As a global entertainment center, Hollywood is not only a mecca for American artists, but also a place where actors from all over the world want to go.
A Japanese actress went to Hollywood with the idea of "I want to go to a big city to develop, and the big city is very inclusive".
But her experience has torn off the fig leaf of the Western white double standard.
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Kikuchi was born in 1981 to an ordinary family in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, where she was the youngest child.
In the first ten years of life, she was like all ordinary Japanese girls, going to school, reading, and envisioning her future.
When she was 15 years old, an occasional trip changed her destiny.
At that time, a star scout met her on the street and wanted to take her into the entertainment industry.
At that time, I couldn't believe it, this day fell pie?
However, the star scout told her that she did not want you to enter the circle and become a big star immediately, you are not yet an adult, and now I hope you will become a model.
At that time, there was no plan for the future, and naturally he promised it.
I have to say that this scout is still very accurate in looking at people.
Kikuchi is nearly 170cm tall and has a very strong learning ability, and in her career as a model, in addition to taking into account her original studies, she has a high degree of achievement in equestrianism, Japanese dance, fashion and other aspects.
It is also like this that many advertising endorsers have found her, and her career has been stable.
However, for Rinzi, this is obviously not enough.
Because modeling is just a transition for her, what she really wants is to become an actress.
And it's not just Japanese actors, it's world-class actors.
Simply put, she wants to enter Hollywood and become an international star.
In fact, there are many examples of transformation from model to actor in the entertainment industry, the most typical of which is "Wonder Woman" Gayle Gadot.
Therefore, the planning of Kikuchi Rinko also has its feasibility.
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In 1999, Kikuchi officially debuted as an actress.
As planned, Rinko starts with a film and television drama and then moves on to a movie.
At first, Rinko acted in Japanese films, but later she set her sights on films that might appear at international film festivals, such as "Empty Cave" and "Taste of Tea".
Soon, her chance came.
At that time, Hollywood was preparing to make a movie called "Babel Tower".
The film is about morocco, Mexico and Japan, so it is necessary to find the right Japanese actors.
In fact, "Babel Tower" has a greater significance for Rinzi.
Because this is a film that rushes the Olympics, in other words, if it is well performed in it, it is expected to rub shoulders with the Oscars, and once it is stained with the light of the little golden man, its own value will soar.
Breaking into hollywood, the entertainment center of the world, is really not a dream.
She learned that the Japanese character in Babel tower was a deaf girl, so before the audition, she worked hard to practice sign language.
By the time the audition for the film characters began, she had even obtained a sign language license for the deaf and mute.
Not only that, but Rinko also asked Yoko Narahashi, the Japanese casting director of "Babel Tower", for advice.
As a producer who has participated in many Hollywood movies, Hashi Yoko understands very well the tastes of the old white men in Hollywood, and her advice to Rinzi is very simple.
Hollywood capital, like brave, active actors, Japanese domestic too active actresses will be criticized, but Americans are good at this set.
Kikuchi, who got the direction, also knew what to do.
At the time of the audition, Rinzi was very active in showing his skills, and the original crew wanted to find a real deaf and mute person to play.
But unable to stand the last outstanding performance of Rinzi, he still chose her.
At the same time, she was also specially arranged for some "artistic" scenes in the movie.
The movie "Babel Tower", although she failed to rush the Olympics that year, Kikuchi's dazzling performance in it has been unanimously recognized by all walks of life, and even many foreign audiences think that she is really deaf and mute.
She was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and the last Japanese actor to receive an Oscar nomination was half a century ago.
Not only the Nominations for Best Supporting Actress oscars, but also other acting breakthrough awards, Film Critics Association Awards, Independent Film Awards, etc., are too numerous to count.
There are also many foreign media reports on the Japanese girl in this movie, what her name is, what her origin is, and so on.
Kikuchi's plan seems to have succeeded, and a bright new star seems to be about to appear in Hollywood.
However, it was just an illusion.
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In "Babel Tower", Kikuchi not only won a number of awards and nominations, but also took the initiative to ask for roles from the old white men of capital in full accordance with the advice given by her predecessors.
Supposedly, she should start to take root in Hollywood next, right? Even if you can't receive any big commercial production, at least you can have some small films, right?
At the beginning, there was still a movie "Broome Brothers" that agreed to her joining the group, but the role assigned to her only had 3 lines in the whole film.
And after this movie, the doors of Hollywood are closed.
At that time, Rin Zi was not willing, and took the initiative to try to contact some small-cost production crews, and the answers were basically.
No, not considered.
In desperation, Rinko could only go back to Japan to develop.
But later, she thought about trying back to Hollywood, and finally got the opportunity to star in the commercial blockbuster "Pacific Rim".
But how did this opportunity come about?
It was she who called the director and promised that she could audition for an audition at any time and any place.
And the result after the film, that's it, the door of follow-up Hollywood is still tightly closed.
Kikuchi still had to put the focus of development back on Japan.
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Kikuchi's plan can be said to be very clear.
Step by step, from model to TV series actor, from TV series to movie, from local film to international film, from international film to Hollywood, win an award to enhance your own value and make yourself an international actor.
And she didn't make a mistake in every step, and she also spent a lot of effort and did it all in place.
But she miscalculated a little.
It's Hollywood, which is controlled by white capital, and it's a double standard.
All kinds of awards, placed on white and black actors, can enhance their commercial value.
But for Asian or Asian actors, the exception is.
Other American and British countries, such as British and Australian actors, can still eat very well in Hollywood.
But Asian countries? Sorry to bother.
The so-called global entertainment center, its inclusiveness is only open to white and black people in the West.
If it is american and British actors, they may also be worried about speech, but Asian or Asian actors do not have this at all.
Asian actors are there, and it is impossible to find a belonging.
They just want to have more Asian actresses go over, take the initiative to ask them for drama, and then buy and sell with a hammer, and finally give some very marginal roles, which is equivalent to charity.
After all, the resources are in their hands, and the rules are set by them.
Therefore, the real Hollywood is not a mecca for Asian actors, but a nightmare.