H-Town Tejas
05-01-2008, 03:00
From the desk of Shimojima Shigeharu, Head of the Tejano Film Bureau
To: Actors, actresses, film crews, etc. of the world
Recently, we, the Tejano Film Bureau, have decided to begin filming what is to no doubt be one of, if not our biggest projects of 2008. We have been given the go-ahead from family members to begin filming the late Chairman Nagaraku Ryouta's last screenplay. Contrary to what many rumors said, it was not about the great revolutionary Fujita Ichirou.
Rather, it is a story about a fictional place called Chishima, which is reminiscent of Feudal Japan, albeit with some anachronistic technology and elements of hip-hop culture (think Afro Samurai or Samurai Champloo). Chishima is ruled by the Takase clan, who are almost unbelievably corrupt and rule Chishima with an iron fist. The story is of a teenager named Higashi Kikujirou, the last descendant of the Takase's predecessors, the Uezuki clan, who were all brutally slaughtered.
The first part of the story tells of Kikujirou's life as an impoverished orphan who is bullied by the Takase aristocracy and not taken seriously by others. He meets another orphan, Tsurumaki Makoto. The two of them promise to one day overthrow the Takase.
The second part tells of Kikujirou as a young adult, who now goes by Uezuki Tetsu, leading a rebel group against the Takase. He is not as good of a leader as the now-deceased Makoto, and struggles with effectively fighting the Takase. He meets a woman named Kondou Momoka, who inspires him to fight harder against the Takase.
The third tells of Tetsu as an adult, who now rules Chishima. He is a just and fair ruler, but is harshly authoritarian, especially in his measures to suppress the bandits who were once Takase soldiers. When a bandit kills Momoka, he begins a wholesale slaughter of the Takase and their supporters. At the end, he is killed by a child, who is the last of the Takase, as Tetsu was once the last of the Uezuki.
Many of the main roles are open for casting by actors from other countries. We already have a director, Domingo Mendoza, and a large number of people working on our soundtrack, so those positions are filled, however, essentially all others are open. If you are interested, please respond.
Writer: Nagaraku Ryouta (H-Town Tejas)
Director: Domingo Mendoza (H-Town Tejas)
Producer: Shimojima Shigeharu (H-Town Tejas)
Cinematographer: Sofia Kamrill (Emerald Springs)
Higashi Kikujirou (teenager):
Uezuki Tetsu:
Tsurumaki Makoto:
Kondou Momoka:
Takase Daichirou (Takase ruler of Chishima):
Takase Kiyoshi ("the last Takase"):
(More roles/jobs to be added as I think of them)
To: Actors, actresses, film crews, etc. of the world
Recently, we, the Tejano Film Bureau, have decided to begin filming what is to no doubt be one of, if not our biggest projects of 2008. We have been given the go-ahead from family members to begin filming the late Chairman Nagaraku Ryouta's last screenplay. Contrary to what many rumors said, it was not about the great revolutionary Fujita Ichirou.
Rather, it is a story about a fictional place called Chishima, which is reminiscent of Feudal Japan, albeit with some anachronistic technology and elements of hip-hop culture (think Afro Samurai or Samurai Champloo). Chishima is ruled by the Takase clan, who are almost unbelievably corrupt and rule Chishima with an iron fist. The story is of a teenager named Higashi Kikujirou, the last descendant of the Takase's predecessors, the Uezuki clan, who were all brutally slaughtered.
The first part of the story tells of Kikujirou's life as an impoverished orphan who is bullied by the Takase aristocracy and not taken seriously by others. He meets another orphan, Tsurumaki Makoto. The two of them promise to one day overthrow the Takase.
The second part tells of Kikujirou as a young adult, who now goes by Uezuki Tetsu, leading a rebel group against the Takase. He is not as good of a leader as the now-deceased Makoto, and struggles with effectively fighting the Takase. He meets a woman named Kondou Momoka, who inspires him to fight harder against the Takase.
The third tells of Tetsu as an adult, who now rules Chishima. He is a just and fair ruler, but is harshly authoritarian, especially in his measures to suppress the bandits who were once Takase soldiers. When a bandit kills Momoka, he begins a wholesale slaughter of the Takase and their supporters. At the end, he is killed by a child, who is the last of the Takase, as Tetsu was once the last of the Uezuki.
Many of the main roles are open for casting by actors from other countries. We already have a director, Domingo Mendoza, and a large number of people working on our soundtrack, so those positions are filled, however, essentially all others are open. If you are interested, please respond.
Writer: Nagaraku Ryouta (H-Town Tejas)
Director: Domingo Mendoza (H-Town Tejas)
Producer: Shimojima Shigeharu (H-Town Tejas)
Cinematographer: Sofia Kamrill (Emerald Springs)
Higashi Kikujirou (teenager):
Uezuki Tetsu:
Tsurumaki Makoto:
Kondou Momoka:
Takase Daichirou (Takase ruler of Chishima):
Takase Kiyoshi ("the last Takase"):
(More roles/jobs to be added as I think of them)