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[GavinUK86]

http://kotaku.com/original-ghost-in-the-shell-anime-actors-dubbing-the-li-1793147644

Akio Otsuka will be voicing Batou as did in the 1995 Ghost in the Shell anime feature, its 2004 sequel Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence and Stand Alone complex.

Koichi Yamadera will be returning as the voice of Togusa, while Atsuko Tanaka will voice Scarlett Johansson’s character.

Tanaka, of course, voiced Motoko Kusanagi in the 1995 anime feature as well as through Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

Funny turn of events.

 

[wesleyshark]

That's pretty neat

 

[Galactic Specter]

Interesting

 

[UnluckyKate]

So the dub is superior?

 

[bengraven]

That is fucking awesome.

If I had watched the sub version of the anime religiously I would watch the Japanese version in a heartbeat.

 

[Sojgat]

Put this as a feature on the Blu-Ray please.

 

[Transistor]

This will be the definitive way to watch this movie.

 

[Pilgrimzero]

But she's not Motoko, so how does that work?

 

[Thelonelykoopa]

But she's not Motoko, so how does that work?

Pulling something out my ass "They share the same model voice synthesis chip obviously"

 

[jmdajr]

hmmmmm

 

[RandomHopeInc]

This is great, the power of great Hollywood production value, which Japan rarely ever seems to get right, and the voice acting from Japanese voice actors which is pretty powerful. A great melding of two strengths

 

[chrisPjelly]

So does this make ScarJo an anime character now?

 

[Wheeljack539]

Neat but not the first time they've done this as I remember they did this with the Fist of the North Star movie too.

 

[rothgar]

But will Beat Takeshi voice Aramaki? Is he speaking English in the American release?

 

[ZeroCypher]

Dub already the superior version. Hopefully they correct the Major's name to Motoko in the dub. I would buy the movie if this feature was included.

 

[Clefargle]

I'll watch if someone makes a sub+dub version

 

[tuxfool]

Dubs for live action suck. No matter what the source and endpoint languages are.

 

[Tom Nook]

Awesome.

 

[Falchion]

Ok that's really cool.

 

[True Savior]

Terrific. I might actually listen to a dub.

 

[Vincent Alexander]

This will be the definitive way to watch this movie.

Hell yeah, it will be.

 

[InfiniteBento]

I will take this over the sound of ScarJo 2000%

 

[Acinixys]

Sorry boys

Even this news cant save the massive pile of garbage I feel this movie (s story) is going to be

 

[The Elite]

Off topic but does anyone know if the Mondo steel book release of the 1995 film next week is a new edition or just the same as the 25th anniversary?

 

[ZealousD]

So the dub is superior?

Dubs for live-action films are never superior.

 

[Phoenix RISING]

Still not watching white girl starring in anime-based Japanese IP.

 

[UCBooties]

Hey that's awesome! I'm glad the original cast will be getting a chance to work on it. I wonder if any of the dialogue and name changes will be reverted to their original names for the Japanese dub.

 

[ZeroCypher]

What if there's an English dub with the American VAs?

 

[Funky Papa]

I actually like ScarJo's raspy voice, but this may be one of those weird occasions where the dubbed version is better...

 

[StayDead]

Dubs for live-action films are never superior.

Other than in this case it seems!

 

[FyreWulff]

What if there's an English dub with the American VAs?

need to go deeper

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

What if there's an English dub with the American VAs?

I'd watch it in an instant,
Major's English voice was so damn good.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

That's pretty nice

Spoiler

of them

 

[Whompa02]

My friend is working on this project and says that they really want to treat this with respect.

Hope the project is equally respected by fans...I personally love GITS, and I'm open to this movie and hope it's good. So far I think it might be decent. We'll see!

 

[Ashhong]

I'm sorry to be slightly off topic, but I watched the 1995 anime for the first time yesterday. I was under the impression that the movie was a remake of that, but there were a lot of things different just in the trailer alone. Is it supposed to be a loose adaptation of the movie or is it an adaption from the manga itself? I don't know much about the manga, is the 1995 movie a direct adaption of it or its own story as well?

Off topic but does anyone know if the Mondo steel book release of the 1995 film next week is a new edition or just the same as the 25th anniversary?

Just read that it's the same as the 25th. Then I looked that up and read it has a ton of issues...Super disappointing as I wanted to pick up that steel book.

 

[Edgy Murphy]

I'm really hoping this ends up on the Blu-ray release. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

 

[MetatronM]

What if there's an English dub with the American VAs?

Can't have too much Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Crispin Freeman.