Just the other day Chagadai, the captain of King Ryons’ Ghols, his bodyguard, walked into the Bell Mountain movie I’m going to make someday, when my ship comes in. I recognized him immediately as Burt Kwok, who played Mr. Entwhistle in Last of the Summer Wine.
This little game helps me to see and write about my fictional characters as if they were real people. I know, I know–movies and TV? You think that’s real? But I’m writing fantasies, not accident reports.
One of these days I’d like to try writing up a character who’s incompetent, foolish, scared of his own shadow, and worth absolutely nothing in a crisis.
On second thought…
I really like the Japanese actor Ken Watanabe. Do you think he can play somebody?
I know I’ve heard that name before. What are some of the movies he’s been in?
I can probably use more Japanese actors. Toshiro Mifune was perfect as Szegetai, but poor Szegetai got bumped off in Book 2.
He’s been in some Godzilla movies in 2014 and 2019.
I like the old Toho Co. Godzilla movies from the 50s and 60s–might’ve been before his time.
Yes, he was born in 1959. Here’s his Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Watanabe
I loved Burt Kwok in the “Pink Panther” movies!!
He’s even better in “Last of the Summer Wine.”