Tony Leung's voice is redubbed?
Why was tony's voice redubbed? It's not even lip sync'd either so it seems like they rewrote the script after filming?
shareHis native language is Cantonese so I'm assuming he might have spoken in Cantonese on the set and then either he or someone else dubbed his voice into Mandarin. I know this happens in some Chinese films where it's a mix of Hong Kong and mainland Chinese actors so it might have happened here. Then for the Cantonese audio track on the DVD or in HK cinemas his mouth would match the audio.
shareYes but in all his previous mando films, he has spoken mando and it wasn't dubbed over. For example: Hero
shareIt is not rare in films that even when an actor speaks his/her own language or dialect, the voice is dubbed. I am not sure about the reasons: perhaps the actor is good in acting but they want him to have a "better" voice?
sharebut Takeshi Kaneshiro speaks with his own voice...!
so why wouldn't Tony do the same? he can speak mandarin.
"What if there is no tomorrow? there wasn't one today...!"
Takechi doesn't speak with his voice...his has been dubbed as well. Very stupid choice.
shareAre you sure? in Chungking Express Takeshi Kaneshiro speaks both Mandarin and Cantonese (seen he's taiwanese).. and his voice (in mandarin) is exactly the same!!
"What if there is no tomorrow? there wasn't one today...!"
I know Tony Leung can speak Mandarin and has done in some of his previous movies but you can see his mouth is speaking different words all through the movie so that must be Cantonese. I just think that maybe they let him have the choice of using his native language for the benefit of people watching the Cantonese dubbed version.
I don't know about Takeshi Kaneshiro being dubbed, I think that's just ADR. I don't know what his voice sounds like but Mandarin is his native language so it would make no sense for him to be dubbed by somebody else.
Just to make a clarification here.
Tony Leung's native language is Cantonese. And while he does speak Mandarin, it's very limited. Believe me, I've seen him speak in Mandarin on a Taiwanese show before, he takes his time to think of what to say before he actually says something. Very hesitant when speaking Mandarin. Another thing to note is that his real voice was used in "Lust, Caution". But that is entirely up to Ang Lee to decide (re: his real voice being used).
Takeshi Kaneshiro's voice was re-dubbed due to his heavy Taiwanese accent. And it's a requirement to hear proper Mandarin if it's to be screened in Mainland China. Thus, replacing his voice was a neccessity.
There is no Cantonese dub of the movie even on the Hong Kong DVD/bluray releases itself.
I hope that explains a few things here.
Then why isn't Zhang Zhen dubbed? His Taiwanese accent is very strong, much stronger than Kaneshiro's.
A more probable explanation is that Kaneshiro's voice doesn't blend into what the director thinks Zhuge Liang's voice should be.
I highly doubt that his voice was thought unsuitable, because the voice they chose to dub him was extremely close to his real voice. He has a really nice deep voice and on the contrary, it really seems perfect for the role...
I guess it was more due to technical problems or clashes in schedules.
Originally I also thought it was the Taiwanese accent, but a Chinese friend told me that Chang Chen has a much thicker accent and that he was positive he hadn't been dubbed, so...