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◊ 2023-09-19 09:57 |
IMPDB Set in Japan, Mongolia, and the fictional Balka; all non-Japanese scenes were filmed in Mongolia. Other lower quality vehicles 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. Lupin III -- Last edit: 2023-09-19 17:59:10 |
◊ 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 |
◊ 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)_/¯ |
◊ 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 |
◊ 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 |
◊ 2024-01-02 19:32 |
Is this series sponsored by Subaru? |
◊ 2024-01-05 11:20 |
Yes. The slot that this aired on is traditionally a Subaru slot. |