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Brad Pitt SoftBank Ad

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  • Brad Pitt appears in a recent Japanese television commercial for SoftBank Mobile's 2008 winter collection. The 30-second commercial follows Pitt on a series of adventures including helping a group of stranded motorists, narrowly avoiding being run over by a group of cyclists and snapping photos of topless sunbathers.CrunchGear: Brad Pitt Shoots Pictures of Naked... (December 12, 2008)
  • Fast Facts

    1. SoftBank is one of Asia's largest telecommunications conglomeratesUS Magazine: Brad Pit Snaps Pic of Topless Sunbather (December 12, 2008)
    2. Commercial is directed by Hollywood director Wes Anderson
    3. Wes Anderson has directed a number of popular films including The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited and Rushmore
    4. The SoftBank commercial is a remake of the 1953 French film Les Vacances de Monseieur Hulot
    5. Pitt shot the commercial in Normandy on September 20, 2008L.A. Times: Brad Pitt photographs nude girl in Japanese... (December 12, 2008)
    6. The commercial has no dialogue
    7. It is currently airing in Japan
  • A Master of Languages?

    Sources on the set of the SoftBank commercial say that Pitt wowed children on the set with "perfect" French and impressed SoftBank executives with a handful of Japanese phrases.

    He's obviously been studying hard. He's becoming a master of many languages.US Magazine sourceUS Magazine: Brad Pit Snaps Pic of Topless Sunbather (December 12, 2008)

  • SoftBank Executive Quote

    It is a pleasure to have him as part of the Softbank company, and we look forward to premiering the new commercial, along with our new season of phones, this winter.—Naoki Nakayama, SoftBank spokespersonUS Magazine: Brad Pit Snaps Pic of Topless Sunbather (December 12, 2008)
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