Text: The King of History
Editor|The King of History
●○Preface○●
Is the "Japanese military officer professional" too deeply involved in the drama? Are you willing to settle in Japan with your family, but you still don't want to return to your hometown until you die?
On September 13 of this year, Ma Weijun, a famous "Japanese officer," died of throat cancer in Japan.
Maybe some viewers are not familiar with this name, or even have never heard of it, but you have definitely seen him in major "anti-Japanese dramas". As a Chinese, he has been playing a Japanese officer almost all his life, which has led many people to think that he is acting in his true colors.
It is precisely because he plays some villain supporting roles that his career has always been tepid, he is a respected predecessor in the circle, but outside the circle, he is a "Japanese officer" hated by everyone.
So why does he, as a Chinese, love to play the role of "Japanese"?
Settled in Japan and buried in Japan, is it difficult to play a Japanese for a long time?
●○After twists and turns, he moved to Japan○●
Ma Weijun is an authentic Gansu man, his parents are both working-class, and his family conditions can only be regarded as average.
It is precisely because of such family conditions that Ma Weijun's childhood can be said to be completely incompatible with art.
No one thought that a poor boy would become a well-known actor in the future.
In 1975, just after graduating from high school, he was arranged by his parents to work as a worker in a pharmaceutical factory.
But how could Ma Weijun consider these at that time, after all, food and clothing are a problem, how can you talk about the dream of performing?
But sometimes no one can stop the dream when it comes, as he participated in several dramas held in the factory, the seeds of performance have been deeply planted in his heart, coupled with the "fanning the flames" of his colleagues, he is determined to pursue his dream regardless of everything.
With his innate talent for acting and his handsome and elegant appearance, he successfully passed the interview of the Lanzhou Repertory Theatre and began to systematically study Xi performance.
However, the Lanzhou Repertory Theatre was just a transit point for him, and it didn't take long for him to leave there, and he was admitted to the Sichuan Mianyang Art Troupe with a twist, and it became a springboard for him to reach a higher stage.
After graduating from the Art Troupe, he was assigned to the People's Art Theater in Sichuan Province, and it was here that he officially started his acting career.
When he really stepped into the "Shura Field" of the entertainment industry, he realized that acting skills alone are far from enough.
Although he was born in a professional class and has participated in many film and television dramas, his career has not improved at all. The strange thing is that after years of hard work, he has won a lot of praise in the circle, but in the eyes of the audience, he is still a dispensable "transparent person".
Unwillingly, in order to improve his "business level", he also decided to go abroad for further study. Because at that time, many insiders wanted to go abroad to "gild a layer of gold", and then return to China for good development.
Of course, Ma Weijun was no exception, so he gave up all the resources in China and chose to study at a school in Hokkaido, Japan. Even he himself expected that this study could unexpectedly gain an enviable love bond.
When he first arrived in Japan, he was simply "blindsided", not only because he was unfamiliar with the place, but also because he did not know Japanese, it became difficult for him to communicate with Japanese people.
After a period of Xi study, he slowly learned Japanese, and became more and more proficient in communicating with the locals, and everything seemed to be developing in a good direction.
However, his career began to stagnate because of studying abroad, and he could only rely on part-time jobs to make ends meet.
As the saying goes, "When God closes a door for you, he will surely open a window for you", although his career was at a low point during his study in Japan, he met the love of his life.
●○Windfall of studying abroad○●
"I like you, can we be together?"
On this day, Ma Weijun received a love letter, all of which said that "men chase women across the mountain, women chase men across the veil", this kind of thing chased by girls made Ma Weijun unexpected, and the owner of this letter was his future wife.
Sometimes love comes so suddenly, people are caught off guard, under the initiative of the wife, the two quickly fell in love, and it didn't take long for the two to get married and have children in Japan, and the two of them were so unhappy in the world.
However, after getting married, he made a decision that surprised everyone - to settle in Japan.
This surprised the parents who were far away in China, but they went abroad, and their son was reluctant to come back. But everything is a foregone conclusion, the raw rice has already been cooked, and the family can only be blessed from afar.
Interestingly, to this day, the identity of Ma Weijun's wife and children has not been announced, and it has always been a mystery.
Back to the topic, he is also facing a dilemma in Japan, that is, he has learned a skill and has nowhere to show it.
Even if he had the opportunity to act, he was all a painless role, and in order to make a living, he had to put his dream of acting on hold and became an ordinary white-collar worker.
Unexpectedly, he changed the track, but he had a green light all the way, and he became famous in the workplace, and he did it for ten years.
Although he has a high-paying career, the seeds of acting have long taken root in his heart, and the love in his heart has not been extinguished.
Later, at the instigation of a friend, he won his wife's approval and left his family to return to his homeland.
In 2005, Ma Weijun, who was almost half a hundred years old, got on the plane back to China alone, looking at the sky outside the window, as if a dream come true was waiting for him.
●○"Japanese officer" professional household ○●
But when he stepped on domestic entertainment again, it was already a matter of fact, his acting skills were no longer enough, and the only thing he could do was his fluent Japanese.
In the two years since he returned to China, he has been shuttling back and forth between various crews, playing some roles, and his career has not improved until 2007, when the film and television drama "Chinese Brothers in Arms" was broadcast.
The Japanese officer "Yuji Yauchi" played by him came into the audience's sight because he was too fierce, his expression was hideous, and the roots of his hateful teeth were itchy.
Years of studying abroad life gave him an inexplicable sense of fit when he played the role of "Japanese officer", whether it was his speaking attitude or walking posture, he handled it very well, giving people a feeling that he seemed to be acting in his true colors.
With his wonderful performance in "Chinese Band of Brothers", Ma Weijun's name gradually became popular in the circle, and various anti-Japanese film and television dramas began to find him, which made him go further and further on the road of "Japanese officer".
In "My Brother is Shunyo", he was Captain Matsui, a senior commander of the Japanese army, and played Nomura Osa in the movie "Guild War", and his subsequent works were also shown as Japanese.
I don't know if his image is too real, or his portrayal of the character is too distinct, which causes the audience to never like him as a person, but from another point of view, this seems to be a recognition of his acting skills.
In fact, as a professional actor, Ma Weijun has also tried many other roles, such as "Manager Wu" in "Three Brothers in the Line of Fire", and "Secretary Ding" in last year's hit drama "The World".
But none of these roles allowed him to pick up the label of "Japanese officer", after all, few domestic actors can play Japanese officers like him, in terms of language and character portrayal, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Although he is not satisfactory in his career, his love is smooth sailing.
Many people have doubted that he is developing his career in China and can't see his wife thousands of miles apart, can the relationship between the two be good?
As everyone knows, in order to take care of his family, Ma Weijun will take time to go to Japan to reunite with his wife and children every time his work is completed, even when he is in the crew, he will find time to talk to his wife from time to time.
In this way, he has been running back and forth between China and Japan, but he didn't expect that the lives of the couple not only did not have cracks, but became more and more intimate, and the friendship between them became deeper and deeper.
However, even so, happiness still cannot resist the erosion of illness. At that time, during the physical examination in the hospital, I found a small polyp in the throat, and I thought it could be solved by a small operation, but I didn't expect it....
The moment the polyp was cut open, the doctor found that it was a misdiagnosis and immediately informed the family: "I was diagnosed with advanced laryngeal cancer, and I can only resign myself to fate." ”
In fact, some clues can be found from the daily photos he posted before, when there was an obvious bulge in his throat, but he didn't care, and now it seems that everything is traceable.
For Ma Weijun's death in Japan, some people have also questioned, all say that "fallen leaves must return to the roots", as a Chinese, why did he choose to die in Japan, is it because he really thinks he is Japanese after playing Japanese for a long time?
In fact, looking back, Ma Weijun's choice may be because of his wife and children in Japan, after all, he has been filming all year round, and he has too little time to accompany his wife and children, which is understandable.
●○Epilogue○●
In fact, Ma Weijun is both lucky and tragic, he spent nearly half his life to complete his dream of being an actor, and he also gained a happy family, but he never thought that everything would be cut off by cancer.
As an actor, every role he portrays is still memorable, although these roles are not popular, but they still bring many excellent works to the audience.
As of today, more than three months have passed since Ma Weijun's death, and in the end, I still hope that his wife and children can come out of the pain relief of the deceased as soon as possible and continue to walk with his love.
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