Voice actor Gosuke Hatakeyama is at the cent of a new article as we talk out voice acting once more. Gosuke comments on the difference between pro voice actors and guest. Gosuke brought this up talking about payment as Gosuke was paid way more than the pro voice actor wondering what is a pro.
“It makes you wonder: what is a pro? I remember a film dub where I, a professional voice actor, was part of the main cast and got paid 15,000 yen, while a celebrity guest actor got paid a million yen.”
To be clear.
“Hatakeyama clarified in a followup tweet that he wasn’t necessarily insisting that he get paid more, and that he is well aware that celebrity dub roles are considered part of a film’s advertising budget. He simply found himself wondering what the definition of a “pro” is in light of the e-sports prize money story. If being a pro can be quantified with money, he reasoned, then how does one think about the pay gap between pro and non-pro (celebrity guest) voice actors? He also asked commenters on his tweets not to respond with “heartless” comments like “You’re a no-name voice actor, so of course your pay is going to be low.”
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