New Zealand's All Blacks Viciously Tackle Random Japanese People in AIG's Fun New Ad

With a very cute ending

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AIG is one of the All Blacks’ biggest sponsors, so it’s not a shock that the insurance company got the New Zealand rugby team to star in its recent spot.

The All Blacks enter the Tokyo subway and exit at the famous Shibuya crossing. They give each other a few signals and then split up, rushing off to viciously tackle seemingly random Japanese people—a schoolgirl walking along texting, a bicycle delivery guy, two cheerful co-workers, a man dressed in a teddy-bear suit handing out fliers, a businessman in a bow-off with another businessman.

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