http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/ ja Copyright 2010 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:29:37 +0900 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 明けまして御目出度うございます！今年もよろしくお願いします！ ブログの更新がちょっと遅れてすみませんでした。昨日、日本から戻って来たばかりで、まだ時差ボケとの苦戦が続いています。 一年ぶりに日本に行って来て、非常に良かったです。やはり久しぶりに日本の親戚、友人、そして仕事の仲間に会えるのは幸せでした。ロスと違って、あれだけ長く住んでいた場所だから、いまだに自分の居場所が残っている感じですね。あと、アメリカにはない存在感もあり、自信が付きます。 ただ今回と前回は一つの大きな差がありました。一年前に日本に渡った時の気持ちは「日本に帰る」気持ちでした。今回は「また日本に行って来る」気持ちでした。やはりこの二年間の御陰で、アメリカに住むのをちょっと慣れてきました。なかなか慣れないアメリカそしてハリウッドのやり方が少しずつ楽になってきて、今は特に違和感を感じません。ちょっと時間がかかったけど、やっとアメリカで活躍する心の準備ができた気がします。今年は頑張っていきます！皆さんの応援もよろしくお願いします！ ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Happy New Year! Best wishes for the coming year. Sorry that this update is a few days late. I just got back from Japan yesterday and I'm still battling with jet-lag. So after being away for a year, my visit to Japan was great. It was wonderful having the chance to see family, friends, and co-workers after so long. I have to say that, unlike Los Angeles, having lived in Japan for so long, I still feel like there is a place where I belong when I am there. It's also definitely an ego boost given the respect I have within the industry over there (as compared to still being in the process of rebuilding everything from scratch over here.) Still, I felt that this time going back to Japan was in one way very different from the last time I went back. A year ago, when I went back for the holidays, it definitely felt like "going back home to Japan," but this time it was more like "visiting Japan again." It would seem that over the course of these past two years I have slowly gotten used to life in America again. And all of those things about the American and Hollywood way of doing things that used to cause me so much trouble, no longer faze me. It has taken a while, but it looks like I am finally ready to face life in America again. Stay tuned and let's see what the coming year will bring!]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2010/01/_a_place_to_call_home_1.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2010/01/_a_place_to_call_home_1.html Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:29:37 +0900 感謝祭、そうして11月が終わりました。本年が後わずか．．．しかも、クリスマス飾りはもうハロウィーン辺りから見れましたので、ホリデー感覚が結構狂っています。 11月の前半は10月と同じく結構忙しかったです。でも、感謝祭からお正月まではやはり業界がお休みモードに入り、仕事がないと言わなくても、大分少なくなりますね。まあ、自分もその隙を狙って、東京で冬休みを取るつもりです。久しぶりに日本に戻るのが楽しみですね。 今月の写真は11月の頭にあった、コメディー舞台で撮りました。よく見ると名前が「Mark Musasha（マーク　ムサシャ）」と書いてあります。まあ、初めて名前の綴りが間違っているわけでもないけど、気分的にはちょっと．．． ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー So with Thanksgiving past, we bid November farewell. Only a few weeks remain for 2009. Then again, the fact that I have been seeing Christmas decorations up since before Halloween has done a wonderful job of destroying any sense of the normal progression of the holidays... Like October before it, the beginning of November was quite busy for me. But then from Thanksgiving to New Years, the industry tends to switch to holiday mode. And while there is still some work, there definitely isn't much in the way of new projects. But then I am planning to take this opportunity to get away from LA and head back to Tokyo for the winter holidays. I'm definitely looking forward to being back in Japan after so long. This month's picture is from the Improv performance I had at the beginning of November. If you look closely, you will see that my name is spelled "Mark Musasha." Okay, so granted this is not the first time someone has misspelled my name, but still...]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/12/_a_minor_nuisance.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/12/_a_minor_nuisance.html Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:25:10 +0900 ご無沙汰しております。ゾンビー化されたマーク武蔵です。 また長い間ブログを更新しなくてすみませんでした。この二ヶ月は大変忙しかったです。 上の写真に見えるように今年はハロウィーンが早めに武蔵家にきました。一日だけだったけど、この前に特殊メーク付きのゾンビーバトルの撮影がありました。いや〜、楽しかったです。その前の作品ではなんとイエス・キリスト役として三週間のコメディー映画撮影に参加しました。かなりのギャップだけど、よく考えるとどっちも死から甦った役です。なんか意味がありそうですね．．． 今後、できれば毎月の月末にこのブログを更新します。死んでも更新します！な〜んてね。その間、最新のニュースが知りたかったら、公式ホームページのwww.markmusashi.comではみれます。 では、皆さんに楽しいハロウィーンがあるように！ ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Long time no speak. Mark Musashi here, back from the dead with the latest news in my life. Once again, I must apologize for the lack of updates. It has been a very hectic couple of months. As you can see from the picture above, Halloween came a little early to the Musashi house this year. It was just for one day, but I got to take part in a shoot for a zombie battle complete with special effects make-up. It was loads of fun. Oddly enough, before that I was playing Jesus Christ in a three week film shoot which began at the end of last month. Quite the contrast in the two roles there, but I suppose if you really thought about it both of them were people that came back from the dead. I wonder if there is a message in there somewhere... In the future I hope to update this blog at the end of each month. I'll do it even if I have to come back from the dead to!!! Yeah, well, anyway... If during the month you want to keep abreast of what is going on with me, you can always find the latest news at my official site: www.markmusashi.com. Wishing everyone a Happy Halloween!]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/10/_back_from_the_dead.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/10/_back_from_the_dead.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:14:45 +0900 ちょっと遅れていますが、前に約束したアメリカ大陸横断旅行の写真です。ちょっぴり疲れ気味の僕ですが（ホントウに疲れた！）、きれいな景色で許してください。 ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー So here is that picture from my trip across America that I promised to upload so long ago. You'll have to excuse the rather exhausted look on my face (I really was exhausted at that point), but at least the scenery is nice.]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/08/new_frontiers.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/08/new_frontiers.html Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:20:34 +0900 ご無沙汰しております。実は先月末に初めて（そうして二度とやらない）アメリカを車で横断しました。いや〜大変でした。残念ながらその写真がまだ整理していないので、また今度披露します。 今回の写真は内の新しく買った体重計です。荷物の重さを計る為に買ったけど、久しぶりに自分の体重を計ってみようと思いました。なんと64キロでした！日本を離れた時は確かに70キロでした。普通はアメリカに来て太るんじゃなかったっけ？ショック！ 元々やせている体型で運動しないとやせるタイプです。よく「やせてない？」と聞かれるけど、「太った？」と聞かれた覚えが一度もないです。その内、僕が消えちゃうんじゃないかと思う時があります。 では更にやせる前にご飯を食べようかな。そうして腕立て伏せでもしようかな？ ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Long time no speak. Sorry about that, but I was actually out of town for the later part of last month with my first (and hopefully last) road trip across America. Unfortunately, I have not yet gotten around to sorting out the pictures, so those will have to wait until next time. The picture above is of my new scale. It was purchased primarily to weigh packages for shipping, but since it had been a while, I decided to weigh myself as well. 141 lbs. I seem to remember that I was at about 155 when I left Japan last year... Aren't people supposed to PUT ON weight when they move to America??? I have always been on the thin side. I actually lose weight if I stop working out. It is pretty common for people to ask me if I have lost weight, but I have yet to have anyone ask me if I have gained weight. Kinda makes you wonder if one of these days I am just going to just fade away... So, before dwindling away any further I'm off to eat lunch. Might do some push-ups after that...]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/07/the_amazing_disappearing_man.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/07/the_amazing_disappearing_man.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:17:54 +0900 母の日おめでとうございます。今朝は起きったらすぐ母に電話をかけました。ちょっと半分惚けてたから、もう少し待ってても良かったかもしれません。 今回のお化けのような写真は数週間前の自分です。見ての通り、髪の毛が大分伸びてきました。日本にいる間は基本的に仕事の為に切る必要があるまで、いつも伸ばしました。（すぐには伸ばせないけど、切るのはすぐできます。）でも必ず、吹き替えスタントか役の為に切る必要が年に何回もあって、そんなに長くなりませんでした。でも、アメリカに来てからは違いますよね。基本的には「今のまま」でキャスティングされてたから、切る必要がまったくありませんでした。そうしていつの間にか髪の毛がこんなに長くなっちゃいました。 今はまた去年にプロフィール写真を撮った時の長さに戻しました。やはりちょっと長めの髪の毛に髭ありの方が自分にあうと思います。勿論、役によってそのイメージを変えてもいいけど、ベースとして、自分はこんなキャラです。 ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Happy Mother's Day! The first thing that I did when I woke up this morning was give my mom a call. Then again, I was half asleep for the entire conversation, so maybe it would have been better to wait a little while before calling... So the wonderfully monstrous picture above is of me a few weeks ago. As you can see, my hair had gotten a little bit on the long side. While I was in Japan, I generally would grow my hair out until I needed to cut it for work. (I figured it was easier to cut my hair at a moment's notice than to try to grow it out.) But then, there were always several times throughout a year that I would be called upon to either match my hair for stunt doubling or to cut it to suit a role. Since coming to America, though, things have been quite different. I have generally gotten cast "as is," and because of that never really had to chop any of my hair off. The next thing I know, I start to look like Cousin Itt. Now I have my hair back to the way it was last year when I got my profile pictures taken. I think that the slightly longer hair with the moustache and goatee work for me. Of course, I don't mind changing things for a role if necessary, but for now, I think this is more of who I am.]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/05/time_for_a_new_look.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/05/time_for_a_new_look.html Mon, 11 May 2009 06:35:54 +0900 昨日、初めて室内スカイダイビングを体験しました。（普通のスカイダイビングも未経験だけどね。）いや〜、楽しかった！勿論ワイヤースタントと落っこちで宙に浮く経験はあったけど、一分間浮きながら身体の動きで自由自在に飛ぶのは初めてでした。「なるほど、鳥の気持ちはこんな感じか」と思いました。また機会があったら、飛んで行きます！ ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Yesterday I went indoor skydiving for the first time. (Well, to be honest, I've never been outdoor skydiving either.) I must say, though, it was AWESOME! Yes, I have through my various wire stunts and high falls known what it feels like to be disconnected from the earth for a while, but being able to float and control your body for a full minute is unlike anything I have done before. "So this is what it feels like for birds riding thermals," was the best way I could describe it. I'm definitely going to have to try this again someday.]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/03/_i_believe_i_can_fly_1.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/03/_i_believe_i_can_fly_1.html Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:16:17 +0900 明けましておめでとうございます！今年もよろしくお願いします。 はい、一ヶ月半以上遅れている挨拶です。申し訳ございません。まあ、旧正月から見れば一ヶ月しか遅れていません！はい、ごめんなさい。 長い間ブログを更新しなくて、すみませんでした。去年の12月に10年ぶりに実家でクリスマスを家族と一緒に過ごしました。その後東京に渡って、お正月とその後の二週間を日本側の家族と友達と一緒に過ごしました。そうしてロスに戻ったら、すぐ三週間のモーションキャプチャーの撮影に入りました。撮影が終わってからのこの二週間はプロフィール更新とか税金の手続きで忙しかったけど、やっと落ち着いてきました。やはり忙しい方が刺激が多くていいですね。そうして今はその勢いがなくなる前に次のプロジェクットを見付かれなければならないですね。 でも、年末年始に一ヶ月近くロスから離れて、良かったと思います。やはり仕事で忙しい時は目の前の事しか見れなくなる場合もあるし、大きく考えられなくなりますよね。その一ヶ月の間、日々の生活から離れて、今後の目的と向かっている方向を整理できました。 今年もまた一年頑張りますので、皆さんの応援をお願いします！去年撮影した「Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight」も放送中なので、見る機会があれば、見てください。よろしくお願いします！ ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー HAPPY NEW YEAR! Okay, yes, that is over a month and a half late now. But if you look at it from the Chinese calendar, I am only about one month late... Yeah, again, sorry about that. My apologies for not updating my blog in a while. Back in December I went back east and spent my first Christmas at home in 10 years. Right after that, I flew over to Tokyo to spend New Year's and the following two weeks with friends and family in Japan. Right after getting back to LA, I spent the next three weeks on a motion capture project and then the last two weeks have been filled with things like updating my profiles and getting ready to file my tax returns. Things have finally calmed down a bit, but I must say that it was quite nice being so busy. My current goal is to find the next project to get involved with before this momentum dies down. However, I will say that it was definitely nice to get away from LA for close to a month around the holidays. When you are busy with work, often times you can't really see much other than what is directly in front of you and you can lose grasp on the bigger picture. In my month off, I was able to spend a lot of time figuring out my future goals and how to approach them. So it's a new year and there is plenty to do. And for those of you that have the chance, be sure to check out "Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight" on the CW network. Your support keeps me going and I thank you all for that!]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/02/there_and_back_again_1.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2009/02/there_and_back_again_1.html Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:55:54 +0900 昨日、初めてアメリカの選挙で投票しました。もう12年前からその権利があったけど、はっきり言うと興味がありませんでした。そうして、日本に住んでいたら、アメリカがどうなっても自分が関係ないという気持ちもありました。バカだったね．．． 今、世の中は大変な事になってしまいました。戦争もあり、世界中の経済が最悪な状態になりました。こんなに大きい問題は誰一人も直せないですね。でも、少なくても、昨日に多くの人の気持ちが変わりました。そうして将来の希望がちょっと見えてきました。 200X年はあともう少しで終わります。201X年はもう遠くないです。次の時代はどうなるでしょう？楽しみにしています。 ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Yesterday I voted in a United States election for the first time in my life. I had the ability to do so 12 years ago, but to be quite honest, I had no interest whatsoever. Especially once I started living in Japan, the goings on here in America seemed very distant and unrelated to me. How very ignorant I was. These days, the world is facing some very serious issues. Things like wars and global economic failures. These are things that no single person, whomever they may be, can fix on their own. But if nothing else, I believe that the feelings of many people changed last night. And with that change of outlook, the future looks just a little bit brighter now. The first decade of the 21st century is soon coming to a close and the next decade is rapidly approaching. Who knows what the next era has in store for us? But I for one am looking forward to what changes will come.]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/11/_the_begining_of_a_new_era.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/11/_the_begining_of_a_new_era.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:19:51 +0900 いいえ、まだ結婚していません。ただ結婚している役を演じただけです。アメリカでは初めての役者としての仕事でした。実はあのCSI:ニューヨークの記念すべきの第100話でした。いや〜、感動しています！自分自身はあまり大した事をやっていなかったけど、あれだけ凄い作品にこんなに早く出演できたのが信じられません。11月の半ば位にアメリカで放送されるけど、その内世界中に渡るでしょう。皆さんが見る機会があれば、僕の出番を探してください。（あっと間に終わるので、頑張らないと見逃すでしょう．．．） ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー No, I didn't get married. I just played a married man, which happens to have been my first acting job since coming back to the states. Not only that, the job just happened to be the 100th episode of CSI: NY! I still can't believe it myself. To be honest, I really didn't do that much, but the fact that I got to take part in a show of that scale as fast as I have is incredible. The episode should be airing in the states around the middle of November, and at some point should make it all over the world. If you get a chance to see it, do try and find my American television debut. (It will probably last all of a couple seconds, so don't blink.)]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/09/cause_for_celebration.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/09/cause_for_celebration.html Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:33:15 +0900 昨日、YouTubeの御陰で初めて子供の頃に見ていた「宇宙刑事シャイダー」の終わりを見ました。いや〜よかったですね。（でも、夕日を見ながら握手するアニーとシャイダーはちょっと笑った．．．）あれだけ自分の人生が影響された番組なのに、今まで最後まで見てないのが笑えるけど、逆に言うとエンディングを見ていないからこそ自分の中にはまだ終わっていなかったですね。 やはり作品が終わるとちょっと寂しいですね。大体主人公達が何か解決して終わるけど、好きな番組がもう見れなくなるとあまり気持ちよくはないですね。今まで参加した作品も全部そうですね。撮影が終わるのもちょっと寂しいけど、放送が終わる時にどうしても何か失った気持ちがあります。でも、仕方ないですね。ストーリが終わらないと満足もしないから、いつか点を打たないとダメですね。そうして次の物語が始まります。 最近、よく今後の事を考えます。日本にいる間、この先どうなるかが大体見えたと思いましたが、アメリカに渡ってからはどうなるかがまったくわかりません。でも、行き先が決まっていないからこそ、自分がどこに行きたいかの再確認ができます。武術が好き。この業界が好き。そうして特撮が好き。とりあえずその三つがわかりました。その三つで導かれる行き先は？まあ、その内明らかになるでしょう。 ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Yesterday, thanks to the wonders of a site called YouTube, I finally got to see the final episodes of my favorite show as a child, "Space Sheriff Shaider." I must say, it was a beautiful thing (although I couldn't help laughing at Annie and Shaider shaking hands while the sun set). For a show that had such a huge impact on my life, it might seem a bit laughable that I never saw the ending until now. But on the other hand, you could say that because I never saw the ending, the story was never really over for me. It is always a little sad when a show or movie ends. Granted, it usually ends with some kind of resolution by the protagonists, but the fact that you will no longer get to see them doing what they do isn't exactly a happy thought. I can definitely say that it has been like that will all of the projects I have been involved with. It can be a bit sad when the filming comes to an end, but it's when the broadcast/run comes to an end that I really feel a sense of something lost. Of course, there really isn't anything you can do about that. Without closure, there is no feeling of accomplishment, so it has to end some time. And then you look forward to the next story/chapter to begin. These days I spend a lot of time thinking about the next chapter in my life. When I was in Japan, I often felt that I had a good idea of how my life would play out, but since coming back to America there is little about the future that I feel is certain. But with that uncertainty comes the freedom of being able to re-assess where it is I want to be headed. I enjoy Wushu. I like this industry. I am a big fan of tokusatsu/hero stories. Thus far I have been able to figure out those three things. As for where those three things will lead me... Well, I guess I will figure that out somewhere along the way.]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/08/where_does_the_road_lead_1.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/08/where_does_the_road_lead_1.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:04:23 +0900 アメリカでの知名度をあげる為にインターネットを色々使っています。日本ではmixiをちょっと使っていた（この何ヶ月かはまったく使ってなくて、mixiの皆さんにすみません）けど、アメリカではMyspaceとFacebookがないと困るみたいな感じです。やはりこちらでは数多くの役者とスタッフがフリーで仕事しているので、自分のネットワーク（つまり仕事仲間）を広げないと仕事が増えないという事になります。そしてオーディションをもらう為になるべく多くの情報がネット上にあった方がいいそうです。そうすればキャスティング側が色々調べられ、安心して呼べるそうです。その内markmusashi.comも名刺代わりとして作らなければならないですね。 それはそうとどちらかといえば、自分の活躍より、他の人達の活躍に感動しています。皆さんはこのブログを読む時に他の皆さんのコメントも読むでしょう。その中にはたまに他のサイトの広告ありますよね？毎週500件以上の迷惑コメントを削除します。オンラインで薬（バイアグラが多いよね）が買えるサイトがほとんどです。普通はこんな所で見付けた広告は信用しないでしょうと思いながら、とりあえず見て見ようと思う人もいるでしょう。（自分もたまに削除する前にどんなサイトか確認します。）結局は立派な広告効果がありますよね。自分は勿論そんな迷惑を他のサイト主にかけたくないけど、このメディアを最大に活躍させている人達に感動したくなくても、感動してしまいます。 ところで迷惑コメント削除の作業で自分のコメントが削除されたと気付いたら、もう一度コメントを書いてください。さすがに500件のコメントを削除している内に一つの本物が混じっていると気付かない可能性が十分あります。なるべく気をつけて作業しますが、誤ったら気付かせてください。ご協力お願いします！ ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Since coming back to America, I have been using the internet in efforts to promote myself. While I was in Japan, I used to use mixi a bit (sorry to all of my mixi friends, I haven't done anything with it in months), but here it seems like a Myspace and Facebook are absolutely essential. Of course, with so many members of the industry essentially working freelance, without broadening your network, you can't really expect the amount of offers to increase. Plus, for auditions, I hear it is always good to have as much information about yourself available online as possible. That way a casting director can call in an unknown, but still be somewhat confident as to the level of performance they will see. One of these days I will have to put together markmusashi.com to act as my online business card. Recently, however, it hasn't been my use of the internet, so much as other people's that has been on my mind. I am sure that when you read this blog, you read other people's comments that are attached to each post. Occasionally you may find a posting which is an advertisement for some other site. Every week I have to erase at least 500 of those comments from this blog. The majority of them are sites selling cheap pharmaceuticals (almost all for viagra...). Now while I am guessing that most people are not going to be looking to a friend's blog to find the best information on medical supplies, I am sure there are plenty of people who may "just check the site out." (I occationally find myself checking out the sites as I am deleting them.) So in the end, all those random postings are in fact doing a spectacular job of getting the word out about those sites. Now I personally would have no intention of randomly and shamelessly trying to promote myself on other people's site's, but as much as you hate to, you do have to admire people who can use a tool to it's fullest. On a final note, if in the process of deleting those comments leading to other sites, I happen to delete your comment by accident, please post it again. Believe me, it is sometimes hard to notice one real comment in the middle of 500 worthless ones. I do try to be as careful as possible, but if I do make a mistake please be sure to let me know. Thanks for your help and support!]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/08/online_business_1.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/08/online_business_1.html Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:52:11 +0900 日本にいる間、自分の体型があまり気になりませんでした。そんなに大きくなかったけど、細くなかったです。そして吹き替えの時、それ以上大きかったらもしかしてバレたかも知れません。どちらかと言えば、細くて動きやすい体型が自分の理想でした。 最近、ロスのスポーツジムに通い始めました。いや〜凄いですね。日本でもたまに見かけたけど、こっちの方は半分以上が物凄い筋肉が着いています。わざわざ平日の昼間にスポーツジムに通っている連中（役者とスタントマンが多いでしょう）なので、普通の人達ではないだろうけど、さすがに「自分はこんなに細くていいの？」と悩み始めました。 この前に知り合いのスタントマン（結構いい身体している）が吹き替えの為に、来年まで10キロの筋肉を付けなければならないと言ってました。もしかして自分もいつか仕事の為にそうしなければならないですね。確かに以前仕事の為に一年近くダイエットしていた（辛かった！）から、できなくもないけど、やはりこの職業は厳しいですね。 最後に、発表があります。アメリカの特撮ファンサイト「R5 Central」で僕のインタービューが聞けます。以下のアドレスでダウンロードできます。 http://r5central.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/episode-53a-a-chat-behind-the-mask-the-mark-musashi-interview/#more-198 ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー When I was in Japan, I never really put that much thought into my physique. I wasn't exactly huge, but I wasn't by any means small either. Plus, when I was doubling for actors, if I was much bigger it might have been noticeable. Generally speaking, slim and agile was my ideal body type. Recently, I started going to a sports gym here in Los Angeles. Wow. Occasionally you might see people like this in Japan, but here it looks like over half of the people in the place are twice my size. Okay, granted this is a bunch of people who are going to the gym on weekdays in the middle of the afternoon (probably a lot of them are in the industry), so they aren't exactly the average people you may meet, but I will say that it has gotten me wondering if I don't need to bulk up a bit more. A couple of days ago I was speaking with another stuntman that I know. (He is in really good shape.) He was saying how he needed to put on about 25 pounds of muscle by next year in order to double for an actor. I'm just wondering if the day will come when I might have to do something similar. I mean, I did go on a diet for close to a year (yeah, that wasn't fun) for work before, so I'm sure I could do it, but it is a reminder of how tough this job can be sometimes. One last note: A recent interview that I did for the site R5 Central has been posted. You can download it from the site at the following address: http://r5central.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/episode-53a-a-chat-behind-the-mask-the-mark-musashi-interview/#more-198 ]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/07/muscle_men.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/07/muscle_men.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:33:46 +0900 ご無沙汰しております。この一ヶ月は色々大変だったので、なかなかブログの更新に気が向きませんでした。前回に書いた仕事が無事に終わって、コーディネーターとスターフの皆さんが結構気に入ってくれました。また登場人物のなかに僕と似ている人が出てきて、呼んでもらうかどうかはわからないけど、とりあえずいい印象を残したと思います。 仕事と別に、今月のあたまに初めてハワイに行ってきました。大学の友達の結婚式の為でした。いや〜ハワイは奇麗ですね！もっとゆっくり体験できたらいいなと思うけど、まだ定期的に仕事していないので、休みは短めにしました。 最後に発表したいのはアメリカ版の仮面ライダーの放送が決まったそうです。来年の二月辺りに放送されるので、機会があれば見てください。（僕は最後の方にしか参加していませんけど．．．）番組の公式トレーラーは以下のサイトで見れます： http://www.veoh.com/videos/v7050845QcENRzkG?rank=0&jsonParams=%7B%22numResults%22%3A20%2C%22rlmin%22%3A0%2C%22query%22%3A%22dragon+knight%22%2C%22rlmax%22%3Anull%2C%22veohOnly%22%3Atrue%2C%22order%22%3A%22default%22%2C%22range%22%3A%22a%22%2C%22sId%22%3A%22209569378232542565%22%7D&searchId=209569378232542565&rank=1 ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Sorry for the lack of updates (again). It's been a busy month, and I have just had a hard time finding the time and energy to update my blog. The job that I mentioned in my last entry ended smoothly. I think I left a good impression on the coordinator and the rest of the staff. There is no saying whether another character that looks like me will need to be doubled in the future, but at least I was able to make some connections and broaden my network. Other than work, I actually took my first trip to Hawaii at the beginning of the month. One of my friends from college was getting married, so I flew out for the ceremony. Hawaii really is a beautiful place and I would have liked to spend more time there. Still, until I get something of a regular income, it is kind of hard to justify long vacations, so we kept this one to just a short weekend excursion. One last bit of news is that it looks like Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight has gotten picked up by a network. It is supposed to start airing episodes early next year. (What I did won't be shown until much later, though, seeing as I came in near the end.) Be sure to check it out. And if you haven't seen the official trailer yet, you can find it here: http://www.veoh.com/videos/v7050845QcENRzkG?rank=0&jsonParams=%7B%22numResults%22%3A20%2C%22rlmin%22%3A0%2C%22query%22%3A%22dragon+knight%22%2C%22rlmax%22%3Anull%2C%22veohOnly%22%3Atrue%2C%22order%22%3A%22default%22%2C%22range%22%3A%22a%22%2C%22sId%22%3A%22209569378232542565%22%7D&searchId=209569378232542565&rank=1 ]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/06/show_em_that_smile.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/06/show_em_that_smile.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:09:30 +0900 俺は悪党だ！怖がれ！ う〜ん、やはりこっちの方がすっきりしますよね。どうしても黒いスーツとオールバックが一番似合うみたいです。あと、イタリアンマフィア系の役だったらこっちの写真を使いますよね。実際そういう作品がこの前募集中だったけど、残念ながらこの写真がまだ出来上がってませんでした。まあ、今度ですね。 仕事といえば、なんと今週にライダーが終わってからの初仕事があります！(^^)v子供番組での原宿風の若い日本人の吹き替えです。なんかSh15uyaを思い出します．．．若い男性という事でやはり髭を剃らないとダメですね。あ〜、せっかくプロフィール写真が手に入ったのに、髭がないと違う人に見えてしまいます。また撮りに行かないとダメか．．．(T_T) まあまあ、とりあえず初仕事がもらえたので、大分安心はしました。お金がすごくなくてもコネができて、今後の仕事につながるかもしれません。ハリウッドスタントマンとして頑張ります！（役者はそれからかな？） ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー I am evil! Fear me!!! So yeah, I guess this look suits me a bit better. For whatever reason, I think the black suit and slicked back hair just really works for me. Over here, this would of course be my Italian mobster look. There actually was a movie that was looking for random mobster thugs a little while ago, but unfortunately I hadn't received my new head shots yet. At least now I am prepared for the next time something like that turns up. Speaking of work, this week I will have my first job since the end of Kamen Rider! =) It's for a kids show where I will be doubling for a Harajuku style Japanese teenager. Which kind of brings back memories of Sh15uya... And seeing as I will be doubling a teenager, I am obviously going to have to shave off the beard and mustache. Aaa, just when I finally get my profile shots done, I have to lose the facial hair and look like a different person. Which means that I should probably go and get a couple more shots taken for those times that I don't have facial hair... =P Still, I finally got my first job, so things are looking up. And while it's not a huge project, it is a chance to make some connections that could lead to more stuff in the future. Hollywood, here I come!!! (Well, stunt-wise anyway. The acting career is still in development...)]]> http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/05/back_to_basics.html http://www.aac-stunts.co.jp/mark/2008/05/back_to_basics.html Mon, 19 May 2008 02:32:03 +0900