How often do you see an anime creator in a car commercial? Even in Japan, not often! Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno is featured in a new Honda ad, even doing some of the narration.
Besides Evangelion, Anno makes live-action films and most recently, he directed Godzilla Resurgence. He also does voice acting, such as in the excellent The Wind Also Rises.
Update September 3 11:00pm – An earlier version of this story said that Anno voiced the father in Totoro. That was Shigesato Itoi, not Anno!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SBpBd-USw8
As far as Japanese commercials go, this one is more politically charged than usual, with Anno driving by a group of peace protesters. The theme of the spot is Honda telling people to get out to a place with a good outlook or view.
Oh, and to buy the new Civic. There’s that.
