I can give you Gatsby
Saturday, April 19th, 2008My favourite ads in Japan feature the infamous Takuya Kimura of SMAP fame. These guys are everywhere in Japan, television shows, ads, music, and they’ve been around since 1991, now that’s longevity! If you have seen Wong Kai Wai’s 2046, he is the mysterious guest of Faye Wong on the train in the future and her boyfriend in the present.
But these ads are so addictive. They were playing on repeat today in the chemist I was in and now I can’t get him out of my head. I have posted the best one below. We are not sure if he is taking the piss, but we have noticed that it is more acceptable (perhaps because of the lack of Australia’s macho culture) to be slightly over the top in Japan.