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PHOTO BY TARO FUJIMOTO

Wednesday 25th February, 05:00 AM JST

TV personality Mona Yamamoto, 33, attends a promotional event for the film “Passengers” in Tokyo on Tuesday night. Yamamoto appeared dressed as a therapist (the main character in the film, played by Anne Hathaway, is a therapist). Yamamoto said, “My dog always relaxes me at home.” Asked about her boyfriend, she said, “We are getting along with each other,” but declined to elaborate. “Passengers” opens on March 7.

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herefornow at 06:18 AM JST - 25th February

Is this a sign of the recession? Apparently the distributor decided it was too expensive to bring Anne Hathaway over here, so we get a second-rate TV personality, who has no connection to the movie, dressed in a doctor's coat. Could be a long year over here if this is the trend.
smartacus at 06:35 AM JST - 25th February

So wearing a white coat makes her look like a therapist, does it?
TokyoHustla at 06:52 AM JST - 25th February

How is she related to the film?
Sarge at 06:56 AM JST - 25th February

"How is she related to the film?"

She was hired by the distributor.
Tatanka at 07:40 AM JST - 25th February

I think even calling her a "second-rate TV personality" is too kind...
bobbafett at 07:41 AM JST - 25th February

Yamamoto said, “My dog always relaxes me at home.” Asked about her boyfriend, she said, “We are getting along with each other,”

once again they have garbage to say and the reporters questions are pathetic. This is shallow hell.
Spidey at 09:07 AM JST - 25th February

コスプレ anyone?

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some14some at 09:07 AM JST - 25th February

Mona is hot name in j-media !
gurugurugaijin at 09:19 AM JST - 25th February

"Is this a sign of the recession? Apparently the distributor decided it was too expensive to bring Anne Hathaway over here, so we get a second-rate TV personality, who has no connection to the movie, dressed in a doctor's coat. Could be a long year over here if this is the trend."

It's a sign of the same thing Japan has always done, hiring local flailing personalities to promote a film. They've been doing this for as long as I can remember. Most recent I can recall is shamed boxer Kameda for some cop drama that made nothing in the States a few months back. Now it seems they've gone for a woman that can keep her le....okay I won't go there.
Richard_the_First at 09:34 AM JST - 25th February

in Japan, a white coat equals doctor or scientists for some reason. The trouble with asking locals celebs is, how can the press ask questions about the film? They can but the person won't have any idea as they have NOTHING to do with it apart from being hired as PR. The result is love life questions aplenty.
seesaw at 11:10 AM JST - 25th February

Glad Mona got her job back...hopefully she won't go sleep with another married man...ooopss...good luck Mona!
Rodney_King at 11:33 AM JST - 25th February

Thank you Mona for promoting a film we already saw few months ago thanks to streaming. “Passengers” is really a BAD movie!
timorborder at 11:46 AM JST - 25th February

Yamamoto said, My dog always relaxes me at home.

Forget your husbands and sons, lock up the family pooch!
soldave at 01:14 PM JST - 25th February

Richard the First - or maths teacher.
kirakira25 at 10:24 AM JST - 27th February

Forget your husbands and sons, lock up the family pooch!

No much makes me laugh on here usually but this had me in stitches! Thanks for brightening up a crappy rainy day timorborder!