This is a short article reporting on the October 10th red carpet of Thor: Ragnarok. The original article was published by Sponichi and can be found here (with some photos of Amami meeting various cast members). (Archive link here.)
Please note: there is some discussion of the Las Vegas shooting.
Amami Yuuki meets Oscar-winning actress she admires for the first time in L.A. – “I’m so inspired”
On the 10th (the 11th in Japan Time), actress Amami Yuuki (50) participated in the Los Angeles world premiere of Thor: Ragnarok (dir. Taika Waititi, opens Nov. 3d). In the Japanese dub, she provides the voice for the character played by Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett (48), the ‘goddess of evil’ Hela. Amami, a big fan of Cate, met her for the first time on the red carpet. “I’m really inspired,” she said, bursting with happiness.
She deeply respects Cate’s talent, which has won her two Academy Awards, as a fellow actress. So much so that in January of this year, she flew to New York to see Cate’s first time taking on the challenge of Broadway in The Present. Cate wore a close-fitting gold dress, and as she approached the red carpet Amami said “she’s here, she’s here, she’s in gold,” with sparkling eyes.
Amami said in English “I’m actually your dub voice actress. I’m so honored,” and Cate replied excitedly “Oh my god! You are? I want to go to Japan right away and hear you!” After the premiere, during a question session, she smiled and said “since I’ve worked for so long listening to her voice it’s as if she’s not a stranger at all. I’m so moved that I was able to meet her.”
Due to the effect of the shooting incident in Las Vegas on the 1st, there were metal detectors set up at the authorized participants’ entrance. There was such strict security that someone working on the film said “I don’t remember there ever being this level of security before.” Amami said “the people who were victims – I have no words,” but also stated “part of our job is cheering up people who are down. When I see all the people who came here today, I’m really glad we were able to hold this event.”