That's me on the right as Drift Boss King, Kabuto.

Go see Bolt, now with the new short from Pixar, Tokyo Mater!

A while ago, some of my friends at work started working on a short film based on Cars that was to be set in Tokyo. They asked me if I could help out because I speak Japanese and I said, “Sure!”. Originally, I was just going to be the temporary scratch voice for one character that would be replaced later by a real actor. But they liked what I did well enough that they kept it in the final short.

I based the voice I used on jidaigeki shows I used to watch on TV as a kid (like Kage no Gundan and Abarenbo Shogun, which had the same exact plot for every episode). So if you want to hear what I sound like doing a melodramatic Japanese tough guy voice, Tokyo Mater is now in theaters playing in front of Bolt. So go see Bolt! It’s a very cute film that’ll leave you smiling, especially if you’ve got a soft spot for cats or dogs.

(The image up top is actually from a TV commercial for Tokyo Mater. I didn’t even know my character was in the commercial so it was quite a surprise to hear myself coming from the TV that I had on in the background.)

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