TV Series, 2023 
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◊ 2023-09-19 09:57 |
![[Image: titlecard.88.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26179/23/titlecard.88.jpg) IMPDB Set in Japan, Mongolia, and the fictional Balka; all non-Japanese scenes were filmed in Mongolia. ![[Image: vivant-setting.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26179/23/vivant-setting.jpg) Other lower quality vehicles ![[Image: ep1_vehicles.1.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26179/23/ep1_vehicles.1.jpg) ![[Image: ep1_vehicles2.1.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26179/23/ep1_vehicles2.1.jpg) ![[Image: borderpatrol.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26179/23/borderpatrol.jpg) ![[Image: ulanbaatar-traffic.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26179/23/ulanbaatar-traffic.jpg) ![[Image: ulanbaatar-traffic2.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26179/23/ulanbaatar-traffic2.jpg) ![[Image: ep4_monitor.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26179/23/ep4_monitor.jpg) ![[Image: ep10_impreza.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26179/23/ep10_impreza.jpg) Backhoe and tractor that I'm not sure can ever be identified... I doubt the tractor is a John Deere in spite of the green fender. ![[Image: ep5_maybebackhoe.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26179/23/ep5_maybebackhoe.jpg) ![[Image: ep9_tractor.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26179/23/ep9_tractor.jpg) Lupin III ![[Image: ep1_lupin.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26179/23/ep1_lupin.jpg) -- Last edit: 2023-09-19 17:59:10 |
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◊ 2023-09-19 12:10 |
They use Sükhbaatar Square in central Ulaanbataar as "Balka". I imagine that any Mongolian watching would laugh. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCkhbaatar_Square |
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◊ 2023-09-19 12:20 |
Not just Mongolians... I myself actually had a chuckle the moment I flipped open Google Earth (and Street View) not long after the offending episodes came out  In fact a lot of the Balkan scenes (and even a fictional airport in Japan!) are just reskinned Mongolian shots... usually Ulanbaatar... Although I guess I have to give credit for TBS for actually venturing out of the Tokyo area for once, much less Japan itself ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
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◊ 2023-09-20 20:43 |
Did they use Chinggis Khaan International Airport for the fictional Japanese airport? It was built by Japanese contractors and is managed by a Japanese-Mongolian joint venture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinggis_Khaan_International_Airport |
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◊ 2023-09-21 16:10 |
That's my hunch... Although as someone who used to live an hour or so away from Hamamatsu was more weirded out at why a city of 700,000 has an airport when they have two other airports IRL that they can use (Shizuoka and Centrair), on top of the fact that they already have a JASDF airfield that they can easily open to civilian use if they ever need one... It'd be like having an airport in Hoboken, NJ in spite of Newark and Teterboro  |
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◊ 2024-01-02 19:32 |
Is this series sponsored by Subaru? |
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◊ 2024-01-05 11:20 |
Yes. The slot that this aired on is traditionally a Subaru slot. |
