Masuo makes a "public confession" to Sazae? Cup Noodles New Commercial "HUNGRY DAYS Sazae-san Arc" to Air Nationwide from "Good Marriage Day" Today

HUNGRY DAYS Sazae-san Arc," the third in a series of new Cup Noodle commercials themed on "youth," began airing nationwide today, Wednesday, November 22, on "Good Marriage Day.

HUNGRY DAYS" is a message that all people have their youth. Youth is in everything. This series supports those hungry days, when everything is hot and blue. The series of commercials, which began with a one-day TV broadcast of "Trailer," followed by " The Witch's Delivery Service, " and finally " Heidi, Girl of the Alps, " became a hot topic, with the total number of video views on the Internet exceeding 10 million.

Today, November 22, 2017 (Wednesday), which is also "Good Marriage Day," the latest "HUNGRY DAYS Sazae-san Arc" began airing.
The "Sazae-san Arc" is based on the original episode "Public Arrangement," in which Sazae, the main character of the nationally known manga "Sazae-san," and her husband Masuo meet, and depicts the parallel world of their youth by arranging it in the style of "public confession," which is part of today's youth culture.

The strong lineup from the first series, with character design by Eisaku Kubonouchi and music by "Bump of Chicken's" "Commemorative Photo," has been retained, and the voice cast includes Yu Wakui, who plays Yoko Nishikawa in the TV anime "Sansha Samba" and Francesca Tanaka in the game "Tokimeki Idol," as Sazae; and Masaru Kubonouchi, who plays the role of Sasae in the TV The voice cast includes Yu Wakui as Sazae, Ryo Sakurai in the TV anime "Kuroko no Basketball", Tsukasa Fujii in the movie "Kimi no na wa. The new "Sazae-san" will be played by Masaru Wakui, who plays Francesca Tanaka in "Tokimeki Idol", Ryo Sakurai in the TV anime "Kuroko no Basket" and Tsukasa Fujii in the movie "Kimi no na wa.

HUNGRY DAYS Sazae-san Arc
Release date: Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Video will be available until February 21, 2018.

＜Story "HUNGRY DAYS Sazae-san Arc" (30 seconds)
This is the last cultural festival of high school life. Once this event is over, there is only a short time left until graduation. Masao, determined to make the best of his situation, calls out to Sazae at the venue crowded with high school students. The entrance ceremony, daily classes, the summer festival... the happy high school life spent with Sazae flashed through Masuo's mind like a running light. Then, Masao summons up his courage and tells Sazae of his feelings for her as the crowd watches. The whole school is watching his public confession on stage. What will Sazae's reply be?

HUNGRY DAYS Sazae-san Arc (30-sec. version)

HUNGRY DAYS Sazae-san Arc (15 sec. ver.)




■About the "Open Matchmaking" episode of the original"Sazae-san"
The story of this commercial, in which Masao makes an "open confession" to Sazae while the audience watches, is a modern version of the "Open Matchmaking" episode of the original "Sazae-san". When Masuo and Sazae had an arranged marriage at a department store, they were so embarrassed by the large crowd of shoppers that they thought, "I have to decide quickly..." and got married quickly.

<"HUNGRY DAYS Sazae-san Arc" Characters

Sazae Isono
The eldest daughter of the Isono family. She is a high school student who goes to the same high school as Masuo. She has a bright and cheerful personality and is popular in her class.
She loves to eat and is obsessed with food more than anyone else.
She is often scolded by her teacher for speaking too fast, has her taiyaki stolen by Dora the cat, forgets her wallet and cannot buy cotton candy, and has many other food-related mishaps. However, Masao is attracted to Sazae, including her "goofy" side.
His trademark is a hairstyle that can be recognized from a distance.

Fuguda Masuo
Masuo Fuguda is the opposite of the naive Sazae; he is serious and honest. He is good-natured and has the decency to call his classmate Sazae "Mr. Isono.
She has been attracted to Sazae since they first met, as Sazae has many things that she does not have.
She has never been one to make public confessions in public, but this is her last cultural festival, so she decides to make a once-in-a-lifetime confession.
She wears her hair in a fluffy all-back style. He wears round glasses.

Nampei Isono
Sazae's father. He is stubborn and raises Sazae with strictness and love.
He has the values of the Showa era and believes that high school students should not be allowed to have relationships with boys and girls.
When he comes to see his daughter's final high school festival, he comes across Masuo's public confession.
His habitual phrase is "Bakkamon! He is also a very strong and strong man, and is very fond of the word "bakamon.

Fune Isono
Sazae's mother. She is kind and reliable. She is always looking out for her family.
She always wears a kimono and a kappogi (Japanese cooking stove).
She came with her family to watch the last festival of her high school life.

Katsuo Isono
Sazae's younger brother. He is mischievous and good-natured. He is not good at studying, but he is smart and to the point.
He loves to show off and is interested in YouTubers.
He recorded Masuo's public confession and is planning to broadcast it to the world when he gets home.

Wakame Isono
Sazae's younger sister. She is still small and needs to be carried in her mother's arms. She gets sleepy in the evening.
She still wears her trademark wiggy head.

Tama
The Isono family's cat.
The bell on her neck is her charm.

<Voice actors and cast information>*Honorifics omitted

Yu Wakui / Playing the role of Sazae
Born on January 24, 1995 in Tochigi Prefecture, Wakui belongs to the Himawari Theater Company. In 2014, she made her debut as a voice actress playing the role of Sumire on ice in the anime "Aikatsu!
Her major works include the role of Yoko Nishikawa in "Sansha Samba" and Francesca Tanaka in the game "Tokimeki Idol".

Nobunaga Shimazaki as Masuo
Born on December 16 in Miyagi Prefecture, Shimazaki belongs to Aoni Productions and won the Best New Actor Award at the 7th Seiyu Actor Awards in 2013.
His major roles include Haruka Nanase in the "Free!" anime series, Yuno in "Black Clover," and Tsukasa Fujii in the movie "Kimi no na wa. He also played the role of Tsukasa Fujii in the movie "Kimi no na wa.

<Staff> Advertising Company: Dentsu Inc.
Advertising Company : Dentsu Inc.
Production Company : Geek Pictures
Animation Production Company : Tatsunoko Productions
ECD:Ichiro Kinoshita/Kazunori Saito
CD・PL・CW:Yusuke Sato
AD/PL: Dai Seo
CW: Maiba Sato
CP: Takao Fukushima
AE: Soichi Kawakami / Shinya Kaburaki / Atsuo Sobajima / Tomoyo Masuzaki
Main Character Design: Hidesaku Kubonouchi
Director: Yusuke Takase
Producer: Masahiro Hayasaka
Production Manager: Takenori Hasegawa / Tamaki Hashimoto
VFX Artist: Kenichi Sasaki
Mixer: Shigeto Ayashiro
Sound Effects: Yoshio Nakamura
CG Director: Kota Morie
Lead Animator: Ryo Tanbara
Character Animator: Kotaro Higashi / Koetsu Ogawa
Digital Artists: Takehiro Shibano / Makoto Tajima / Kazuki Matoba / Shuya Sugawara
CG Production Progress: Yosuke Ohno
Animation Supervisor, Original Animation, Character Design: Yuichi Takahashi
Direction：Jun Soga
Art Director：Yusuke Takeda/Kentaro Onuki
Color Designer：Rumiko Nagai
Original Drawing：Soudai Suwa / Rina Sugimoto / Ayumi Miwa / Yoshiharu Ashino
Nibara: Kaori Dou
Animation: Airi Mukawa / Kaeno Komiyama / Keiji Okura / Kohei Nagai / Nami Hayashi / Reboot / Rika Takeda
Finishing: Mariko Kawai/Studio Elle/Reboot
Compositing: Hitoshi Tamura
Video Inspection: Masako Terada/Yukie Kaneko
Producer: Yutaka Omatsu
Production: Marie Matsunaga
Production Assistant: Yeruna Hidaka
Production Support: Mogi Shingo
Casting: Handy/Dentsu Music and Entertainment
Music Production Company: Toys Factory
Narration: Yu Wakui (Sazae)/Nobunaga Shimazaki (Masuo)
Music: BUMP OF CHICKEN

＜Graphic Production
Graphic Designer: Junichi Yoshida

Original Story: "Sazae-san
(c) Hasegawa Machiko Museum of Art