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NEWS: The Super Mario Bros. Movie Gets Screenings in Japanese in N. America




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mdo7



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:08 am Reply with quote
Whoa!!! This is the first time I've heard of a Hollywood movie being shown in Japanese dub in US theaters, this is quite a feat!!!

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Theaters are listing that the film is screening with no English subtitles.


OK, that would explain why the Japanese dub screening is limited to certain locations, and not on a general release.
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OrangeRafi



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:33 pm Reply with quote
The Mamoru Miyano Mario Experience. It's only coming to North America though. I wished they would have included Australia, I really wanted to watch the movie again in Mario Movie in JP dub. Mamoru Miyano voicing Mario will be too epic.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:46 pm Reply with quote
I haven’t been to San Francisco in years, but weird that it’s not playing at the AMC Kabuki right there in Japantown?

EDIT: And the Mercado is in San Jose, not San Francisco, for pete’s sake.
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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:02 pm Reply with quote
This seems worth it just for the cast alone.
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kotomikun



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:23 pm Reply with quote
mdo7 wrote:
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Theaters are listing that the film is screening with no English subtitles.


OK, that would explain why the Japanese dub screening is limited to certain locations, and not on a general release.

I feel like that might be an error, and it actually does have subtitles. Are there really enough fluent Japanese-speakers in the US to run a video-game animated movie with no translation in like 10 different locations? Although, realistically, you probably don't need to understand more than about 5% of the dialog to keep track of the plot, unless this film has far more nuance than I'm assuming.
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NieR



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:12 pm Reply with quote
Really hope this means the Japanese version of the Mario movie will be included on the disc when the DVD/Blu-ray/4K release comes out.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:38 am Reply with quote
For you sub purists, you'd hate to hear this:

"Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed with GameSpot that the Japanese version of The Super Mario Bros. Movie has a different script than the Western release. The Super Mario Bros. Movie's Japanese script isn't quite a direct translation."

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"Since we were creating this movie in both Japan and the United States, we thought we should make a Japanese version as well," he said. "When we decided to make this movie, we discussed creating a unique Japanese script from the beginning. Even if we were shown an English script, it would be hard to understand the subtle nuances."
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Los Nido



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2023 6:31 am Reply with quote
enurtsol wrote:
"Since we were creating this movie in both Japan and the United States, we thought we should make a Japanese version as well," he said. "When we decided to make this movie, we discussed creating a unique Japanese script from the beginning. Even if we were shown an English script, it would be hard to understand the subtle nuances."


I guess people will have to wait for a fansub then if they won't offer official subs.
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Loveless100



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2023 10:42 am Reply with quote
I looked at the SF metreon showing, and it's listing as JP with ENG subs on the AMC website, so maaaaaybe it actually has it?

Either way I want to see Mamo Mario so here we go!
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Loveless100



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:08 pm Reply with quote
Loveless100 wrote:
I looked at the SF metreon showing, and it's listing as JP with ENG subs on the AMC website, so maaaaaybe it actually has it?

Either way I want to see Mamo Mario so here we go!


Update: went today, DEFINITELY no subs. I heard some panicked murmurs at the beginning of the movie...
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Slips Python



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 2:12 pm Reply with quote
Loveless100 wrote:
Update: went today, DEFINITELY no subs. I heard some panicked murmurs at the beginning of the movie...


I wonder how many people got upset or asked for a refund. Seems like an odd choice on their part to do this.
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OrangeRafi



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:22 am Reply with quote
I've read on another webiste that some cinemas have english subs and some doesn't have, so it depends on the cinema. Well the screenong has already passed, hopefully people read the description on the cinema website before they purchased their tickets.
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