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Brad Pitt hops on the bullet train to Kyoto, gets teary at a temple, and receives a Pasmo card in Japan
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Aug 23, 2022 - Tweet
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- (Brad Pitt • bullet train • bullet trains • David Leitch • films • Fuwa chan • Hiroyuki Sanada • Hollywood movies • Kotaro Isaka • Maria Beetle • movies • Rahm Emanuel • shinkansen)
A closer look at some scenes reveals a very different kind of Japan to the one fans were expecting.
- Japan
- (Brad Pitt • bullet train • bullet trains • films • Hollywood movies • Kotaro Isaka • Maria Beetle • movies • shinkansen)
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