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M$1 July 03, 2009 04:30 PM

Japanese commercials with celebrities

Please post a commercial or advertisement from Japan featuring a celebrity
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seantang seantang
 
 July 06, 2009 03:59 PM
Japan
Japanese commercials are the best in Asia not only because they are funnier and cover more topics. Most important of all, they have big budget to produce quality and entertaining commercials for the lucrative local market. Japanese had started these trends since the late seventies or early eighties (MJ for Suzuki):

1. 1980 - MJ (Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough) Suzuki "Love" motorcycle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6TzvE6b_lM

2. Younger Brad Pitts commercial for Edwin Jeans in Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kZRAq4-D2M

3. Leonardo Dicaprio - Toyota Hybrid commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bum-_KLWlB4&feature=related

4. Kiefer Sutherland - Calorie Mate Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_swFUVeVKo

5. 2007- Madonna - ARIAKE commercial "Think Family"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJKkKMX60GQ&NR=1

They are able to engage the services of many American movie stars for their commecials simply because these hollywood stars are able to sell their products or services better than the their local entertainers.

Thailand
Outside Japan, Thailand commericals will be the funniest in Asia.
Check out this bank robbers commercial from Thailand:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqBy6TgYxTU
and Thailand Bubble gum commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfcoOFmZbVw&NR=1

China
China commercials that involved big names from NBA and some of their funny commercials:
Kobe Bryant Nike commercial in China
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRMYEJTYWRU
Lebron James Nike commercial in China
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPJPe6Kti7g&feature=PlayList&p=A39B4008E8B21424&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=18
Shaq's commercial in China for Lining Sportswear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1O19k6U_U4
Funny Chinese Pepsi Cola - Shaolin Kungfu commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40DykbPa4Lc&NR=1
Funny Chinese Shampoo's commercial with "Unchanged Melody"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJKND7Y6Xg4


Tags: japan, china, commerials, thailand

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brian san brian san
 
July 03, 2009 04:49 PM
I mentioned Tommy Lee Jones in a question I asked earlier.
He is the king of American stars doing commercials in Japan right now.

This is one of my favorites (mostly because it's funny even without subtitles).

It is a very interesting phenomenon. Stars like Tommy do it because they can make some money, have fun, and not worry about ruining their "image" in their prime movie markets.

And by the way, the Sumo wrestler in your example is Musashimaru, an American Samoan former Yokozuna (the higest class of sumo)


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brian san brian san
 
July 03, 2009 04:57 PM
And another (for an apartment building down the street from me!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhQmKGk4D6w

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brian san brian san
 
July 03, 2009 04:58 PM
You get the idea

On this one, you have to love how a star can get paid to say not a single word, while simply sticking a coin in a meter

Correction: He says something at the very end but I can't make it out. Is it "garf"?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJXdF9pXFPs

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brian san brian san
 
July 03, 2009 05:00 PM
Beyonce getting fancy selling water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gya3R949U

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scottmonac... scottmonac...
 
July 03, 2009 05:04 PM
Love the Tommy Lee post - thanks for finding/sharing!

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brian san brian san
 
July 03, 2009 05:08 PM
Your welcome. Just do a search for "Tommy Lee Japan" on YouTube and you will get a list a mile long. Most are quite entertaining. Not sure where the no expression quiet super-hero Tommy character came from, but it beats most of the "local" commercials.

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nushka nushka
 
July 03, 2009 05:34 PM
Hats off! The expert is in the house. Great videos @brian san
Thank you for posting them!

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brian san brian san
 
July 03, 2009 05:44 PM
Thanks!
Now the "expert" needs to go to bed as it's darn near 3am.
I will look for a few more that I missed to be posted by the time I awake!

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nushka nushka
 
July 03, 2009 04:52 PM
Does he still counts as just a celebrity?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skBlEbsM0jM

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janakan janakan
 
July 03, 2009 05:06 PM
Ben Stiller! Try searching for 'japanese commercials celebrity' in YouTube, I got found a few!


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brian san brian san
 
July 03, 2009 05:19 PM
Thanks!
I live in Tokyo, which is how I know about the ones on my list.
But I hadn't seen this one. I do however enjoy the particular brand of Chuhai being advertised on a fairly regular basis.

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djammmer djammmer
 
July 04, 2009 02:46 AM
Lol. I love Ben Stiller's facial expressions. This one's a winner, because they are overdubbing Japanese when he talks... but he's acting out the japanese pronunciation. Awesome.

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daisyjre daisyjre
 
July 03, 2009 05:26 PM
I think those commercials are funny because the celebs look out of place. Why don't Japanese actors do commercials for the states?

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nushka nushka
 
July 03, 2009 05:32 PM
I think they are funny because Japanese commercials are kind of surreal and celebs play along. It is like that "I know you know we know" thing. I love it.

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brian san brian san
 
July 03, 2009 05:34 PM
I think the answer is that Japanese actors simply aren't well known in the states. But American movie stars are known in Japan.

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djammmer djammmer
 
July 04, 2009 05:36 AM
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=japanese+commercials+celebrity

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emilyklaus emilyklaus
 
July 05, 2009 11:56 PM
Brad Pitt is really facially expressive. Thank you for sharing the lovely advertisements, I really enjoyed them!

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