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What is Brad Pitt doing in this strange Japanese TV commercial?

Well, it's directed by Wes Anderson, so there's that. And according to Us, it's a remake of the 1953 French film "Les Vacances de Monseieur Hulot." Pitt shot the Softbank commercial in Normandy on Sept. 20.

"There were lots of children on the set, and Brad was very friendly to all of them," a set source tells Us. "Some of the children had complicated French names. He turned to them and said, 'What is your name?' in the most perfect French. He's obviously been studying hard."

As well as learning French, Brad is also mastering Japanese. "Brad also used a few Japanese words to the Softbank execs too," the source told Us. "He's becoming a master of many languages."

Apparently, the Pittster's been doing wackadoodle Japanese commercials for a few years.

Check out this complication of his commercial work for Edwin Jeans, cell phones, etc.

The dancing alone is worth the price of admission.

Now we know where he got those dorky dance moves we saw in "Burn After Reading"!

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While big time movie stars rarely appear in TV ads in the US, anyone who's seen Lost In Translation knows stars can score a big pay day by doing commercials abroad.

That's just what Brad Pitt is doing here, playing a bumbling tourist in this spot for a Japanese mobile phone company.

He pushes a broken down car, is nearly run-over by a group of bicyclists and uses his camera phone to take a picture of... well just watch the video and see.

This adorable spot is apparently a take off of the 1950s French film, Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot and was directed by Wes Anderson.

Brad has done several commercials for the Japanese company, and the company spokesperson Naoki Nakayama tells Us magazine: "It is a pleasure to have him as part of the Softbank company, and we look forward to premiering the new commercial, along with our new season of phones, this winter."

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