MasterCard Japan president Douglas Lorenz, left, Shinobu Otake, center, and Akihiro Shimizu, right, pose with the MasterCard logo. PHOTO BY ERIKA ARAGON

Actress Shinobu Otake appears in MasterCard commercial

Tuesday 27th May, 06:11 AM JST

By Taro Fujimoto

TOKYO —

Actress Shinobu Otake, 50, on Monday joked that she might not have got a divorce from comedian Sanma if her husband had given her a credit card to splurge with. Otake was speaking at an event to preview MasterCard’s new TV commercial “Roman Day,” held in Roppongi.

In the talk session, Otake said, “When my friend told her husband she wanted to study abroad, he gave her a credit card and told her she could do whatever she wants with it. If I’d had such a nice husband like that, I wouldn’t have divorced.”

The new TV commercial features Otake and actor Akihiro Shimizu, 50, and targets mature couples in their 50s and 60s. It will be will be aired nationwide from May 31.

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cwhite at 01:00 PM JST - 27th May

they must be desperate... why her??
thepro at 01:03 PM JST - 27th May

My husband didn't give me money, so i divorced him
Ninjazilla at 01:19 PM JST - 27th May

Actress Shinobu Otake appears in MasterCard commercial Stop the presses.Please.
blvtzpk at 02:44 PM JST - 27th May

Actress Shinobu Otake, 50, on Monday joked that she might not have got a divorce from comedian Sanma if her husband had given her a credit card to splurge with.

Knee slapper!!! - Comedy GOLD!!!
Nessie at 02:50 PM JST - 27th May

Bottle of champagne: 10,000 yen Study abroad: 1,000,000 yen Dumping your sodai-gomi husband for a credit card sponsorship: Priceless.
romulus3 at 04:48 PM JST - 27th May

betting,

Man, I gotta tell ya, My last GF, a Korean, told me she could not wait to get married so that she could stop work. She is immaculate, smart, and witty but.....

I ended the relationship 2 days later. romulus has 2 gold cards. They belong to romulus.
Nessie at 06:27 PM JST - 27th May

romulus has 2 gold cards. They belong to romulus.

Romulus lends out card. --> Romulus, meet Remus. ;)
romulus3 at 08:04 PM JST - 27th May

nessie,

Romulus, meet Remus

and if he does not pay me back, I may very well slay him
Blue_Tiger at 08:17 PM JST - 27th May

Sure, use a credit card as a joke about divorcing your husband....

No wonder family life in this country is going down the tubes....
lipscombe at 09:31 PM JST - 27th May

ease up there Mr family values
presto345 at 11:18 PM JST - 27th May

My last GF, a Korean, told me she could not wait to get married so that she could stop work. She is immaculate, smart, and witty but....

Women are also entitled to get something out of a relationship. And about Otake, she is just quipping what the sponsors want her to say. And Sanma . . .? Gimme a break.
Betting at 12:28 AM JST - 28th May

I'm not a fan of Sanma at all so I usually change the channel if he pops up. Having said that I did like Karakuri a very, very long time ago ..
electric2004 at 02:06 PM JST - 28th May

Valuing the value of the husband by the credit card he gives: dame!

She can have a gold card, but then the debt should be taken from her account.
Blue_Tiger at 02:09 PM JST - 28th May

presto345 - So making a joke about a recent divorce at your spouse's expense is okay, all the while plumping a credit card company??? I'm glad that all Japanese women aren't as shallow as this woman!!!!!
Nessie at 05:37 PM JST - 28th May

Romulus, "Remus"? (say it as two words).