Did you ever want to translate Benedict Cumberbatch’s name into Japanese? This tweet proposes 威川良文 (たけかわよしふみ, Yoshifumi Takekawa):
Further explanation here. Seems like a fun game to play with other non-Japanese names…
I still prefer the real ベネディクト・カンバーバッチ.
I think rather than literally translating the different components of his name it’d be more fun to find a Japanese name that’s as much of a ridiculously pretentious uncommon mouthful as “Benedict Cumberbatch.” What is the cultural equivalent of Benedict Cumberbatch lol
Well, there’s 竜ヶ峰帝人, the main character of Durarara. He hates the name - his online handle is 田中太郎 = basically “John Smith”.