Takeshi Kaneshiro, who will forever be known for Onimusha, is in the headlines again in Taiwan after a typhoon blew through the island earlier this month. Interestingly enough, Kaneshiro himself wasn’t making the waves, but rather a tree that he sat under in a commercial once.
Picture: JackieTasi
Earlier this month, typhoon Rammasun blew past Taiwan. When it hit Chihshang village in Taitung Taiwan, it knocked over a certain tree. The tree in question was one of the “stars” of an Eva Airlines commercial featuring Kaneshiro.
In the commercial, Kaneshiro talks about seeing the world, seeing different things and experiencing life. He takes a moment to sit down and drink tea underneath the cover of this lone tree. Since airing in 2013, the tree has been a tourist destination in Taiwan.
Now that the tree has been knocked over, there has been efforts to re-root the thing. Netizens have taken to the cause by doing what they do best, creating memes. The memes have gotten so popular that there’s even been a tumblr and a meme generator!
We’ve collected a series of the best of what I’m calling, Takeshi Sits.
Picture:Sol Black via Facebook
Picture:巴達獸 via Tumblr
Picture:Josh Ho via Facebook
Picture:㊣臺中方 via Twitter
Picture:Leng_wa_guo via Facebook
That last one’s kind of amazing. Sad Keanu meets sitting Takeshi. Oh, the wonders of the internet. Quick reminder, there is a meme generator, so feel free to make your own!
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5 responses to “Onimusha And His Tree Subject Of New Taiwan Meme”
I’m not quite sure how this could be funny.
In the same way the sad Keanu meme could be funny, but only applicable to Japanese audiences.
Taiwan’s a country, dood.
I know that. I just didn’t read the title or content of this article properly
Poor tree 🙁
Bugger the ad, I’d be super excited seeing that tree if passing by it.
He needed a sword!