Video: Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino on Japanese Cooking Show
To promote the film Inglourious Basterds (released back in August), Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino went on the Japanese cooking show Bistro SMAP. The Iron Chef-like segment, which is part of the variety show SMAPxSMAP, involves two chef teams competing to cook the best meal for the celebrity guest judges.
Though the host speaks Japanese the whole time, there are select subtitles and we get to hear Pitt and Tarantino's responses in English. They banter about how great Japanese anime is ("I have to buy another suitcase just to fit all my DVDs, toys, and other junk," said Tarantino) and food in general ("I can barely put together a bowl of cereal," said Pitt). In between answers, Tarantino neurotically slurps down his ice water and soba noodles, and gets teased for it, while Pitt paces himself through the meal. Watch the episode, after the jump.
Part 1
Fast-forward to about 3:10 for a glimpse of Tarantino when he was on the show ten years ago promoting another film. (Get excited for a more baby-faced version of him in a baggy sweatshirt and Kangol hat.)
Part 2
Part 3
[via Japan Probe]
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Just a correction: "Bistro SMAP" is actually just a weekly segment on the variety show, "SMAPxSMAP." (The teams and host are all part of a too-old boy band that really should... just not sing. Ever. Heck, they do this cooking gig better!)
Emily Koh at 10:10AM on 11/25/09
dear brad,
shave.
fondly, gastronomeg
gastronomeg at 10:30AM on 11/25/09
@Emily Koh: Ah, thank you for the Japanese television wisdom. Updated the post!
@gastronomeg: Though I have to say, Brad did a pretty good job eating without getting shrimp stuck in his beard. He must have read these eating-with-facial-hair tips.
Erin Zimmer at 10:54AM on 11/25/09
mmmmmm yummy
hungrychristel at 11:54AM on 11/25/09
haha i used to watch this show all the time and my cousin, in her mid twenties, are in love with SMAP. they're...still pretty good.
Ultrateg at 12:14PM on 11/25/09
Thanks for posting this, it's my favorite show and haven't seen it for years!
@Emily Koh- completely agree with you that they should not sing.
But they are all good actors and their cooking improved a lot since the start of this show (they are probably getting pro lessons from Hattori school's teachers).
hmw0029 at 2:39PM on 11/25/09
I find it strange that Tarantino can't/doesn't use chopsticks.
YourDoctrinaire at 7:09AM on 12/01/09