Senkaku War
by
Vania Gunawardi
DM2C
1-Sentence
Summary – A retirement Japanese sniper named Toshiki who tries to assassinate
the China ministry in order to protect part of his country island.
EXERCISE 1
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Deadline: 31 Jan 2013
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
TITLE: Senkaku War
GENRE: Action, Romance
TARGET AUDIENCE: Young Adult (17-30 years
old)
THE DOMINANT CULTURAL /
SOCIAL ISSUE FEATURED IN MY WORK IS:
The
dispute between Japan and China to claimed one Island that which is in Japan
they called Senkaku Island and in China they called Diao Yu Dao.
LOGLINE:
A
retirement Japanese sniper named Toshiki who tries to complete his mission in
order to go back home safely and being with his wife.
SYNOPSIS:
Toshiki is a young retirement of
japan prestige sniper. He is very famous of his ability in headshot, every year
he always gets promoted to higher position. Until one night changes his fate. But
then he decided to retire from the military because he found his love and
decided to get married.
Unfortunately because of small
Island called Senkaku Island in the south of Japan, Japan and China got dispute
and the sergeant of Japan top military is asking for Toshiki’s ability to assassinate
the ministry head of China. Then because of his faithful nation feelings he
determine himself to do the favor and postpone his wedding. But he does not
know yet how strong the China military can be.
CHARACTER PROFILES
CHARACTER LIST (All characters)
Key
Character : Toshiki Hiroshi
Supporting
Character(s) : Naomi Hizaya, Toru Yanagawa, Hiro Yuma
CHARACTER BIO OF KEY
CHARACTER
Name
: Toshiki Hiroshi
Motivation
: Stop the war by defeat the China head ministry
Backstory
:
He was grow up in military
environment since he was a kid, his father is the head department of Japan top
military soldier. Toshiki was lost his mother when the World War II happened.
For this reason he wants to joined the military and stop the war by do the war.
By the time he joins the military he has an excellent record and no one can
beat his ability in headshot, every year he always got promoted to a higher
position. He is the gold kid for the sergeant of military named Toru Yanagawa,
Toru really admire him as a strong will young boy and consider him as his own
son. Then one day his father is passed away then he needs to bring his father
coffin to his hometown. While he stay there to do the funeral he meet a girl
named Naomi. She is the villager around his dead funeral, therefore everytime
Toshiki take care of his father’s funeral they will meet accidentally. Each
time they met, they surely will have the love chemistry. But become the top
sniper on the military means he has no time for his own life, by the time he
has to leave Naomi because of his job he promise to come back and sees Naomi
again. So he determines himself successfully finish the mission safely by all
means.
RESEARCH
http://rt.com/news/taiwan-us-china-japan-919/print/ - Treasure islands?
Japan-China dispute sparks fears of war as US, Taiwan weigh in
http://www.economist.com/node/21563316/print - China and Japan
Could Asia really go to war over these?
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Tensions-over-the-Senkaku/Diaoyu-feed-the-winds-of-war-between-Tokyo-and-Beijing-26849.html - Tensions over the Senkaku/Diaoyu feed the winds of war between Tokyo and
Beijing
http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21569757-armed-clashes-over-trivial-specks-east-china-sea-loom-closer-drums-war - The drums of war
REFLECTION PAPER
First time e read the story I got
interest because nowadays Asia is really seldom to involve in a war, some more
a movie that showed Asia’s war is not much as western does. I also doubt in
which side I should make the story comes up, but then I determine myself to
choose the Japan side perspective. I also put the romance line on my story in
purpose to not make this story fully fill with the action which will not really
suit teenager especially girls.
Therefore in a nervous part of the
war we will still feel touched and sad on the romance part which is Toshiki’s
effort to survive because his promise to live happily ever after with his new
bride Naomi. The value of the story itself it’s quiet common but strong which
is, sometimes in life you have to choose one thing between two important
things.
3 ACT STRUCTURE: (in point form below)
3 ACT STRUCTURE: (in point form below)
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ACT1 SETUP
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ACT2 CONFRONTATION
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ACT3 RESOLUTION
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Key Character(s): Toshiki
Hiroshi
Must-have Info:
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Confrontation:
Japanese sergeant military
is looking for him to use his ability in the war.
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Climax (Grand Finale):
China military is more
capability that Japan has.
Resolution: after the 6th
day of war Toshiki successfully assassinate China ministry and they decide to
retreat, yet Toshiki still alive with his agony condition.
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MOTIVE:
Do marriage with his first
love.
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TURNING POINT:
He determines himself to do
the favor from the Japan top military sergeant.
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MOTIVE RESOLVED
He could come back alive
successfully although his body become disable.
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Conflict/Obstacles:
Japan and China ‘s war
cannot be avoid.
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Conflict/Obstacles:
He just got married, that
means he has to leave his wife without any certainty he will come back safely
or not.
Up the Stakes: Because of
his intuition of his feeling towards his Nation he join back the military.
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Moral of the Story:
You cannot stop the war by
do the war.
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TREATMENT / STORYLINE &
STORYBOARD
For the past few decades Japan were
having a big war with western country. Million bodies were lie around the road
like a dust because of war. Fortunately war could be finished because of a man
named Sato Hiroshi, therefore the Japanese emperor rewards him as a first place
in a Japanese top military.
The next few years Sato were born a
son and he gave him a name Toshiki Hiroshi, because of the military life Sato
ever had he might also teach his son with vicious way. He surely encourages his
son to be like him as well. As the time goes by Toshiki grows as a confident
and stubborn kid, even when his mother died he does not say goodbye properly as
her mother son. Toshiki only has mindset to become the greatest sniper as his
father used to be.
A few years later he was succeed to
become his father successor. His name got in a first place on japan top
military. Yet day by day his tenet get weaker, he is starting to doubt whether
this kind of life he wants or his father does. Moreover the love from one girl
that made him always want to stay safe so he can be with this girl. But then he
found that his father passed away because of heart attack, so then he went back
to his hometown and visit his mother’s funeral to say goodbye properly and do
the funeral to his father. Therefore on his 34th birthday he
determines himself to quit from the military without anyone’s attention and
continue his new chapter of life with the girl he likes.
Toshiki with his stubborn but
gentle is able to a softhearted man with Naomi’s tender love. At this rate
Toshiki feels that he just started the real life he seek to. But then after
they choose the date to do the wedding, the Japan military sergeant Toru find
him to ask him do assassination upon the China ministry because Japan is on
danger condition because of war with China in order to fight for Senkaku
Island. He realizes the circumstances are not right that time. Therefore he
comes to the stage where he needs to choose his nation or his own life. But
then his feelings upon justice cannot be denied anymore, even Naomi also
realized that. Then he decided to take a part into battlefield once again and
promise Naomi to continue the wedding after he comes back.
The situation is really not on the
Japan side, yet Toshiki still tries to survive in any condition to fulfill his
promise upon Naomi. On the 5th day, Toshiki successfully assassinate
the China ministry but then lost his left hands and almost die because of
exhausted. The only thing could make him survive that time is only his will to
see Naomi once again. Fortunately on the 6th day the Japan agreement
towards China is accepted then the sign of the end of the war is light up.
Eventually Toshiki reach his
hometown and sees Naomi still waiting him right in the same place as he left.
