Top 10 Most Hilarious Japanese Ads Starring Hollywood Celebs
Unfortunately, Taylor Swift has yet to appear in a Japanese McDonald's commercial herself (that we know of) but luckily Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, and many other big celebs have done some hilarious Japanese commercials!
Here goes the Top 10 wackiest Japanese ads starring Hollywood celebrities.
10.Tommy Lee Jones – Suntory Boss Coffee
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNg5Xfn76C4]
Tommy Lee Jones has done a crapload of commercials for Suntory coffee. In this one, he didn’t take shit from his Tokyo students.
9. Ben Stiller – Kirin Beer
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bW_cHfnOXM]
Since Ben Stiller is a funny guy, this commercial almost comes off as an ironic comedy sketch where he is in on the joke. Almost.
8.Cindy Crawford – Pocari Sweat
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5AvV7OLfiw]
It might be a stretch to call Cindy Crawford a Hollywood actress, but this commercial was too good to pass up. (Pocari Sweat is a Gatorade-esque drink in Japan.)
7. Leonardo DiCaprio – Honda Civic
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InIL4VNARcs]
I guess we can forgive Leonardo DiCaprio for making some weird commercials when he was still young and impressionable. Except… he’s still doing Japanese commercials today!
6.Bruce Willis – Eneos Card
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwqbqnsoSCs]
Bruce Willis sleeps with some sort of weird energy gun under his pillow.
5. Brad Pitt – Edwin Jeans
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFxbz9xjO1c]
Brad Pitt also recently starred in a couple of Japanese commercials directed by Spike Jonze. But this could be one of the weirdest commercials I’ve ever seen.
4. Hulk Hogan for BigFlow
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwQBTvd6Db8]
I honestly have no idea what's going on here. The Hulkster, in his wrestling onesies, serenades a baby about some sort of air-conditioning unit. You figure it out.
3.John Travolta for Tokyo Drink
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUvd29F7hlo]
This one not only has a sweaty Travolta dance-lifting in a headband, but features a hyper-cheesy '80s jingle.
2.Nicolas Cage – Pachinko Fever
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=983_qqatdTQ]
We all know that Nic Cage has no shame, but the series of pachinko commercials he did in Japan are about as wacky as they get.
1. Arnold Schwarzenegger – Alinamin V Energy Drink
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl0HOqjSzqw]
Was there ever any doubt? These are probably some of the most well-known Japanese commercials out there, and the sight of Arnold laughing maniacally can never be erased from your mind.
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