Article about casting in Japan

I came across an interesting article in the Fall 2014 issue of Movie Maker magazine called "The Joy of Fly Casting," in which director Dave Boyle talks about his experiences in casting his current film Man from Reno, and the importance of having a casting director. His previous films include White on Rice and Big Dreams Little Tokyo, quirky comedies that both feature Japanese characters. (Boyle is fluent in Japanese himself.) I thought I'd summarize it here since he discusses how casting/auditoning differs in the U.S. and Japan--I always enjoy learning stuff about Japanese show business, which in turn comes in helpful for my Haru fics.


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