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> There's an old tradition of American stars appearing in Japanese television commercials, [...] before downing what appears to be about a four ounce can of Sun
by neilv 2y ago
> There's an old tradition of American stars appearing in Japanese television commercials, [...] before downing what appears to be about a four ounce can of Suntory Iced Rainbow Blend coffee.
Was this tradition referenced or inspired by Bill Murray's "Suntory Time" scene in "Lost in Translation" (2003)?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiQnH450hPM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiQnH450hPM
- throw0101d 2y agoWesterners in Japan has been a thing for decades: > Anyone who has seen Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation must wonder for at least a second if there is truth in Bill Murray’s character of a famous American actor in Japan to film a commercial. Well, there definitely is. Huge American and European stars have been hawking products in Japanese commercials for decades. * https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/western-entertainers-who-have-made-japanese-commercials https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/western-entertainers-who-... * https://www.goretro.com/2015/08/sake-to-me-western-celebs-in-bizarre.html https://www.goretro.com/2015/08/sake-to-me-western-celebs-in... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_in_Japan_(phrase) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_in_Japan_(phrase)
- SECProto 2y ago> Was this tradition referenced or inspired by [] referenced. Here's a couple suntory commercials dating much older: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyN-aHtAVzs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyN-aHtAVzs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goUBezKpNmU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goUBezKpNmU
- minikomi 2y agoOne of my favorites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgEM8VjHD_0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgEM8VjHD_0 Andy Warhol for TDK
- ascorbic 2y agoShe was referencing the ones done by her father: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/akira-kurosawa-francis-ford-coppola-whiskey-adverts/ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/akira-kurosawa-francis-ford-cop...