Kanjani8’s Murakami Shingo & Okura Tadayoshi voice act for “Crayon Shin-chan”
It’s been revealed that Johnny’s idol unit Kanjani8’s Murakami Shingo and Okura Tadayoshi will be making their debut as voice actors in the animated film, “Crayon Shin-chan Arashi wo Yobu Ougon no Spy Daisakusen“. As we reported earlier, Kanjani8 will also be singing the theme song for the film.
In the movie, the main character, Shinnosuke (aka Shin-chan), must protect the future of humanity from an evil scientist by taking back the “capsule of justice”. Murakami and Okura are set to voice the assistants of the villain.
This will be the 19th theatrical release for the “Crayon Shin-chan” franchise, and it’s the first time an animated movie series has used a talent from Johnny & Associates as voice actors. As the two singers are both from Osaka, the characters were changed to incorporate their distinct accents.
Murakami commented, “Being able to participate in an anime I’ve watching for a long time has my heart is pounding.” Adding to that, Okura has stated, “I’m very happy that I can fulfill the dreams of young children with Shin-chan, who is a figure that I grew up with.”
The film will open in theatres on April 16th.
source: TOKYOHIVE