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The story
It was announced on November 2, 2026 that married couple Noritake Kinoshi (64) of the comedy duo Tunnels and actress Narumi Yasuda (59) will appear together for the first time, playing husband and wife in a new commercial for UCC Ueshima Coffee. The ad depicts everyday happiness, with Kinoshi hand-dripping coffee and Yasuda smiling with a mug in hand. On 5ch, the thread lit up with comparisons to Takaaki Ishibashi — Kinoshi’s longtime comedy partner, who has been divorced multiple times — along with talk of Yasuda’s old song “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind,” and behind-the-scenes gossip that the couple once chartered a boat for their wedding.
It has been learned that Noritake Kinoshi (64) of Tunnels and his wife, actress Narumi Yasuda (59), will appear together in a commercial for the first time. The UCC Ueshima Coffee TV ad begins airing nationwide the same day.
[Photo] Noritake Kinoshi — close-up two-shot with wife Narumi Yasuda; fans joke “Look at Naru-san’s face” … and call them “a wonderful couple”
In the commercial, Kinoshi happily hand-drips UCC’s household ground coffee “Gold Special,” while Yasuda, mug in hand, smiles and says “Mmm, what a great aroma” as a warm moment unfolds. It makes for a lovely depiction of everyday happiness.
Source: sponichi.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Their backing is just on a totally different level.
Fans would snap it up — you should sell it.
There's a re-recorded version out now, called 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (2024 ver.).'
That's actually a real problem.
Come on, go trash the set or something, make us laugh.
He's busy with his 'Baron' thing (one of his side projects) — cut him some slack.
Why won't they let me?!
There's basically zero public demand and his shows get no ratings, he's totally played out — they don't need to keep casting him.
Turned out great in the end.
She ended up blessed with kids and seems happy, but it feels like she gave up the most crucial years of her acting career.
If she hadn't married, she probably could've been on top of the industry.
but somehow everyone still knows Narumi's 'Nausicaä' song.
Kinoshi's been married 32 years and the couple's still going strong. Both married actresses — where did the two of them diverge?
Exactly.
So anyone saying 'Ishibashi's the more normal one' clearly doesn't know the full story.
Background and Talking Points
Narumi Yasuda’s song “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” is well known through streaming, but posters pointed out that it never actually plays in the film itself. As for Takaaki Ishibashi, Kinoshi’s comedy partner, talk of his divorces and health issues came up repeatedly, with many framing him as a “contrast” to Kinoshi — though pushback against the idea that “Ishibashi is the more normal one” also surfaced, so opinion wasn’t entirely one-sided. Posters also noted that ‘Soroban-zuku’ is the sole film missing from the Blu-ray box set collecting director Yoshimitsu Morita’s complete works, highlighting a surprising gap in the archival record tied to the couple’s careers. There was also talk that the couple chartered a boat for their wedding and kept the press out, though this and other such details come only from thread posts, with no official confirmation — worth keeping in mind.
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Noritake Kinoshi & Narumi Yasuda’s First Joint Commercial! “It Was a Wonderful Time”.”
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