In the second half of the last century, the famous Japanese film and television actor Ken Takakura was called a Japanese male god, and his influence was very far-reaching, especially after the crime movie "The Hunt" starring him entered China in 1976, and was unanimously recognized by Chinese audiences. This shows the influence of Ken Takakura in the second half of the last century.
However, such an actor is inextricably linked to the gang, and once had contacts with Kazuo Taoka, the leader of the Yamaguchi group in Japan, and Ken Takakura once wrote to Kazuo Taoka, saying, "I often think about what an actor is for me, and it is you who taught me how to be a man and how to be a man." ”
At that time, Japanese society's control of gangsters was relatively lax, and Japanese gangsters also infiltrated into various industries in various ways, and the film industry was also deeply affected by Japanese gangsters at that time, it is said that in the 50s and 70s of the last century, movie tickets were bought by gangsters, and then sold, which shows the influence of gangsters on the film and television industry.
The reason why Takakura Ken is called a male god is different from the current small fresh meat, but the unique "manliness" of the body itself, the image of a tough guy who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and the tough and cold is the most classic.
In fact, this is also related to the movie starring Ken Takakura at that time, after the release of the gangster-themed movie "The Legend of The Japanese Hero" starring Ken Takakura, it triggered an earthquake in the ticket number, so a large number of Japanese gangster movies mushroomed and became the mainstream theme of the Japanese box office at that time.
And many artists themselves have a gang has an inextricable relationship, if there is a gangster big guy who wants to hold you, it is not hot, so the artist must maintain a certain relationship with the gang, Takakura Ken has a close relationship with the Japanese gang Yamaguchi group leader Kazuo Taoka.
In 1973, Ken Takakura played the role of Kazuo Taoka himself in the movie "Yamaguchi Group Three Generations", during the filming of Ken Takakura, Kazuo Taoka also personally visited the set, and when Kazuo Takuoka had a heart attack, Ken Takakura also went to visit the patient, in an interview, Takakura Ken also expressed his admiration for Kazuo Tatsuoka, and said: "I have a deep interest in Tatsuoka himself. No matter what kind of adversity he is in, he will not give up and rise up again. I understand his feeling of 'eating one more bowl of rice than others'. ”
It is said that in order to play the role of gang members, actors often have to live with real gang members, so there were rumors at the time that Ken Takakura himself was a member of the Yamaguchi group.
In the mid-to-late 1970s, Ken Takakura gradually began to distance himself from the gangs, and at that time Ken Takakura said, "If I continue to be here, I will only be able to play underworld roles in the future."
By the 1980s, basically broke off relations with the gangsters, when Ken Takakura was even harassed by the film and television company because he did not play the role of the gangster, but after Ken Takakura refused to star in gangster-themed movies, the warm-colored films such as "Happy Yellow Handkerchief" were once again well received, indicating that Ken Takakura's original transformation was also a wise move.