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* ''[[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]]'' uses this for Bob Harris's reason to be in Japan. He's there doing an ad for Suntory whiskey in a job that he in no way has any reason for being chosen for other than for being a recognizable face. His wife keeps phoning him about carpet samples and paint colors so it's implied that he's building a house which is probably why he's doing it. The depressed funk he gets from the debasement is a large part of the entire theme of the film (note that [[Sofia Coppola]]'s father, [[Francis Ford Coppola]], did in fact [[Truth in Television|do this with Suntory ads in Japan]], as did Sean Connery, who gets referenced a few times in the movie).
* Referenced in ''[[Mean Girls]]'', although the character appears to consider it unequivocally cool:
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== Western Animation ==
* When ''[[The Simpsons]]'' went to Japan Homer & Bart ran into [[Woody Allen]] filming a commercial while dressed in boxing gear.
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* A ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' sketch revolves around Sarah Michelle Geller advertising a Japanese feminine hygiene product.
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