Sazae-san | Hoax that Namihei Isono’s monthly income is 780,000 yen

The person who wrote Namihei's monthly income is the key.

The Sazae family's household account book is sometimes posted on X (formerly Twitter).

The main breadwinner, Namihei Isono, has a monthly income of 780,000 yen, and Masuo Fuguta's monthly income is 480,000 yen.

This episode of monthly salary disclosure was aired in 1977, so it seems that the annual income of office workers at that time was around 2.4 million yen, and when you factor in bonuses, the monthly income is less than 200,000 yen.

Salaryman annual income | Annual statistics (nenji-toukei.com)

This means that Masuo's monthly income is quite high, and even though he has been promoted, Namihei's monthly income is also quite high.

Only this part of their monthly income is taken out, and various considerations are made, such as that they are highly educated elites, or that they live in prime locations in Tokyo.

In fact, if you search for "Sazae-san Namihei monthly income," the information of 780,000 yen will be displayed at the beginning, as if it were official.

However, there is a strong possibility that this high income information is a hoax.

The truth behind Namihei's high income

This person who is familiar with Sazae-san has posted a summary of this broadcast episode.

きょうの♩サブタイトル辞典は

1977/2/20 第386回
「タラちゃん絵かき歌」
「はっきり言って下さい」
「まっ白い家計簿」の三本です。

三本目は無駄になった家計簿の話題。
カツオの悪戯でウソの収入を
見せびらかされるハメに…
家計簿いまもつけてる人いるのか？ pic.twitter.com/zs6SG1iRS7

— 磯野家のお茶の間（サザエさんサブタイトル研究家） (@isonosanchi1) December 28, 2020

<Translation>

Today's ♩ subtitle dictionary is

1977/2/20 386th

"Tara-chan drawing song"

“Please tell me clearly.”

These are three books called "Pure White Household Account Book"

The third topic is the wasted household account book.

Katsuo's prank makes them show off their false income...

Does anyone still keep a household account book? pic.twitter.com/zs6SG1iRS7

— Isono family's tea room (Sazae-san subtitle researcher) (@isonosanchi1) December 28, 2020

Apparently, Namihei and Masuo's monthly income written in that household account book was a prank by Katsuo.

Please see the following site for an explanation of why Katsuo did such a prank and the misfortune the Sazae family suffered because of the prank.

The truth behind the rumor that Namihei Isono earns 10 million yen a year, which is a hot topic on the internet. Has the surprising truth been revealed? | Magmix (magmix.jp)

This information even reveals Namihei's real income.

It is clear that the content was based on the serialization date rather than the broadcast date, and the monthly income was even lower.

It also became clear that Katsuo's lie was an even bigger story.

If Namihei/Masuo's monthly income becomes a hot topic again, it might be a good idea to tell them, "This is what it really is," quoting the posts by Sazae-san's subtitle researcher and the site mentioned earlier.

Even so, the fact that Katsuo's pranks have fooled so many people after so many years is a testament to the great blessings of Katsuo, the original mischievous character.

Appare!