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Video: Japanese Cheese Curry Cup of Noodles Commercial
I can read a little bit of the text. Japanese folks like to use a phonetic alphabet called "Katakana" to write foreign words, and I can puzzle it out. (I can't read real Japanese, written in Kanji.)
Onion Bulb Face Man? The Katekana text says "garlic chip", so I think he's Garlic Bulb Face Man, and he shoots garlic chips from his hands.
Tomato Face Man? It does say "tomato soup". But look closer, I think that's another woman! (She's slim, seems to have hips, and instead of "chi" she makes a girlish noise.)
White Circular Blob Face Woman? "mozzarella cheese"
In the first commercial, the closeup of his fingers reveals that he is shooting "cheddar cheese" and "Parmesan cheese".
When Mozzarella Face Woman appears, and they shoot cheese together, it says "double cheese". You can even hear the narrator saying "daburu chiizu".
@hungrychristel: I think he is making the noise of "chi chi chi". At the end of the commercial, there is a picture of the cup of noodles, and in the background there is a single Katakana character all over; this is "chi". What does it mean? Aha! I studied the commercial some more, and I realized that each of these people has a Katakana character on his/her chest, like the 'S' for Superman. The characters are the first Katakana character of their word. So:
chi -- cheddar cheese head man
ga -- garlic head man
mo -- mozzarella head girl
to -- tomato head girl
So now you know... and knowing is half the battle.
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Several people asked how to cut perfect fries every time. I'm surprised nobody mentioned a mandoline.
A mandoline is a kitchen tool that has an adjustable slicer blade. I'm sure you have seen ads for a mandoline: It slices! It dices! Now how much would you pay?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandoline
Some mandolines have an optional blade that has multiple cross-blades, so that instead of making potato-chip like slices it makes perfect French-fry like shapes. And a mandoline is definitely not a uni-tasker.
Credit where due: Alton Brown recommended the use of a mandoline in his French fries episode. (His technique: use a mandoline to cut consistent sized fries, soak in water for a few hours, then do a dual fry.)