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Teruyuki Tsuchida Declined Movie Role

December 5th, 2008 Leave a comment Go to comments

According to Anime News Network, Otaku comic Teruyuki Tsuchida was offered a role in the live-action movie but declined due to scheduling conflicts.

Japanese comedic talent Teruyuki Tsuchida revealed on the Gokigenyō television variety show on Wednesday that he was offered a role on Twentieth Century Fox’s live-action adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball manga, but he declined the role. He explained that his schedule was too busy to fit the project in. Tsuchida is a self-professed anime otaku, and he makes his fandom part of his comic routine. He made an appearance at the Mobile Suit Gundam 00 premiere event and joked that he just wanted to come to see the anime early. Tsuchida said on Wednesday that he was asked to play a person who gets attacked by the antagonist Piccolo because he held a Dragon Ball.

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  1. Bucky-O-Hare
    December 5th, 2008 at 00:56 | #1

    I have no idea who this guy is. :?

  2. Adam
    December 5th, 2008 at 00:57 | #2

    @Bucky-O-Hare: Haha… me neither. :| But it does describe a scene.

  3. Bucky-O-Hare
    December 5th, 2008 at 01:00 | #3

    True, Adam, old friend, looking forward to piccolo killing some random guy for a ball. Too bad we missed an opportunity to have some random otaku comedian be him. :lol: He’s too good for this movie.

  4. Adam
    December 5th, 2008 at 01:01 | #4

    @Bucky-O-Hare: Maybe they got Akira Toriyama instead.

  5. anthony
    December 5th, 2008 at 01:06 | #5

    ha, i googled him, and hardly nothing comes up on him.
    anyways, nice find though….
    hey adam, is the movie really 100 min long? or is that just a rumor or “an idea”
    oh and sorry if this has been answered many times but just wonderin’
    :wink:

  6. December 5th, 2008 at 01:07 | #6

    who is Teruyuki Tsuchida?
    at least he told us something
    if I was him, I would never declined a role in Dragonball
    I would love to have my ass kicked by Piccolo :lol:

  7. Regio
    December 5th, 2008 at 01:19 | #7

    Ha ha !!! Maybe the role he was asked to play was Grandpa Gohan. Because in the movie Gohan has a dragonball and he is attacked by Piccolo i think !!! :D

  8. mistaouija
    December 5th, 2008 at 01:24 | #8

    kewl, thanks for the update adam.

    at least we know now that piccolo will get the dragonballs on his own. but dragonball evolution? hmmm

  9. James Alexander
    December 5th, 2008 at 01:37 | #9

    @Adam: LOL “Maybe they got Akira Toriyama instead.”

    interesting news though, im going to be looking foward to that scene

  10. December 5th, 2008 at 01:59 | #10

    So some guy is randomly holding a Dragon Ball and gets attacked by Piccolo. lol.

  11. The Meister
    December 5th, 2008 at 02:25 | #11

    Dragonball Evolution sounds interesting.

    i like the idea of piccolo geting the dragonballs by him self :D
    thanks Adam :D

  12. that guy
    December 5th, 2008 at 02:29 | #12

    DBE is a cartoon

  13. Ragingfury
    December 5th, 2008 at 02:38 | #13

    Maybe everyone should lighten up a little…….Dragonball fans are way too uptight. And I am a big fan of DBZ. Let it go…it’s just a cartoon. There are other things going on in the world that you should be far more concerned about than this…..perhaps your family, the country, the sad state of affairs that the world is in…..this is how you chose to spend your time? No wonder this country is going to shit…. Grow up.

  14. December 5th, 2008 at 02:53 | #14

    I wish I was the person getting attacked by King Piccolo
    That would look so good on my resume :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

    Corey gets energy blasted by King Piccolo :mrgreen: Yippy!!!!

  15. DB Insider
    December 5th, 2008 at 02:55 | #15

    …ragingfury…this is a dragonball movie website. This is sort of the designated place for fans to discuss the movie. Maybe you could lighten up a little. It’s all in good fun.

    Also, thanks Adam for all the news. I seriously don’t know what I’d do without you.

  16. December 5th, 2008 at 02:58 | #16

    Whoaa!! Piccolo must be real brutal if he attacks someone for holding the Dragonball

    Sounds like my kind of Villian!! I can’t wait to here him talk :D
    He probably sounds like Darth Vadar mixed with Chris Sabat

  17. Legend Killer
    December 5th, 2008 at 03:08 | #17

    A Nobody? The real news is that he could of got is ass handed to him by Piccolo.. What an honor :lol:

  18. www.sajin0084.deviantart.com
    December 5th, 2008 at 03:40 | #18

    ok this is good news and no one can deny it because it says piccollo kills someone for no other reason than he has a dragonball. If that doesnt sound like king piccollo then I dont know what would…

  19. Adam
    December 5th, 2008 at 03:57 | #19

    @http://www.sajin0084.deviantart.com: I don’t see the word “kill” anywhere. :roll:

  20. killaDBfan
    December 5th, 2008 at 04:31 | #20

    @adam
    True it doesnt say he will kill him, but it is only safe to assume that piccolo pwning a civillian would mean his demise

  21. Doritos
    December 5th, 2008 at 05:13 | #21

    I guess they changed the name so when they do a new cartoon show they put the name DBE and not DB so people wont be confused…and also i think they want people to understand is not a dragonball copy, is something changed, something evolved…to good or bad, is just not the same.

    i like the name DBE, makes it looks like a new saga, an alternative dragonball history…

  22. Sushiro_San
    December 5th, 2008 at 05:19 | #22

    thanks Adam :P

    so i hope you guys are not so mad anymore……. i cooled down i have too say :mrgreen:

    and this dude is a japanese comedyan?? did i understood that right??

  23. katana08
    December 5th, 2008 at 05:36 | #23

    @Sushiro_San:

    Yeah. This is definitely the most interesting and non-infuriating news this week. So it seems at least that they intend to keep Piccolo’s wicked nature intack.

  24. katana08
    December 5th, 2008 at 06:15 | #24

    @katana08:

    oops. I meant intact. :mrgreen:

  25. December 5th, 2008 at 06:23 | #25

    what if he was just holding an orange?

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    :(

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    IM…REPAIR MAN MAN MAN MAN MAN MAN MAN MAN MAN……

  26. mistaouija
    December 5th, 2008 at 07:06 | #26
  27. SSJ Spartan
    December 5th, 2008 at 07:08 | #27

    Interesting peice of news. Good find. This Tsuchida dude should have considered it an honor to get his butt kicked by Piccolo. lol :lol:

  28. December 5th, 2008 at 07:19 | #28

    @SSJ Spartan: hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!

  29. BetaSword
    December 5th, 2008 at 07:37 | #29

    Haha, what a stupis ass, Getting a chance to get internationally known, refusing it, only to redisappear in his local TV-Show(s).

    If I would happened to get a Role in a 20thCenturyFox-Movie, I wouldn’t be so stupid to decline it.

    That only shows, how unforeseeing he is.

  30. December 5th, 2008 at 08:18 | #30

    DAMN!!!! Now this is an epic fail, without that superstar, I can´t believe it!!!

    PS: WHO THE F*CK IS Teruyuki Tsuchida? XD

  31. December 5th, 2008 at 08:20 | #31

    Maybe Tsuchida wanted to be kicked by a more original Piccolo and not by a white bald vampire xB

  32. Danielle
    December 5th, 2008 at 08:44 | #32

    I saw a picture of him… he looks a lot like a real-life version of Krillin actually!

  33. December 5th, 2008 at 08:45 | #33

    @DPA: DPA it’s not that serious!! Extras turn down roles all the time :lol: :lol:

    I would feel so honored to get beat up by King Piccolo!! I’ll do that sh*t for free :mrgreen:

  34. December 5th, 2008 at 08:54 | #34

    Hey Fox!
    GIVE TO ME A ROLE TOO! :D
    I’ll dont recuse..I promise

    :mrgreen:

  35. December 5th, 2008 at 08:55 | #35

    Krillin??

  36. December 5th, 2008 at 08:56 | #36

    Wait a minute!! He does resemble Krillin a bit :-)
    Hmmmm

    He just needs to shave his head bald, but I really doubt he was Krillin!

    http://www.japantoday.com/images/size/200x/2008/09/akina.jpg

  37. December 5th, 2008 at 09:00 | #37

    He’s seems like me…xD
    fuck!

  38. SSJ Jon
    December 5th, 2008 at 09:42 | #38

    I’m pretty sure that guy is the MAN in japan lol

  39. December 5th, 2008 at 09:46 | #39

    LOL! it would be soo coool if Akira Toriyama made a cameo in this movie…..he will….i know :roll: :D

  40. 7BaLlZz
    December 5th, 2008 at 10:39 | #40

    Who is Teruyuki Tsuchida???

  41. 7BaLlZz
    December 5th, 2008 at 10:40 | #41

    @tσρmo™: That Would be Awesome :D

  42. Steve
    December 5th, 2008 at 10:48 | #42

    How can they not have Akira Toriyama in the film? That would be awesome to see him do a speaking cameo role just like Stan Lee in his Marvel films.

  43. December 5th, 2008 at 11:00 | #43

    @Steve: :D

  44. December 5th, 2008 at 11:37 | #44

    well i like the new title
    because the movie is still the same only the title is changed, the movie will be fantastic the same
    ………………………..Dragonball Evolution………………………….fantastic……………………… :mrgreen:
    and http://armando254.skyrock.com/

  45. Masenko-Huh?
    December 5th, 2008 at 11:39 | #45

    interesting ideas all around and why not have Akira in the film? who knows he might be. writers and creators love to do that sort of thing; not only Stan Lee but both Stephen King and Stephenie Meyer stick themselves in movie versions of their creations (I’m a 20 something year old girl, of course I saw twilight so don’t ask.) so maybe Toriyama did get a cameo in the film? that would be so cool! :D

  46. Tommy
    December 5th, 2008 at 12:19 | #46

    o.O
    Interesting..

    Kinda off topic cause there is not really a lot to discuss about this, but what do you guys think about Dragonball Evolution? I was thinking the movie(s) would be like this:
    Dragonball
    Dragonball Z or DBZ
    Dragonball Z The (something idk what they would say)

  47. SSJfrank
    December 5th, 2008 at 12:48 | #47

    good choice….fail movie….and be reborn like the two hulk movies

  48. December 5th, 2008 at 12:54 | #48

    http://www.myspace.com/coreywilson10: my friend i always love what you say about the db movie because i will be reading something and thiking how cool it is and you always say what i am thinking to the haters that always complain

  49. magabaga
    December 5th, 2008 at 14:14 | #49

    @Regio:

    piccolo never fought Grandpa Gohan. Gohan died years before Piccolo was resurrected…

  50. Jonas
    December 5th, 2008 at 15:39 | #50

    Tsuchida is a very smart guy, he won’t make his name dirty on this immitation of a film. It’s the most ridiculous adapted film I’ve ever seen. I’m not happy at all about this release. Any fan can easily see it’s low quality and that it isn’t even near what the anime show had.

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