Category: Commercials

Charles Bronson Loves Mandom

Jerry Wallace, [an] American country singer who succeeded at billboard hot 100 in 1950s sang theme song for a Japanese TV ad starred by Charles Bronson in 1970. It became [the] biggest hit single for him through[out] his music career. The song title “Mandom” is [the] name of the company…advertised.

His better-known songs include Primrose Lane (1959), Shutters And Boards (1964), In The Misty Moonlight (1964) and “Otoko no Sekai” ( “The World of the Man”, English title: “The Lovers of the World”, “Otoko no Sekai”) (1970, his biggest selling single that [was] released in Japan only).

Sony Betamax J-5 J-7

Sony’s Betamax is the 12.7 mm (0.5 inch) home videocassette tape recording format introduced in 1975 and derived from the earlier, professional 19.1 mm (0.75 inch) U-matic video cassette format. Like the video home recording system VHS introduced by JVC in 1976, it had no guard band, and used azimuth recording to reduce cross-talk. The “Betamax” name came from the fact that when the tape ran through the transport it looked like the Greek letter “Beta”.

Ben Stiller and the Team Down Kirin Hyoketsu

Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. He is the son of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, both of whom are veteran comedians and actors themselves.

The traditional Chuhai is lemon flavored with a shochu base, though some modern commercial variants have a vodka base. The flavors available have recently also multiplied, including lime, grapefruit, apple, orange, pineapple, etc.