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Dubbing Gaining Popularity in Japan

The Hollywood Reporter reveals that an increasing percentage of Japanese teen moviegoers prefer Hollywood movies dubbed in Japanese instead of subtitled. Reportedly, Hollywood films targeted at older viewers, or likely to appeal primarily to older Japanese viewers, are typically still distributed theatrically in Japan in original English language with Japanese subtitles. But Japanese teen audiences reportedly are increasingly considering subtitled movies “too much trouble” to watch.

Article provided by Daniel Zelter

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3 Responses to “Dubbing Gaining Popularity in Japan”

  1. GATS Says:
    April 15th, 2010 at 9:34 pm

    Is it really that much trouble to grok “Dances with Smurfs”, though?

  2. Yuki Says:
    April 16th, 2010 at 2:44 am

    Thats right! Dub is better. Anime dubs too ;P

  3. Dubbing Or Subtitles? Take Your Pick! | Kotaku Australia Says:
    April 16th, 2010 at 6:11 pm

    [...] article in The Hollywood Reporter (via AnimeNation) points out that film-wise, many younger Japanese prefer subtitles. However, the poor localisation [...]

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