ToniBabelony Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Naw, the most head-infecting Japanese train jingle ever is definitely this one. Oh hell yeah! JR Central has some of the best commercials! So. Let's get hardcore on this topic. This event must have been the most moving one for me. The transition from JNR to JR. (7 days countdown from JR East) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uq-Ar_Bb1Q (Ending ceremony of the JNR Era) This always brings tears to my eyes. It could be of happiness, maybe because of the knowledge of the faith of the Japanese railways, maybe because of the loss of jobs, maybe because of the ending of an era... These are most probably emotions of replacement. Some for the good, some for the bad. 1 Link to comment
miyakoji Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Oh hell yeah! JR Central has some of the best commercials! So. Let's get hardcore on this topic. You wanna go hardcore on the topic?!?! I think it was the JRC Christmas ad that helped Fukatsu Eri's popularity: She's one of my favorite Japanese actresses, and I love that '80s look. (Still haven't seen Akunin, unfortunately) This always brings tears to my eyes. It could be of happiness, maybe because of the knowledge of the faith of the Japanese railways, maybe because of the loss of jobs, maybe because of the ending of an era... These are most probably emotions of replacement. Some for the good, some for the bad. Fully and wholeheartedly concur. 2 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 An interesting story about the Fukatsu Eri commercial- the original premise of the story (reflecting the bubble era "tradition"/mentality of the time), was that the couple would meet at the station and then spend an amourous Christmas Eve in a nice hotel. However, the commercial producers were aware that JR Tokai's conservative management wouldn't take too well to that storyline, so they pitched the explanation that once the couple met at the station, they went their separate ways, or something like that.... Of course everyone outside of the boardroom knew the original (and realistic) interpretation of the commercial, but the management greenlighted the airing, and the JR Tokai "Christmas Express" campaign grew to be a great success. Link to comment
miyakoji Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Just got to thinking, that station is on a curve... Hamamatsu? I'm not too familiar with that area, I never really found much scenery to enjoy there so I usually fell asleep. Link to comment
Nick_Burman Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (Ending ceremony of the JNR Era) This always brings tears to my eyes. It could be of happiness, maybe because of the knowledge of the faith of the Japanese railways, maybe because of the loss of jobs, maybe because of the ending of an era... These are most probably emotions of replacement. Some for the good, some for the bad. LOVELY!!! Yes, tears in the eyes...what a send-off! And some interesting scenes...railcars on the Nansatsu Railway (Kagoshima Kotsu)...last day on the Igasa Railway...but the real eye-waterer is the moment when the railwaymen come together to sing "Auld Lang Syne" around "Moomin" to the tune of the steam loco's whistles... Cheers NB 1 Link to comment
to2leo Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I didn't know it was that big of a deal for JNR to be divided. I think the separation did work out well??? Link to comment
KenS Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 It was a success for the company/companies, but tens of thousands of people lost their jobs in the resulting streamlining, in a country where jobs are often for life. And it was the end of an era in terms of a transition to newer rolling stock, as well as the ending of most freight (although that happened a couple of years earlier). Link to comment
spacecadet Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I said before that watching this ad (the OP's ad, I mean) made me kind of sad, because I knew it couldn't be made right now. My wife (who is Japanese) just watched it (independently) and said "this makes me feel like Japan will be ok." So hopefully it has that effect there too. 1 Link to comment
alpineaustralia Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I stll reckon this has the catchiest tune.... 2 Link to comment
Tecchan Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 They had a JR Kyushu commercial at my station in Fukuoka. It was short but I found the music and the general feeling so cool that I used to just seat there, and watch it a couple of times. Here it is, it's not exactly the same but it's still cool! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jJ7u37cLjA Unlike the kids in the movie, I didn't "high five" the conductor in front of the Yufuin no Mori, I was just gently asked to take another train as this one was full and reservation only. Big train disappointment on my journey: went 2 times to Yufuin, never rode the Yufuin no Mori... :-( Link to comment
Tosaden Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Oh that´s really good. Here in Germany the DB is too stupid to do anything like this ... Link to comment
alpineaustralia Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Here in NSW (Australia), State Rail just doesnt have the money. Link to comment
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