jemaine clement did the voice of tamatoa from moana.
jemaine clement did the voice of tamatoa from moana.
who does the voice of tamatoa from moana?
jemaine clement
the majority of the film's cast members are of polynesian descent: auliʻi cravalho (moana) and nicole scherzinger (sina, moana's mother) were born in hawaii and are of native hawaiian heritage; dwayne johnson (maui), oscar kightley (fisherman), and troy polamalu (villager no. 1) are of samoan heritage; and new zealand–born rachel house (tala, moana's grandmother), temuera morrison (tui, moana's father), and jemaine clement (tamatoa) are of māori heritage.









































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moana (2016 film)
that same night, moana sets sail on a camakau found in the cavern. she is caught in a typhoon and shipwrecked on an island where she finds maui, who boasts about his achievements. she demands that maui return the heart; however, he refuses and traps her in a cave. moana finds a way out and confronts maui, who reluctantly lets her on the camakau. they are attacked by kakamora — coconut-armored pirates — who seek the heart, but moana and maui outwit them. moana realizes maui is no longer a hero and convinces him to redeem himself by returning the heart. maui first needs to obtain his magical fishhook, which is located in lalotai, the realm of monsters, and is in the possession of tamatoa, a giant, greedy coconut crab. maui and moana go to lalotai and he retrieves his hook while moana distracts tamatoa, but maui discovers he can no longer control his shapeshifting and loses self-confidence, quickly becoming overpowered by tamatoa. moana's quick thinking allows them to escape with the hook. maui reveals that his first tattoo was earned when his mortal parents rejected him. after reassurance from moana, maui teaches her the art of sailing and regains control of his powers.
moana (2016 film)