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Dead Rising 2's Weirdo Japanese Ad

Dead Rising 2 is out in but six days (on PC - the consoles get it in two), and in the run up appears a deeply peculiar Japanese trailer for the game. It seems to be a sort of American daytime magazine show, dubbed in mad-shouted Japanese, with on-screen nonsense and the occasional clips of the game. And most importantly, two people (well, one person and one zombie) taping a chainsaw to a paddle. There's also a couple of "outtake" videos, which appear to show only how little fun was had while recording.

So, here's the ad.

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And here are two extremely awkward scenes that seem to only show the tension on set, which is an odd choice:

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