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Suntory Releases 'Zeitaku Marathon' Ad

Suntory's 'Zeitaku Marathon' ad for its Boss Coffee was released on June 1.

http://www.suntory.co.jp/softdrink/boss/cm_press/index3.html

The commercial includes actors Atsushi Ito and Hiroshi Neko along with running greats Erick Wainaina, Shigeru Soh, Shingo Suetsugu, Dai Tamesue, Yoshio Koide and Akemi Masuda. JRN's Brett Larner is runner #808.

Click here for a direct link to the 30-second version of the commercial.
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TokyoRacer said…
Good! All those people...looks like it was a big production. How long did it take to do? And where is that?
June 2, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Brett Larner said…
It took two days. The first day was all in Makuhari with Koide, Tamesue, Suetsugu and some of the group running scenes.

The morning of the second day was around Tocho in Nishi Shinjuku. That's where the scenes with Wainaina and Soh at the beginning were filmed, along with the part where we're running in place. In the afternoon we went back to Makuhari to do more of the group running scenes and the parts with Masuda and Neko.
June 3, 2009 at 7:42 AM
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