Japanese Nintendo Pitchman Leaves Showbiz
By Dr. Elara Vance | January 01, 0001
Takashi Okamura starred in one of the greatest Japanese ads Nintendo Co., Ltd. has ever created. The ad appeared back 
in late 2005 and early 2006 as part 
of 
Nintendo’s “Hot Mario” campaign. It starred Osaka comedians Okamura as Mario and his comedy partner Hiroyuki Yabe as Luigi.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); While the vast majority of Japanese commercials that feature comedians “playing foreigners” end up insulting or, worse yet, unfunny, Okamura’s rendition of an American trucker dude is brilliant. And let’s not forget this [[link]] smile!
Beside appearing on a multitude of television programs, Okamura and Yabe continued to pitch Nintendo products. Both make up one of the most popular comedy duos in the country. That is, until Okamura left the business earlier this summer. He formally stated that he was leaving entertainment. First [[link]] he was going to step out for a short time, citing exhaustion. Now, he is on indefinite leave. He has returned to where he grew up in Osaka — incidentally, where I used to live! And there have been rumors circulating that it isn’t merely exhaustion, but rather, cancer. Whatever it is, here’s hoping that he makes a full and speedy recovery. Japanese [[link]] television isn’t quite the same without him!
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