Tommy Lee Jones Contemplates Plank's Constant

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The discussion centers around the phenomenon of Western celebrities participating in advertising campaigns in Japan, highlighting examples such as Ringo Starr, Avril Lavigne, and the Bidens. It references the film "Lost in Translation," where Bill Murray portrays an American actor in Tokyo filming Suntory whisky ads, noting the humor in the advertising scenes. A typographical error in the title was corrected, leading to a playful exchange about the Japanese character hiragana ん, emphasizing the nuances of language in the context of the film and advertising.
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Tommy Lee Jones Contemplates Plank's Constant

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It's common for western celebrities to pose for advertising in Japan. Ringo Starr, Avril Lavigne, Jill and Joe Biden...
 
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Ringo Starr, Avril Lavigne, Jill and Joe Biden...
Mr. Sparkle...
 
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It's common for western celebrities to pose for advertising in Japan
Bill Murray plays an American actor visiting Tokyo to film a series of Suntory whisky advertisements in Sophia Coppola's "Lost in Translation". The movie is good but the advertising scenes are hilarious.
 
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Transaltion. I like that. :smile:
 
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Transaltion. I like that. :smile:
Ha. More accurately "Lost in Arthritis". Literal typographical error, now fixed. Thanks.
 
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Tommy Lee Jones Contemplates Plank's Constant
You know that's not the letter h, but the hiragana ん, right?
 

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