Quentin Tarantino Does Kung-Fu In Japanese Commercial (VIDEO)

Quentin Tarantino will appear in an upcoming Softbank commercial, the company announced this week. The Japanese telecommunications giant, whose past spots have included quirky advertisements starring American actors Brad Pitt and Dante Carter, released a clip of Tarantino rehearsing for the spot.

Tarantino, wearing a Japanese kimono, was shown playing the character of "Uncle Tara-chan" in the company's "White family" serial. One of his costars in the commercial, Aya Ueto, a Japanese pop star and actor, said Tarantino "was very energetic and did a lot of adlibbing."

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[NoMoreBail2]

We, the American people, dug ourselves into this hold for which there is no escape.a

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[tomdexter]

Honto no OTAKU!

[Payin2Pay]

Is it just me, or is Quentin starting to look more and more like Squigey, from Laverne & Shirley?

[rzzza]

it's just you

[argentino]

ketsunoana­...

[jsgaetano]

Kung Fu- Chinese.
Commercial- Japanese.

Everyone- confused.

[Cooday]

Here is a cool tidbit about Quentin Tarantino hes part Cherokee!

Ok being Alaska Native of the Tlingit Nation I found a training video to help Quentin Tarantino
with Martial Arts for his sequel ad.

Martial Arts Training Video for Quentin Tarantino
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLOE_PLoB7A

This is Quentin Tarantino as a Ninja after training
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2kJZOfq7zk

Nice Ad Quentin Tarantino :-D

[fastronaut]

Of course he was very energetic. Coke does that.

[Aroddo]

I'm quite sure that tarantino does Karate in japanese commercials.

I know, it's soooo hard for americans to see the difference between japanese and chinese, let alone their cultural martial arts.

[OkieIntellectual]

Aww, you beat me to it! Besides, what he actually did was flail his arms around.

[Jyoti Naik]

Love Tarantino :)

[repugnicansfearme]

This clown wouldn't know kung fu if it punched him in the mouth. What a geek.

[DaneAZ]

Of course.

But that's what makes it funny...

As opposed to strange.

[BlueFloyd]

wow, exciting

[rzzza]

obviously the person who wrote the title for this article is not a big fan of martial arts and doesnt know enough to distinguish between kung fu and karate

[Nunnya]

Who cares?Hurry up with Kill Bill 3 already.

[munki]

I thought Kung-fu is Chinese...

Guess... this is a great fusion integratio­n...

Should have more for peace on earth...

[charlot]

The older he gets, the more he looks like Squiggy from ""Laverne and Shirley." Is it just me?

[DaneAZ]

OMG!

You NAILED it!!!

LOL!