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)

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)

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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