Avengers: Doomsday Japanese Dub Casts Yuki Kaji and Toshiyuki Morikawa
Marvel Studios Japan announced the Japanese dub cast for Avengers: Doomsday ahead of its Dec. 18 theatrical release in Japan.
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Why it matters
Marvel is staffing its Japanese dub with voice actors whose anime roles carry their own fanbase, and the Morikawa announcement is the clearest signal that the dub is being sold on that recognition.
Key Facts
- Marvel Studios Japan announced the Japanese dub cast for Avengers: Doomsday ahead of its Dec. 18 release in Japan.
- Toshiyuki Morikawa voices Doctor Doom, with Robert Downey Jr. announcing the casting in a video message.
- Yuichi Nakamura voices Steve Rogers and Kenta Miyake voices Thor in the Japanese dub.
- Maaya Sakamoto voices Sue Storm and Takehito Koyasu voices Reed Richards.
- The dub cast also includes Rie Takahashi as Cassie Lang and Daisuke Hirakawa as Loki.
Toshiyuki Morikawa voices Doctor Doom, a role announced by Robert Downey Jr. in a video message. Yuichi Nakamura voices Steve Rogers, Kenta Miyake voices Thor, and Maaya Sakamoto voices Sue Storm. The cast also includes Daisuke Hirakawa, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Rie Takahashi, and Takehito Koyasu.
Robert Downey Jr. delivered the Doctor Doom casting himself, in a video message that Marvel Studios Japan posted on Nov. 2. The choice of Toshiyuki Morikawa puts a veteran of Naruto, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and Berserk behind the film's antagonist. The rest of the roster follows the same pattern: Yuichi Nakamura, Kenta Miyake, and Takehito Koyasu are among the names attached to the principal Marvel roles. The film opens in Japan on Dec. 18.
- Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.): Toshiyuki Morikawa: Announced by Downey Jr. in a video message
- Steve Rogers (Chris Evans): Yuichi Nakamura
- Thor (Chris Hemsworth): Kenta Miyake
- Loki (Tom Hiddleston): Daisuke Hirakawa
- Shang-Chi (Simu Liu): Yoshimasa Hosoya
- Scott Lang / Ant-Man (Paul Rudd): Hidenobu Kiuchi
- Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton): Rie Takahashi
- Namor (Tenoch Huerta Mejia): Daisuke Namikawa
- M'Baku (Winston Duke): Subaru Kimura
- Joaquin Torres / Falcon (Danny Ramirez): Kazuhiro Fusegawa
- Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan): Mitsuru Shiraishi
- Sam Wilson / Captain America (Anthony Mackie): Junpei Mizobata
- Shuri / Black Panther (Letitia Wright): Kanako Momota: Leader of Momoiro Clover Z
- Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic (Pedro Pascal): Takehito Koyasu
- Sue Storm / Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby): Maaya Sakamoto
- Johnny Storm / Human Torch (Joseph Quinn): Yu Hayashi
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