Yudai Chiba and Airi Suzuki Join Japanese Dub Cast of Minions & Monsters
The casting adds notable Japanese talent to the latest Minions film, with Chiba and Suzuki taking on key new characters through auditions.
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Yudai Chiba, Airi Suzuki, and comedy duo Batteryz have been announced as new cast members for the Japanese dub of the animated film Minions & Monsters. Chiba voices the robot Dote, Suzuki voices Debbie, and Batteryz members Ace and Jike voice the monsters Phillips and Howard. The film opens August 7.
Yudai Chiba, Airi Suzuki, and the comedy duo Batteryz are joining the Japanese dub cast of the upcoming animated film Minions & Monsters, set for release on August 7. Chiba voices Dote, a robot who loudly declares his goal of world conquest and appears as a new boss candidate for the Minions. Suzuki voices Debbie, a romantic woman who falls in love with Dote. Batteryz's Ace and Jike voice the monsters Phillips and Howard. The cast also includes Ken Matsudaira as Max and Koichi Yamadera as Goomy. Chiba said he learned he got the role during a stage performance in Kansai and went to Universal Studios Japan to celebrate. Suzuki called the role a wonderful birthday present, noting it was nearly her first dubbing work. The film follows the Minions as they try to make a monster movie in Hollywood.
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- Cinema Today 『ミニオンズ』新作に千葉雄大、鈴木愛理、バッテリィズが参戦 千葉はUSJに“お礼参り”