Ronald contacted CAA's president Michael Ovitz through his agent Niceta's relationship.
Ovitz has a good relationship with the Japanese business community and Japanese Americans in the country. He previously directed "Shogun", the first TV series in American history based on the history of Japan.
With his help, Ronald's letter was quickly delivered to the desk of senior Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye's office, and was placed at the top of all letters to be answered.
Daniel Inouye is a World War II veteran. He lost his right arm in the war and is the only one-armed senator among all senators.
He put on gold-rimmed glasses and began the routine work of reading letters. He would always read some letters from Hawaiians personally and reply personally. As the only Japanese-American among the 100 senators of the American Federation, he was very
Pay attention to maintaining your vote base in your hometown in Hawaii.
“Dear Senator Inoue,
I am a film director, my name is Ronald Lee. Maybe you have heard of my name. I directed the film "Night of the Comet", which is now showing in movie theaters in America.
I take the liberty of writing to you this time because I am doing some historical research for the new film I am writing. I am writing about a Japanese karate master who taught a boy the philosophy from the East and that martial arts is for self-defense...
In order to add some real background to the characters, I learned that during World War II, Japanese Americans once participated in an infantry regiment, the 442nd Regiment. I could not find information about this regiment in many libraries on the West Coast.
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Someone pointed out to me that you know something about this period of history. So I ask you to give me some information."
Inoue took off his glasses with his left hand and pinched the root of his nose.
The 442nd Infantry Regiment, no one has remembered this name for a long time.
Inoue couldn't help but touch the empty sleeve of his right arm. This was one of the "memorials" he left behind when he joined the 422nd Infantry Regiment and served as a sergeant squad leader.
After calming down, Inoue put on his glasses and took out a box from the bottom drawer of his desk. He blew in the non-existent dust and then opened it with difficulty with his remaining left hand.
Box.
Inside are two medals with ribbons. One is the Bronze Star Medal and the other is the Distinguished Service Cross.
But what Inoue wanted to see most was not the two medals, but the two silver coins. These two silver coins once helped him block the bullets fired into his chest by the Germans, but after he showed off the silver coins to his companions,
Lost.
Soon after, while charging desperately toward the German machine gun position, he was hit in the right elbow by a rifle grenade and lost his entire right arm.
He rang the bell for his secretary and dictated a reply to Ronald.
"Dear Ronald, I haven't watched your movie yet. But I am very willing to help you with your next movie. Here are some information about the 442nd Japanese Infantry Regiment that I have collected for your reference.
I wish you all the best.”
A thick box of materials was couriered from Capitol Hill to Los Angeles and arrived at Ronald's apartment.
Soon, Ronald read the materials sent by Inoue under the light overnight.
"It's really unexpected. Senator Daniel Inoue himself was born in the 442nd Infantry Regiment."
The Pacific War of World War II had just broken out, and some Japanese people began to join forces to lead the way for the Japanese troops that were about to attack Hawaii and the west coast of the United States.
Commander-in-Chief Roosevelt issued the infamous Executive Order 9066, which gave each theater command the power to detain civilians who did not cooperate with the American government in centralized detention.
Although this order did not target the Japanese by name, in the end only DeWitt, the commander of the West Coast Theater, ordered the execution of this order. A total of 110,000 Japanese-American citizens were imprisoned in concentration camps.
In order for the Japanese to avoid becoming pariahs in post-war America, the second-generation Japanese immigrants in the concentration camps began to write letters to Roosevelt enthusiastically, asking to join the army to serve their motherland, America.
They all regard themselves as Americans, not Japanese.
In the end, Roosevelt agreed, and the young Japanese men in the concentration camp enthusiastically signed up to join the infantry regiment numbered 442.
Initially, Roosevelt only wanted to recruit 4,000 people, but he was enthusiastic about joining the army. Before the end of the war, a total of more than 13,000 people were recruited.
Roosevelt did not dare to send them to the Pacific battlefield to fight Japan, so after the Allied forces landed in Normandy, the 442nd Infantry Regiment was sent to the European battlefield to specifically overcome difficulties. In order to clear their suspicions, the Japanese officers and soldiers fought very bravely.
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The 442nd Infantry Regiment initially had a full strength of about 4,000 people. Due to the large number of casualties, by the end of World War II, the number of additional personnel was 2.5 times the original number. A total of about 14,000 people served in the unit during World War II.
In just over a year, officers and soldiers received a total of 9,486 Purple Heart Medals (specially awarded to injured soldiers). The 442nd Regiment as a whole received commendations from the commander-in-chief eight times. It is known as the Purple Heart Troops.
Inoue lost his right hand and received the Cross of Merit after returning from the military service. After Hawaii was officially incorporated into the Commonwealth of America in 1959, he was elected as a federal representative, and three years later he was elected as a federal senator. He has been re-elected since then.
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During Nixon's Watergate hearings, Inoue participated in the Senate investigative committee and was referred to contemptuously by Nixon's personal lawyer as "that little Japanese devil" during a break, without turning off the microphone for everyone to hear.
Inoue said afterwards, "He would rather believe it was an unfortunate accident."
Although Japan and the United States are now in alliance, America still treats Japan as a vassal. Although Inoue is a senator, he does not dare to confront a well-known white lawyer. Instead, he carefully restrains his edge.
Inoue knew very well that in this country founded by white people, a Japanese senator must not express himself too much. As a mascot, it is acceptable. If he wants to lead other white people, he is irresponsible to himself and to the Japanese people in Hawaii.
American voters are not responsible.
After reading these materials, Ronald rubbed his eyes.
It seems that the background of Danny's master has been determined. As a veteran who participated in the 442nd Infantry Regiment, he won the Medal of Honor. However, his wife in the concentration camp was unfortunately unable to receive effective treatment during pregnancy and childbirth.
A tragic death.
He loves Danny as his own child, and because Danny has no father, he treats his master as a false father, and he has a special feeling.
"What name should I give him? Or Miyagi. The founder of Ryukyu Goju-ryu Karate has a surname of Miyagi."
After finishing writing his thoughts, Ronald went to bed.
There was a sound, and Ronald saw a mother and a son in confusion. The two drove to Venice, Los Angeles. They stopped at the entrance of a residential complex with three palm trees.
"Is this Danny and his mother?" Ronald understood, he was dreaming again.
Interestingly, he knew the actor who played Danny, who was Ralph Marzio, who played the gangster Johnny in "The Kid".
It seems that after this actor reached puberty, male hormones stopped injecting into his face. Now he is in his early twenties and still has the baby face of an adolescent boy. He is suitable for playing the role of Danny, a high school student in the play.
Danny and his new friends in the community went to play football on the beach. Unlike the Anglo-Saxons who like football, the Latinos in Danny's community all like to play football.
There, Danny met the goddess in his heart, Ali Mills from the same school. The two got to know each other through football, and developed a good impression of each other by the bonfire at the beach in the evening.
"Hey, this is an acquaintance too." Ronald discovered that the person who played Ali was Elizabeth Sue, who he had selected to play in the chewing gum commercial.
Elizabeth was already very beautiful, with curly blond hair, and a delicate temperament unique to middle- and upper-class girls.
Ronald knew that Elizabeth Shue was from an upper-middle-class background, so this was a true performance. He couldn't help but put Helen Slater and Diane Lane into this role. As an actress, Helen played this role in her true self.
The characters are also well established, with Diane being a bit too girl-next-door and a bit baby-fat.
But Diane's acting skills are enough. If she can direct this movie, then let Diane give it a try. After all, Helen should have become famous with "Supergirl" at that time, and she signed a three-film contract with Warner Bros.
, I may not be able to invite her.
The person who plays Master Miyagi is an unknown Japanese actor. Although he sounds like a foreigner, with all the wrong grammar and wrong pronunciation, his words are humorous and not incomprehensible at all. On the contrary, he is very interesting.
Philosophy is a bit like Master Yoda in Star Wars, who often says inverted sentences.
Danny was killed by Ali's ex-boyfriend, Johnny, a boy who studied in another karate dojo. Together with his companions, he surrounded Danny and wanted to beat him up and keep him away from Ali.
At the critical moment, Master Miyagi, who was an apartment repairman by profession, fell from the sky and beat Johnny and his companions to the ground with three punches and two kicks.
Danny has since learned karate with Master Miyagi.
Johnny's master Chris asked Johnny to stir up trouble again. Their karate philosophy is to attack again and attack again, without leaving any behind to the enemy.
Unbearable, Danny found Master Miyagi, and the two went to Johnny's dojo and challenged them to a showdown with Johnny's dojo in the Los Angeles Karate Competition.
In order to win and no longer be harassed, Master Miyagi started special training for Danny. He was waxing Miyagi's car collection, sanding Master Miyagi's new floor, and painting Miyagi's courtyard walls.
After the paint dried for a few days, Danny suddenly realized that he seemed to be working as a worker, and he quit working in anger.
Master Miyagi asked him to use the waxing, floor-wiping, and wall-painting styles to receive attacks. Only then did Danny realize that he had learned the basic karate styles through labor and had learned the basic skills.
Then Master Miyagi asked Danny to go to the beach, stand on a rocking boat, and learn to maintain balance. This is the philosophy of Goju-ryu, first make sure that you don't fall to the ground, and then defend and counterattack.
Finally, before going to war, Miyagi celebrated Danny's birthday, drank too much, and told the story about his wife and child who died tragically in a concentration camp when he was serving in the 442nd Regiment.
The relationship between the two, similar to that of father and son, has become deeper and deeper.
Finally, at the Los Angeles Karate Competition, Danny made use of Master Miyagi's balancing and late-attack skills to reach the semi-finals. During the final battle, Johnny's master instructed another student to use a foul
The sweeper's leg hit Danny's foot.
Danny was seriously injured. In the lounge, Master Miyagi used Qigong to temporarily cure Danny's leg injury.
In the end, Johnny's master, in order to win the championship in the dojo, ignored his martial ethics and asked Johnny, who had also entered the finals, to attack Danny's injured leg.
Danny couldn't resist. When the two sides were evenly divided, he had no choice but to secretly learn a trick that Master Miyagi often practiced. He raised his hands, jumped on one foot, kicked Johnny in the head, and then landed on that foot.
.Killed the opponent and won the championship.
Finally, the movie ends with Danny and Master Miyagi looking at each other.
"What the hell is this trick? Isn't this the white crane hanging its wings in Tai Chi? Can this defeat the opponent? I don't believe it." Can such a weak kick hit the opponent? Ronald also made a move
He made a move and kicked.
"ah!……"
Ronald woke up on the floor cursing, kicked out in his dream, and rolled to the ground again.