Feel the Sprouting #7: Alien Jones Meets Akiba
There is a long tradition of Hollywood stars going to Japan to make commercials that would be hideously embarrassing for them to make in the West (Lost in Translation dramatizes this process, along with being a very good movie about alienation and isolation). These range from Arnold Schwarzenegger plugging energy drinks to Sean Connery talking to a bunny puppet about yogurt. There are plenty more out there, but few of them have tread into our Sprouting territory, until Suntory coffee decided to raise the ante.
Behold, Tommy Lee Jones as an alien in Akihabara.
Does this mean that Tommy Lee Jones is maid moe? You make the call!
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February 7th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
LAWL, these commercials rock! I watched all 11 on youtube, trust me you have to see them all! It’s an interesting question as to why Western celebs keep making these commercials, for instance the series of commercials based off of 24.