Finally, Japanese politics has gone so whack that it's not all too unrealistic to imagine a dog running for office. Japan's most famous dog, Jiro Shirato, stars in this mini documentary created to parody election time. It's a Softbank commercial for a Twitter-friendly cell phone, and is chock full of drama, jokes ("manifesto" becomes "Everesto") and hope for a brighter future. Plus it kinda explains Japanese politics in a nutshell. Amazing.
(Thanks, Kazu Y!)
Thanks for posting this. My student auditioned for the election day reporter role in the advert, but sadly didn't get it. I never got to see those last ones as they were only shown on the day itself. Thanks!
Posted by: Jamesinjapan | August 13, 2010 at 04:34 PM
SoftBank commercials are awesome.
Posted by: Juaniquillo.wordpress.com | August 16, 2010 at 08:54 AM