Strange 1980s Japanese whiskey commercials

Altjapan posted several amazingly surreal Japanese booze commercials from the 1980s. The best one is the last one, as described in the post:

An Anton Gaudi building in Barcelona is inexplicably invaded by a series of kaijin that look like they stepped out of an episode of Kamen Rider. "What truly makes us drunk," intones the apparently oblivious narrator, "is LIFE."

Link (Thanks, COOP!)

[#1 posted by Pitch , November 8, 2007 12:21 PM]

It's actually several of his structures. The park, the Sagrada Familia and one of his houses he designed. Otherwise, I have no idea what any of this has to do with whiskey, but it oddly makes me want to learn to breath fire & dance w/ giant insects.

[#2 posted by hijinksensue , November 8, 2007 1:39 PM]

"For relaxing times, make it Santori Times."

"More. Intensity."

[#3 posted by yurei , November 8, 2007 2:43 PM]

"What truly makes us drunk...is Life!". Wow.

This goes well with the [slightly whimsical?] Charles Bronson "Mandom" aftershave ads from Japan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV3gA7hNItY

and a more interesting but [sadly] shorter Mandom ad from later on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAZYnIXIQeE

[#4 posted by David Pescovitz , November 8, 2007 3:33 PM]

@YUREI, those are a trip! Good find. Thanks for posting.

[#5 posted by DogStarMan , November 8, 2007 6:32 PM]

Hah...those look more like commercials for LSD.

[#6 posted by DestroXXIV , November 9, 2007 7:40 AM]

Great post and video!

However, the Japanese actually prefer their whisky without the "e".

I wrote a bit more about this on my blog at Http://destroxxiv.blogspot.com

Cheers!

-Michael Wade

[#7 posted by Riblets , November 9, 2007 8:46 AM]

live action edward gorey?

thanks japan, why not.

[#8 posted by Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator , November 9, 2007 3:05 PM]

Riblets: Not live-action Edward Gorey; live-action Magritte and Picasso -- among others.