Voice acting is a highly respectable profession in Japan
Tangential: have you ever read Somtow Sucharitkul's "Fiddling for Water Buffaloes"? Although the story is primarily (and humorously) about alien invasion, a main plot point revolves around the small-town Thai movie theater where the narrator and his brother show and dub American films with much improvisation:
The American ones were funniest—especially the James Bond films—because the dubbers had the most outrageous ad libs. I remember that in Goldfinger the dubbers kept putting in jokes about the fairy tale of Jao Ngo, which is about a hideous monster who falls into a tank of gold paint and becomes very handsome. The audience became so wild with laughter that they actually stormed the dubbers' booth and began improvising their own puns. I particularly remember that day because we were waiting for the monsoon to burst, and the heat had been making everyone crazy.
I've also read some Maison Ikkoku; again, never seen it. Do you recommend?
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Tangential: have you ever read Somtow Sucharitkul's "Fiddling for Water Buffaloes"? Although the story is primarily (and humorously) about alien invasion, a main plot point revolves around the small-town Thai movie theater where the narrator and his brother show and dub American films with much improvisation:
The American ones were funniest—especially the James Bond films—because the dubbers had the most outrageous ad libs. I remember that in Goldfinger the dubbers kept putting in jokes about the fairy tale of Jao Ngo, which is about a hideous monster who falls into a tank of gold paint and becomes very handsome. The audience became so wild with laughter that they actually stormed the dubbers' booth and began improvising their own puns. I particularly remember that day because we were waiting for the monsoon to burst, and the heat had been making everyone crazy.
I've also read some Maison Ikkoku; again, never seen it. Do you recommend?