rules of the game that they have long formulated.
In addition, the major movie theater lines in the United States and Western countries are not completely controlled by the Japanese. Even if it is controlled by the Japanese, it will still be subject to other constraints.
In the past, Japan was suppressed by the United States in the automobile, semiconductor, chip and other industries. Now, do you think that Americans will not find all kinds of excuses to suppress Japan's film and television cultural exports?"
She paused, picked up the milk glass in front of her, tilted her head and took a sip, but didn't put it down.
Chiaki Kuriyama couldn't help but smile helplessly and wryly on his face, "The Japanese must be in the circle that the Americans have demarcated. Otherwise, there will be trouble one after another.
The best Japanese actor in Hollywood at the moment is none other than Ken Watanabe. He is the father of the Japanese actress you like Watanabe.
Just like him, he has never served as the male lead in a big drama directed by a famous American director! The movies he starred in include "The Last Samurai", "Inception" and other well-known ones.
One of his biggest achievements to date came when he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the film The Last Samurai starring Tom Cruise.
When I say that, it doesn't seem too rigorous. Ken Watanabe served as the male lead in the movies "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Letter from Iwo Jima".
The problem is that the story of these two films is about Japan, so it is not enough for white or black people to play it!
However, in order to weaken the role of Japanese actors, he was in the movie "Memoirs of a Geisha".
The heroine in China uses Zhang Ziyi, Michelle Yeoh, and Gong Li from China, but they are not Japanese actors.
Moreover, the movie "Letter from Iwo Jima" is actually the other side of "The Flag of the Fathers". That is, the budget of one movie makes two movies, but the perspective is different.
The movie "Letter from Iwo Jima" is from the perspective of the Japanese, and naturally only Japanese actors can be used, while "The Flag of the Fathers" is from the perspective of the Americans.
On top of that, it's almost impossible for a Japanese person to play the number one role in a Hollywood drama that is not a Japanese culture."
Kuriyama blinked twice and said, "I really didn't expect there to be so many twists and turns in here."
Chiaki Kuriyama opened up the conversation and said, "Whether it is a movie or a TV series, it is a direct manifestation of the cultural export of one country to another.
The United States that you first learned about is not from film and television dramas. This will inevitably beautify the United States, as well as the brainwashing of American values to audiences in various countries.
You see that the Korean cultural export is actually a variant of the American cultural export. It is not independent, and it is not derived from or subject to American culture.
Many years ago, Uncle Bird's "Jiangnan Syle" was once popular all over the world. However, how many people know that the company that created this song and promoted it was an American team?
Even Uncle Bird himself graduated from Boston University in the United States and entered Berklee College of Music in order to become a hiphop singer.
Korean hip hop, which is popular among you at the moment, is not a form of culture that was born on the streets of the ghetto of the United States. The general claim is that it was born in the Bronx, New York, USA."
Kuriyama Airi's eyes widened and said, "Mom, if you don't say it, I really don't know."
Chiaki Kuriyama pointed out, "Let it be clear to you all, how can the Americans still mix? Today, Americans are becoming more savvy.
In order to minimize the hostility of other people, he localized the film and television dramas of various countries, and did not delay in exporting his American values there.
Behind the globally popular South Korean TV series "Squid Game" is Netflix of the United States. Then there is the Spanish TV series "Money House", which was later remade by South Korea, which was also produced by Netflix in the United States.
The Japanese TV series "Alice in the Dying Country" is not produced by Netflix in the United States. Taiwan's TV series "Hua Lantern" is also produced by Netflix in the United States......
Movies are dominated by Hollywood, and TV dramas are dominated by Netflix, HBO, etc."