Japan CM of the Week - Hugh goes for a drive

Hello all. How goes your week?

Mine is much better now after seeing this odd but kinda nice commercial.

This is Toyota's new ad for the Crown Reborn (?), starring the seemingly always singing nowadays Huge Ackman Hugh Jackman. I have to say though... he does a pretty bang-up job in this ad.

Oh, and I guess I should also point out that this ad has a brief cameo from the (also singing) Hikari Mitsushima (満島ひかり). Her work ranges from the odd to the also odd, but she's gotten a lot of work lately (finally) as a lead in TV dramas. I'm not a huge fan, but I've enjoyed most of what she's been in - she was pretty good in the Death Note movies and has made a ton of commercials over the years.

For more info and to see a few more of Toyota's commercials in the series, hop on over to their web page: Toyota Crown Reborn, and click on the New CM link on the bottom.

Or if you want to know some more about Mitsushima, there seems to be an official page of hers or about hers up, but I'm not sure about who's doing it. Anyway, it's right here.