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Disney Aquires Sen to Chihiro, Lasseter to Dub

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the movies-to-lust-over dept.

peter_gzowski writes "Disney has finally announced that it will be bringing Miyazaki's anime masterpiece Sen to Chihiro (Spirited Away) over to North American theaters. Sen to Chihiro is the most successful non-U.S. produced movie in the world. It has grossed about 30 billion yen ($226 million U.S.), which is more than Titanic (the previous record holder). We can expect it to be here around July." John Lasseter of Pixar fame is lined up to consult on the dub. No voices yet confirmed, but John: I'm available and willing.

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  1. Change the title, it's confusing by Chris+Pimlott · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought the article was about Disney acquiring another senator... Hollings is annoying enough already.

    1. Re:Change the title, it's confusing by tswinzig · · Score: 5, Funny

      I thought the article was about Disney acquiring another senator... Hollings is annoying enough already.

      Worse than that, I thought they were trading Lasseter to George W. in exchange for a senator.

      --

      "And like that ... he's gone."
  2. Requirements for English Dubbing by pryan · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. You must not speak English better than a native speaker who is 5 years old.

    2. The dubbing must be out of sync from the movie by at least 1 second.

    3. At least one out every ten words must be a gross mis-translation to add to the humor.

    4. Whenever there is a plot-clarification dialog, it must be mangled beyond the point of sanity and include a chicken-crossing-the-road joke.

    5. The dubber must drink a shot of vodka for every time the end of the world is threatened. Or, one shot every five minutes, whichever is greater.

    6. If there is no humor is in the translation, it must be substituted with a 'momma' joke.

    1. Re:Requirements for English Dubbing by ActMatrix · · Score: 4, Funny

      I believe you're mistaken, those are the requirements for posting a Slashdot story.

  3. Could I be . . . by Anonynnous+Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    . . . the only one to have read that at first as "Disney acquires Senator Tochihiro . . ."?

  4. Re:Not even close to Titanic by The+Cat · · Score: 3, Funny

    And as usual, the rest of the world scratches its head in puzzlement over Japan's antics.

    Well, we really should cut 'em some slack. They're just in a hurry trying to figure out where to put all that anime licensing money.

  5. I prefer "live action" pornography by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...not that it is any more realistic

  6. Tentacle pr0n by baywulf · · Score: 2, Funny

    So are they going to bring in the tentacle pr0n stuff also?

  7. Disney acquires Senator Chihiro by Ilan+Volow · · Score: 3, Funny

    When I first read the title of the article, my mind misread it as "Disney acquires Sen. Chihiro".

    It sounds crazy, but Disney buying out a member of Congress seems somehow plausible.

    --
    Ergonomica Auctorita Illico!
  8. Re:So do we hate them or not? by nomadic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just because you hate the chef doesn't mean you can't enjoy the food...

  9. Uh Oh by krmt · · Score: 4, Funny
    John: I'm available and willing.

    Rob buddy, you'd just better pray that Kathleen didn't read this one.
    --

    "I may not have morals, but I have standards."

  10. Re:Mis-use of 'Otaku' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Everyone knows otaku just means "house" :)