Japanese Inception promos to prominently feature Watanabe

9:30 PM on 06.23.2010   |   Tim Sheehy

Unlike its American promotional material, Christopher Nolan's upcoming film, Inception, has undergone several changes for Japanese audiences. While the original poster features Leonardo DiCaprio alone, Japanese marketing materials are a bit more focused on the entire main cast, one of which happens to be Ken Watanabe. I suppose that's understandable considering Watanabe is one of the few Japanese stars to achieve worldwide recognition, having played a prominent role in several major Hollywood pictures like The Last Samurai.

I wish I could provide a link to a high quality scan of the poster but you'll have to settle for what amounts to a thumbnail that you view here. On the other hand, you can view the Japanese trailer after the break -- as you can imagine, it also focuses rather heavily on Watanabe's role in the film.

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