Mario Movie Announces "Special Screenings In Japanese" (North America)

Aww nothing near me sadly but that is really cool of an idea.

Well, this is great considering that the Mario Movie is simultaneously a US film and a Japanese anime film.
Nintendo is Japanese and Toho coproduced this film.
Maybe they can even advertise the film as being "From the producers of Your Name. and Weathering With You" as those are two of Toho's most famous anime films.

That comment about the translation makes me imagine that the Japanese script might be a lot more straightforward and less intentionally comedic compared to the English version. Kind of like how it happens with the Mario RPGs.

Definitely interested! But I don’t see how the Bowser voice actor could top Jack Black. Maybe they’ll cut the jazz pianist scenes? 😅

I may just import the blu ray from Japan so I can hear their dub. I’m sure it will have English on it, too.

I'd definitely check out a Japanese language version, especially if it replaces the (mercifully few) western pop songs smattered throughout with actual Mario themes

My ass spending $30 to watch the Mario Movie in Japanese knowing damn well I won't understand a thing.

I have seen it so many times now anyway that I will be able to do the translation from Japanese for everyone...I could probably voice each characters part myself from memory hahaha

Especially toad obv ''we're going on an adventure...woooo!''

A great way for Japanese immigrants to enjoy the movie in their native language. It's cool Nintendo providing them with that option.

I'll probably try watching it as well with my JP friends especially since Mamoru Miyano is voicing Mario, though I'm not familiar with the other JP voice cast.

Makes sense those are mostly west coast areas with higher japanese/bilingual populations.

@Hydra_Spectre Or possibly Godzilla? That’s probably Toho’s most famous property worldwide

No Missouri.
I still haven't seen the movie.

If I could watch it in Japanese with subs, I'd probably actually go see it. As it stands now (and regardless of how good any of the English voices are), I'm not going to go see it to listen to recognizable mainstream actors and actresses.

@roboshort In Asia (particularly China), Your Name. alone has eclipsed Godzilla's popularity, let alone the other Makoto Shinkai films.
But Godzilla still remains really popular, and in the West, Godzilla is still more popular than Makoto Shinkai's films.

Kind of cool, but no subtitles? I can see some angry customers and parents complaining without having this knowledge ahead of time. Hopefully they will drive that home telling folks multiple times to make sure that they know what they are buying.

meanwhile people here in Japan are trying to figure out where they can see it in English lol.

@123akis
by "anime in sub", you mean watching 'japanese cartoons with english subtitles'?

Not available where I am I wanted to watch it in Japanese:(

What about Texas?