What American Actor would you like to see in a future Toho G film
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MemberMothra LarvaeMar 27, 20154159 Views9 RepliesMy picks would have to be
Bryan Cranston
Maybe Edward Norton
and kinda Robert Downey Jr. for comedy factor
bu in all serious I would like to a a Mercian actor in a future Toho film as a protagisnest
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G. H. (Gman)March 27, 2015
Not sure I want to see an American actor in it. That hasn't worked out well in the last two series and there's no way Toho would be able to afford high profile actors like the ones you've listed.
I'd be more interested in certain Japanese actors getting into the series like Takeshi Kitano, Goro Kishitani, Yusuke Kiroshima or even the return of Megumi Odaka since she's reportedly gotten better from her long illness.
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**Al**March 27, 2015
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Sci-Fi King25March 28, 2015
We haven't had an American actor in a Japanese Godzilla film for fifty years, so maybe Bryan Cranston.
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The King of the MonstersMarch 28, 2015
Toho hasn't used an actual American actor in a film since the Showa era. Sure they've had American people play roles in the Heisei and Millennium series, but none of them were really actual actors and most of them performed horribly. Don Frye in Final Wars was probably the best of them since he just decided to act as badass as possible and made his character awesome.
I don't see Toho bringing in any high-profile Hollywood actors for any future films. Toho had much better relations with Hollywood in the Showa era and bringing one in now would be far too unnecessarily expensive. Maybe of course if there are English-speaking roles in upcoming films Toho could be a bit more selective with who they cast, but it's doubtful considering only really native English-speaking audiences can notice the poor acting.
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G. H. (Gman)March 28, 2015
"but it's doubtful considering only really native English-speaking audiences can notice the poor acting."
I don't know... Leo Meneghetti was slammed pretty hard by Japanese critics for Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla in 1993.
I think Chuck Wilson was probably the best of the bunch since Nick Adams. He's not as interesting to watch as Don Frye, granted, but unlike Frye he was actually an actor.
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The King of the MonstersMarch 28, 2015
Well, it's hard to take Meneghetti's dialogue and delivery seriously regardless of any language barrier. The Japanese actors who were forced to speak English in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II were better in their delivery than he was.
The American actors who played the Futurians actually did do a good job in their roles I will admit. It looks like they actually spoke their dialogue in Japanese in the films, which is difficult to do.
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Danzilla93March 29, 2015
Sci-fi King25:
"We haven't had an American actor in a Japanese Godzilla film for fifty years..."
*ahem*

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Therizinosaurus Rex(aka Kaijusaurs)March 29, 2015
^I would like to see that guy return
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G. H. (Gman)March 29, 2015
Actor, Danzilla, he said "actor". ;)
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