In the scenes where Mifune's character speaks Japanese (note: Japanese, not English), is it actually Mifune speaking in Japanese, or is it Paul Frees speaking in Japanese?
Also, were any of the other foreign-speaking stars (i.e. Adolfo Celi) dubbed, or was Mifune the only one?
Also, were any of the other foreign-speaking stars (i.e. Adolfo Celi) dubbed, or was Mifune the only one?And very obviously and painfully dubbed, I might add. I just saw this movie, and I don't feel it holds up well. Whenever Mifune spoke, I half expected to see Godzilla stomp through the scene.
You did not answer my question: Was Mifune the only foreign-speaking star in the film dubbed? Or were others such as Adolfo Celi, also dubbed as well?
shareToshiro Mifune was dubbed when speaking English, but when speaking Japanese it was, not surprisingly, his own voice. Adolfo Celi was not dubbed in Grand Prix, though he had been in the previous years Thunderball. Apart from Mifune none of the "foreign" actors were dubbed, they all spoke English that was good enough for their roles.
shareAnd don't forget that French singer Françoise Hardy had just put out an English-language album for her English-speaking fans, when she starred in this film.
Yves Montand's English had improved dramatically, compared to when he starred with Marilyn Monroe in Let's Make Love.
I thought Celi's English was good enough for them to have used his own voice in THUNDERBALL.
Whenever Mifune spoke in Paul Frees' voice, it took me out of the movie. Same with MIDWAY (1976) ten years later, where all the other Japanese speaking parts were played by Japanese-Americans (James Shigeta, Clyde Kusatsu, et al) who used their own voices, but when Mifune spoke up it was in Paul Frees' unmistakable voice, which was quite jarring. At least RED SUN used Mifune's own voice, as I recall.