What Does That Sign Say?

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What Does That Sign Say?

#1 Post by adrien950 » Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:25 pm

In the intro seen where Bob is arriving in Tokyo,after he rubs his eyes when he sees his billboard, there is a electronic sign that is in Japanese that the camera focus' on for a bit...just curious,probably not important, but does anyone know what it says :?:
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Re: What Does That Sign Say?

#2 Post by jm » Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:40 pm

"[quote:afa4b0b90e="adrien950"]In the intro seen where Bob is arriving in Tokyo,after he rubs his eyes when he sees his billboard, there is a electronic sign that is in Japanese that the camera focus' on for a bit...just curious,probably not important, but does anyone know what it says :?:[/quote:afa4b0b90e]
If you put all the signs in the movie together, you can read them backwards to find out the whisper! :shock:"
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#3 Post by Silver » Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:51 am

It most likely is the advertising slogan for the product, Suntory whiskey. "For relaxing times, make it Suntory time."

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Re: What Does That Sign Say?

#4 Post by justlikehoney » Sat Sep 17, 2005 7:09 am

adrien950 wrote:In the intro seen where Bob is arriving in Tokyo,after he rubs his eyes when he sees his billboard, there is a electronic sign that is in Japanese that the camera focus' on for a bit...just curious,probably not important, but does anyone know what it says :?:
It's the name of a Japanese drugstore. I don't think it has any significance, to be honest. It just looks cool.

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#5 Post by adrien950 » Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:53 pm

Thx justlikehoney!

You know... it's little obscure things like that sign that push us all into growing as people. Now when someone asks me " Hey, why did you decide to learn Japanese?" , my answer will be..."Well, you see, there was this sign in this movie I love........" :lol:
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#6 Post by A moment of silence » Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:41 pm

Oh, yeah!
The camera focuses on the very big and colorful sign. It's so very cool. I don't know what it means, but if you say it's a drugstore : ok.
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