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TOP 20 Japanese Commercials

In the past few days I have received an impressive amount of links and many videos from alot of you. Curiously, 12 videos were all Japanese commercials. This led me to take a trip over the internet looking for the best Japanese commercials. To my surprise, the net is full of them and some are pretty funny! Here are my best 20 ! Thanks to HighT3ch readers I am now aware that 8 commercials listed are not Japanese. Those are 9,6,5,4,3 and 1. Thanks to all who helped me figure this out.
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Very old commercial but the monkey’s expression is timeless.

I guess Milk helps everywhere and everyone.

Poor little cockroach, got ambushed !

We get Ronald McDonald and they get that ? Not fair !

This is Arnold representing USA in Japan with his unhuman laugh.

Talk about being in love with Sushi…

You still think that kids are the same everywhere ?

Darth Vader is popular in Japan as well.

What did they do to deserve this ?

This is why I only drink water.

Pretend you can’t hear anything and you will be happy.

Marijuana addiction is an issue, tea addiction is another one.

Tiger Woods can’t swing like this. Ha !

You need to order in Japan! Need To!

Feel sorry, we can all end up like this man.

Always know where you get your parts from.

Tree catching is an ancient discipline, the strong survive.

Korean – Banned commercial. For good reasons ? (NSFWish)

Quick conclusion.

Born to be !

If I missed any good ones feel free to post them.

Here is another one, Im not sure if this is a commercial or an art project.
Inochi is the little alien guy who gets it up everytime.

Another really weird one…

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COMMENTS

http://www.chipnick.com Ahmed Osman

Heh, number 9 and 15 are my favorites
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spike

Top20 japanese commercial? How come I see chinese and korean commercials in there?
http://www.hight3ch.com MistaPrimeMinista

Good point ! I was waiting for that one
Its because those two commercials were written as Japanese from the site i got them from. I only realized they were not Japanese after I have posted them.
If anyone has two good Japanese commercials I will be happy to replace the two non-japanese ones
Shko

For your information, numbers 6,5,4,3 and 1 all do NOT come from Japan.
MistaPrimeMinista

I suppose I should have checked my sources first.

If anyone feels offended, you got my apologies
Jessica

#9, the Tea commertial, is not Japanese. It’s Thai.
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kraken

#2 is not japanese.
It’s french actually
littletoyman

Who cares where they come from, I can’t read, speak or understand Japanese, Korean, Chinese or French, most were visually funny. MY favorites were 15, 3 and 2.
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http://blog.livedoor.jp/zebrahead_orz/ simauma

There is a thing except Japan.
But interesting thing and eroticism are common throughout the whole country!
I was interesting
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JimNasium

Hate to be a dick too, but some of these aren’t commercials either. But hey, you got the “20” right
John

One of the ads is in spanish.
danny

Where can you find number 7?
Natalcia

LOVED #3!! HILARIOUS! Get’s ur mind working eh!? LMAO!
Fire Gold Rush

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiLgOu4_KKs
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waruguchi

#15 is a comedy sketch, from a show called Mecha-mecha Ikeru, I believe. Still, funny stuff.
tingting

all gooks no matter
http://puramaudade.blospot.com Victor Shaitan

YOu missed the one best japanese CM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7sFFuG9Wmw

also ther’s the pepsiman CM that is awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axe1Ep2A2BY
Ohyes

#3 was AMAZING
josh

it should be top 20 “asian ” commercials, not all of them are jap.
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http://www.paulosousa.com.br/trabalhos Paulo Sousa

Hey, you missed the best japanese campaign ever!

Cup Noodle 1

Cup Noodle 2

Cup Noodle 3

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http://www.aboutgames.nl Alexander

Very nice!
http://baldhead.nl baldhead

There’s more to life

http://baldhead.nl
http://snoebeltjecasema.nl Mandy

als je nog eens met jappen komt te werken
http://daniel.ie/ Daniel

These are the languages:

9 – Japanese but the voice-over isn’t at the end. (Is this Thai?)
6 – Korean
5 – Spanish
4 – Chinese
3 – Korean, as you have down.

Number 1 is Japanese.
http://daniel.ie/ Daniel

Oh, just read Jessica’s comment. Number 9 is Thai then, as I guessed.
rabid rilo

does anyone know the source of the music behind #14 (the nintendo commercial)
http://theschubertiadreview.blogspot.com/ schubertiad

Yes, #15 is a comedy sketch from “Mecha Mecha Iketeru!” which is known as “Mechaike” for short. It’s a long-running and very funny comedy show.
American in Tokyo

Great collection, it’s a shame that several of the Videos arn’t Japanese (as posted earlyer), and one isn’t even a comercial (#15), but a conseptual commercial like what you would find on SNL.
Nice collection though.
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Tim

No sound on most of them?
origami

#4 was actually a commercial for Fox Sports from a few years back. There was also a Russian slapping contest (with a chess-like clock, I believe) and something else. All pointing out silly “foreign” sports, all hilarious.
http://www.cardso.com jina

excenllent!!!
Michel K.

#6 is Thai too…
http://fancymag.com/epaksa.html daniel

My favorite Japanese cockroach spray comercial. The Korean singer is Epaksa.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdFui74_jvY
http://google-video-see.blogspot.com w.y.

dude! really funny videos you collected.
Eroom

No. 3 was not banned
http://aqfl.net Ant

#7 is gone!
caipirina

The japanese bounce girl should have made the top 20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0rHsdOx7aQ
http://www.justworkhome.com John

so funny, i like number 7 and 10…
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“TOP 20 Japanese Commercials”
T

These are supposed to be Japanese commercials, but a few are not even Japanese. Like number 6, that’s a Thai commercial.
JOeeY

# 6 is THAI
# 9 is THAI
http://bigbookofwar.wordpress.com handpuppet

As mentioned earlier, #2 is French, Mikado is the French brand name for pocky there.
Pablo

The music behind #14 is Kojima Mayumi singing Hatsukoi.
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PCCA-1491
http://sun-bin.blogspot.com sun bin

Yes, the cup noodle series are the best.
the one I like most is the ‘fishing with bait” episode.
http://ossosnoarmario.blogspot.com/ Luciano Ska

Korean and chinese is Japaneses too?

stupid list…
http://www.monblog.ch/detoutesfacons antonio

they don’t seem to come all from japan but awesome post anyway!
FOX

TOP 20 Japanese Commercials? – Hah! It’s not really! X-(

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#19 is NOT CM.
#15 is NOT CM.
#14 is NOT JAPANESE.
#09 is NOT JAPANESE.
#06 is NOT JAPANESE.
#05 is NOT JAPANESE.
#04 is NOT JAPANESE.
#03 is NOT JAPANESE.
#02 is NOT JAPANESE.
#01 is NOT JAPANESE.
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Those language and those culture are QUITE DIFFERENT though features are like to the Japanese. TRY TO STUDY!!!
(I’m a Japanese student.)
Tarre

hahaha! number 13 is best!
sensei

??????????
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Eric

The worm (Taiwanese commercial for Thailand) and the tree are not Chinese, they are Taiwanese.
santos

o santos vai ser campeao brasileiro
http://blog.chrismise.com Chris

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Where are the POCKY Commercial?????????

Anata mo watashi mo Pockin is a classic. ;D
http://blog.chrismise.com Chris

And the UFO Noodle…

well, there a many great japanese ads, its not easy to create a list .D
Steven Hourie

What about the “Sappuro Ichiban” noodles commercial
Priness

JAPANESE people are so funny,
the copyer #2 was funny because it
happend to me!
Your mom

haha lmao i like number 13 its so funny cuz me and my friends did shit like that once when we were high
HORUDEN

You know what, I am a student of Japanese also, and I think you people need to get off your High Horse and get over the fact that some of these comercials are not Japanese. It doesnt really matter, Just because this guy doesnt quite know enough about Japanese doesnt mean he cant try to compile a list of funny comercials for us to watch. And by the way thanks for the funny comercials I loved them.
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P.S. And number one is Japanese FOX, some Japanese student. HaHaHa ^_^
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http://google.com txllfnm

Hi all!!! Cool site!!!
deINO

20,16,15,14,10,07 aren’t no longer available on youtube – could you post a new links to them?
MAKI

#01 is actually Japanese.
I’m Japanese, and they speak Japanese in #01.
Greg

Number two (2) is a gas!
Lynette

loved the videos…thanks!!!!!!!
Luann

One question. Where do I get some of that milk? LOL
soberider

Thanks, funny stuff! And to all you jerkoffs that complain about the authenticity…..who cares whether they are genuine Japanese or not? Find something important to gripe about
Madruga

Hy from Romania . I saw all of them , but some weren`t avaible anymore . Anyway , those commercials roocjs . Good job .
Amir Ghahrai

I have seen better. I have been making tv comercials for over 16 years. Mostly in Iran. I think comedy works best , when it comes to comercials. I think the Luke Skywalker was funny, althogh I did not understand the consept.
Thanks Amir
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Shko

HAHAH Horuden You dumb F***. You were trying to type daisuki as in, “I really like” but you actually wrote characters meaning “big oportunity.”

And why shouldnt people complain about these vids not actually being from Japan. The point is not where the videos are from, it is about the retarded ignorent people who lump together anyone asian as being the same, and then brand them with labels such as, ‘funny'; which, as a description is a pathetic attempt to disguise the fact that you actually look down on the said group as inferior.

The simple fact is that actually you are damned ignorent if you cant distinguish Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc.

It wouldnt surprise me if you couldnt tell the difference between French, German, Russian either.
http://uhhy.com Nurit Hailey

you had me suicidal, suicida. Nurit Hailey.
http://www.zotagsearch.com/ Travis

wow, very weird, but cool
http://YouTube Anonynous

Dare to take pictures when I am at some restroom, or public bathroom. You are not going to like my reaction at all.
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exochikaa

Ah, I was about to comment that some aren’t Japanese CMs, but you already know that.

Here’s probably the worst Japanese commercial I’ve EVER seen in my life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq8xuVnB-Pk

Seriously…it freaks me out. O__O;;;
http://www.youtube.com/user/gabrielk310 gabrielk310

u missed a few great ones here they are

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_yn9c-qdQk&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh7rKTNOcZw&feature=channel
From Japan

15 is Fuji TV program. Not commercial.

14 HongKong commercial.

9 Thailand commercial.

6 Thailand commercial.

5 Not Japan commercial.

4 Taiwan commercial.

3 Korean commercial.

2 Not Japan commercial.

1 Not Japan commercial.
http://tumblr.com K

That Inochi thing is a short done by Takashi Murakami, the artist.
pockinna baby

N. 2 is a French commercial aired in France.
Mikado is the name of a licensed version of the Japanese snack called Pocky. A french biscuit manufacturer bought license rights from the original Japanese company (Glico) and manufacture a version they call Mikado in Europe.

The reason its set in Japan is because the name of the French version of Pocky, mikado, is a Japanese word, which is also the name of a game played with wood sticks, in France. So many Mikado commercials are set in Japanese settings. However most French people believe Mikado is a French brand and don’t know its a licensed version of a Japanese one.

If you type pocky cm on youtube you will be able to see real Pocky commercials.
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There’s no oto-san, buu.
Anonymous

hahaha these comments, oh man.
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