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Little red ridinghood in Japan

BMW 7 series - Doll - (2003) 0:60 (Japan)

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Much ado about lovin' it

Nike - Flow - 0:30 (Japan) 2003

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Priceless Chihuahua

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Lost in the Translation - AFLAC in Japan

The AFLAC duck is getting a bit of a makeover for the Japanese market.

Amino-Shiki Drink - "Salaryman" (2003) :15 (Japan)

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Stabbing your way to the top in Japan.

Agency presidents, be careful how you diversify. Story here, and additional reporting here.
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Pocari Sweat vs. Pacific Life

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Fish heads. Fish heads. Superhero fish heads.

Apparantly, Kikkoman Soy Sauce has one helluva rabid Nipponese fan. (continue to shoyu more...)

friday funny film dose

AIFUL - How much is that Chihuahua? (2002) :30 (Japan)

AIFUL provides quick cash for unexpected expenses, like buying a pet dog with soulful eyes at a pet store.

Tomak - a love story (Japan)

Sega Saturn Tanshiro ending (Japan)

Sega Saturn Tanshiro - Christmas (first ad)

Sega Saturn Burning Rangers (Japan)

Sega Saturn Bomberman (Japan)

Playstation Dead or Alive 2 (Japan)

Playstation Evergrace (Japan)

Sega Saturn Solocrisis (Japan)

Sega Saturn training (Japan)

Sega Saturn House of the dead. (Japan)

Sega Saturn worldcup (japan)

DreamCast Samba (2002) 0:30 (Japan)

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Dentsu loves Disney=true.

Cup of Noodle - Noodles in Space - (2001)

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Sony and Ericsson get together

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This spot won't be back. Gaijin a Go Go got served

It's hasta la vista baby for future web viewings of a Japanese DirectTV commercial starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Pocari Sweat - Jump - (1999) :60 (Japan)

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Lux - Brooke Shields (1998) 0:30 (Japan)

Play with your food part TWO

Oh yes - there are more ads where people play with their food. Seems we'll never run out of these!
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Tokyo Gas - Charlie Sheen (1992) 0:30 (Japan)

Charlie Sheen saves a woman from being an ice cube, and gets slapped as a thank you. Because he's Charlie Sheen.

Sony - Billy Joel (1991/1992) 0:30 (Japan)

TDK - Miles Davis (1990) 0:30 (Japan)

TDK - Youssou N'Dour (1990) 0:30 (Japan)

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Toyota Celica - Eddie Murphy (1988) 0:30 (Japan)

Eddie Murphy in Japan selling cars, as you do.
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Sony Walkman CM - Mr.Choromatsu /Dreaming - (1987) :30 (japan)

This Sony Walkman spokesmonkey, Mr Choromatsu , lived between 1978 - 2007

Men's Mousse by Shiseido, Japan, 1987

Are they suggesting this mousse will be rock hard?

Suntory - Diorama (1987/1988) 0:30 (Japan)

An impeccably dressed & groomed Japanese man hangs out, perfectly still, in each diorama at the Museum of Natural History in New York.
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Pocari Sweat - Cindy Crawford / Beach zoom-in - (1986) :15 (Japan)

The Japanese have one satellite dedicated to following Cindy Crawford around, apparently.
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Pocari Sweat - Cindy Crawford / Dragon Battle - (1986) :30 (Japan)

Cindy Crawford shows off her swordskills, aiming at nothing in particular while green eyed panthers and the odd flying dragon pass by.

NEC PC-8200 series,Toy Gun, Japan, 1985

Did he just rob her with a toy gun?

Toyota MR2, Japan, 1984

"We would like to crystallize."

TDK - Andy Warhol (1984) 0:17 (Japan)

Suzuki Gemma 50 Motor Scooter, print Japan 1983

Italian style! Suzuki Gemma 50 Motor Scooter!

CM Toyota Celica XX Grace Jones printads, Japan, 1983

These ads go with the commercial, Grace Jones

CM Toyota Celica XX - Grace Jones (1983) :30 (Japan)

This is quite possibly the most eighties ad ever. The music. The edit. The shiny neon. The cardboard cutout of Grace Jones.

Sony AHF 90 audio cassette, print Japan 1983

It's as if these models are reenacting "west side story" for this photoshoot.

Mitsubishi CityFace TV, Sean Connery - 1983

"The TV world where the screen is printed first"

Suzuki - Statue of Libery (1983) 0:18 (Japan)

Pioneer - Ry Cooder (1982-1985) 1:00 (Japan)

Suntory - Toots Thielemans (1982) 1:00 (Japan)

Nissan Skyline - Paul Newman (1981/1982) 0:30 (Japan)

Honda City - Madness / In the City - (1981) (Japan)

Madness wrote this jingle for this ad - as the car is called "City", it was released as a B-side single and climbed to #14 in the charts.

Sony Walkman, Walking Stereo - double page spread 1980, Japan

"Walking in stereo with hotline" as two models hang out on the Brooklyn Bridge. 

Wasure emon Print ad 1980

Big John W-Wash Jeans, print 1979 Japan

Western jacket, carpenter jeans, straight, western vest, short pants, work overall.

Clearly show your train pass, Japan, September 1978

This Napoleon-like man is encouraging passengers on Japanese trains to "Clearly show your train pass"

The Seat Monopolizer - Hitler - Japan, 1976

In july 1976 this poster appeared in Japan, showing Charlie Chaplins having to be cramped due to Hitler's theft of space.

Don't throw chewing gum on the platform - Japan, 1976

Don't throw chewing gum on the platform

Suntory - Sammy Davis Jr one minute ad lib (1974) :60 (Japan)

This is the sixty-second edit of Sammy Davis Jr scat singing about Suntory Whiskey.

Suntory Whisky - Sammy Davis Junior Wait! (1974) :30 (Japan)

Samuel George Davis Jr is given free rein to ad lib away as he shot an entire campaign for Suntory whisky.

8 Track tape, Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd, Japan, 1971

"How far do you want to get tangled... Coropack 8"

Max Factor Cosmetics, Summer Creation by Max Factor - Japan, 1971

Max Factor Cosmetics, Japan, 1971

Max Factor Cosmetics, ULTRALUCENT eye makeup collection - Japan, 1970

This eye makeup collection really focuses on the eyes alone.

The liberty bell rings in your heart. Printad, Japan, 1970

The liberty bell rings in your heart.

Pepsi Cola, Football game - Japan, 1969

Have a break from the football game, have a pepsi!

Märchen Embroideries and Laces, Japan, 1969

Märchen

"The Sex Hunter" girdle ad, Japan 1969

Gripless! Not quite sure which part exactly is gripless, and the name of the ad makes me a little worried as to why it is gripless...

Max Factor Cosmetics, Japan, 1968.

Max Factor Cosmetics, Joie Joie Japan, 1968

Sia Genia Sue

Suntory Red - campaign 1968, print, Japan

Picking up where the other collage campaign left off, these ads in 1968 have no photos with the illustrations.

Max Factor Cosmetics, Japan, 1968

"Bazazz that makes you want to have a little adventure"

Kiki Design Atelier, Japan, 1967

Cook magazine, Japan, 1967.

Gunze hoisery, Japan, 1967

Let this leggy model lead the way!

Max Factor Cosmetics, Japan, 1967

Rose Festa

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