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It happens a lot,

The owner works at a trading firm, he is transferred to overseas. And he rented a house as he might not be able to come back for 5 years or so

He was ordered to come back only after a year

So you must abruptly move here.

No, that's not it

You said you would move in after January 15th, avoiding busy year end.

I have no direct relationships with a businessman

The man who rented a house from the businessman has a lease contract with the room I was renting after my termination of the lease

So he had to move, thus

Very complicated story, isn't it?

Is that right?

To make a long story short,

You visualize businessman, that guy and me.

As the businessman came back suddenly,

that guy must move,

as a chain effect, I had to move.

Kind of a triangle slider

Still complicated?

Much easier to understand That's good.

So you were bumped by others, weren't you?

Yes, Yes, you are right.

Tragedy, isn't it? I had to move on the Christmas Eve.

The same goes with me.

I'm sorry.

Joke, joke.

I could have cleaned up a room spick and span, if you had informed me a bit earlier.

Don't worry. I will do it myself.

So dusty, I must say.

You are too kind. If I were you, I'd just say "Follow the Contract". That's all.

You can say that again.

I think I am too nice, don't I?

That's why people are pushing you around,

You got to be careful as there are so many pushy people

I think so, too.

Don't provoke me, I am getting angrier.

Then and only then, you must shout

Don't underestimate me!

Thank you for your work.

Don't underestimate me.

Yes?

You are a new tenant, right?

Yes, today.

I see you moved in today.

Eh? Then, you don't have newspapers, do you?

I don't read newspapers.

I don't think so. You, student?

Then, you must read newspapers every day.

I watch news on TV.

You must read the news.

Why not try one month?

I am not interested.

Hey, you, student!

Yes? Yes, I'm coming.

Good afternoon. I am here to collect subscription fee. You moved in today?

I don't have a TV set.

Eh? No way. You must have one.

Some people don't have a TV set.

You are a student. So you must watch news.

News? I read the newspapers.

Being a student means that you cannot watch a morning series drama, but you watch Taiga Drama at night.

I don't watch TV.

How about variety programming? I heard many young people watch...

I watch other channels' variety

See you watch them. Then, you have a TV set.

No, not yet. I am about to buy a TV set.

Come again, after I buy a TV set.

That's a lame excuse.

Please come again...

You've got to pay

A student!

Again?

Do you know what day it is today?

Christmas Eve

Do you then, know what day is Christmas Eve?

Jesus Christ's birthday

You are correct. You must have an interest in Religions?

No I don't.

Sorry to bother your holiday. We are selling smoked Yatsume Unagi.

Yatsume Unagi, do you know?

Again?!?

Wow

What, you moved here recently?

I don't need anything

Wait up...

Wait up.

Don't underestimate me.

Hey, YOU!

When did you move in?

Eh? When? Today.

Today? Why?

Why not? Who are you?

You dirtied the room

What does it mean?

Who are you?

Aren't you supposed to move in the middle of the next month?

So what are you?

Why you already moved in?

We are really, really in trouble.

What and why?

First you must tell me who you are.

Why are you entering my room?

My name is Nana.

Hi, My name is Mell. Nice to meet you.

So what's yours? Your name

Why don't you tell us your name?

Mine is Suzuki Ichiro. Suzuki Ichiro.

I see.

A Self-Introduction is over.

Now you move out immediately.

You don't have a clever head.

Listen very carefully with your blunt head

We are seriously in trouble.

Do you know why? No.

Because you are here.

And your belongings.

Yes.

In short,

You disappear with these and then all problems are solved.

You got it? Then, move out now. We have enough manpower.

We will help move these stuff

only to the bottom of the stairs

What's the matter? Convulsion or something?

Don't get so excited... you want to drink water?

I'll fetch water for you.

Wait up...this way

A tree, right here.

Can I ask one question?

Yes, but make it snappy.

What are you going to do here?

Of course, it is a party.

Party?!?

What kind of?

Don't you know what day it is today?

It's of course, a Christmas Party.

X'mas party?

You are crazy, aren't you?

No...you can't,

Why not?

Why? Why is it necessary to have a party here?

It's not necessity or something.

Do it somewhere else.

We have already decided the party will be held here.

We have notified everyone and cannot change it now.

There is no way you can...

Why do you have to have a X'mas party here?

This is my house. Why must unknown people have a party here?

Do it at your place.

Hey you, I cannot find a glass.

Hey, foreigner, don't move around here without permission.

What an attitude.

Who do you think you are?

Who do YOU think you are?

Get out from here.

Don't be so excited, we should discuss this matter in a civilized way.

Damn you! Go to hell!

What a...

Oh...

I forgot to take this one out.

Why?

Damn...I am angry...

So what do we do?

We go find other rooms?

At this time??

No way we can make it in time

Yes, I know...

Anyhow, everything is on schedule.

Which part is on schedule?

Everything except the part that guy butted in.

You are correct.

That's where we have problems.

In short,

We must get rid of him.

You are right.

Then it's easy. We are not trying to get rid of him permanently

Only one night. Isn't it easy?

As I must buy ingredients,

You get rid of him from the room.

You, follow Mell's order.

Hold on. How do I get rid of him?

How can you be my partner like that?

Use your head a little.

Any good plans?

So, you use your head, I say.

Me? My head?

Who else is here?

Why is she...

Why is he here?

Mell had done something.

Hey you, did you pay for these?

Eh?

What a load!

You are shoplifting. Then, you should act like that.

What are you saying?

I don't care what you do,

but isn't it stupid to be arrested doing this?

What do you want to say?

Go back and pay.

Why?

Why? Why not?

Excuse me...

See they noticed.

You have not paid for these, have you?

Hold on.

Ouch...hold on

Wait up. Look there...

You must pay

How about her?

You have stolen this stuff?

I will pay, of course, but how about her?

Come inside the manager's room. Why? ...how about her?

What? Just a Santa Claus.

Hands off.

Mell?

Hey, you did a good job. How did you get him out of the room?

Nana, I'm sorry. I could not come up with any good ideas.

What? What are you saying?

You told me to use my head...

how to get him out of the room

eh? Then, you haven't done anything yet?

No, I haven't. Sorry.

Then, how come he was there?

He was at the grocery store. Why?

Yes, he was. He was there, shopping.

Why? What?

I have no idea.

Why are you crying?

'Cause I cannot come up with a good idea.

Waha ha ha ha ha ha!

Private Sakata!

Haven't changed, both of you!

You have been here, Private Sakata.

Yes, Of course. I have been here all the time.

'Cause you are a ghost with grudges

As you already know,

before that, I must say that he is coming back soon

So you must do something, right?

Are you going to give us a hand, Private Sakata?

No, I cannot. I have an order to follow.

Cheap! All you do is just to stand up there.

Shut up. Unpatriotic individual!

I am serving the country

Mell, let's get out of here. No time to listen to his idle talk

So you don't want to hear my good strategy plan?

Tell us

Mine is just an idle talk

Sorry...tell us.

OK, OK. I will...I will... get your hands off...

You are much more violent than Lieutenant Amamiya.

I've never heard of him.

So, what kind of strategy?

It's easy. I call it a Big Plan of "1224 Far East Encirclement - Special Task Force by a Chief of Staff"

A big plan sounds so fishy...

Naming is not important

Then, don't name it.

You have no right to talk back.

What a pathetic soldier!

Eh? Eh? Eh?

Don't speak English...No English.

Tell us the details.

I really hate him talking in English. I know what you mean.

You don't have to say that.

In short, you want him to make sure that he cannot come back in to the room.

And he is now outside the room.

Then, it is easy, all you must do is to make sure he cannot get back into the room.

Then, how?

There are many ways...

For example,

It's a joke. Just a joke.

There is a much easier way.

So what is it?

I call it a Big Plan: A Stray Cat In the Labyrinth of Christmas

What do you think? Impressive, isn't it?

Where did "1224 Far East Encirclement or something" plan go?

As I said, naming is not important.

So I said not to name it.

You are not in a position to talk back.

Oh, please give us a break, you know what I mean?

How many times do I have to tell you, no English?

I get very angry every time he speaks in English

So what you are saying is that we must make him a stray cat.

But how?

Easy. Take him to a place he does not know. Then mysteriously, we have a lost cat.

A place he is not familiar with...

I don't know any places.

No problem. He moved in today, right? All you do is to abandon him somewhere, then, he will be at a loss.

Mysteriously, a stray cat is born.

Do you think it will work?

How many times do I have to tell you, that I don't want you to criticize me!!

Damn...

Excuse me.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Ichiro.

Success!!

Where am I?

Wow, We did it. I still can't believe it worked.

A tree right here...Mell, you must prepare

OK. Let's start cooking.

Excuse me, but I must ask you the way to

Yes Where am I?

Huh?

I'm looking for a friend's apartment

It's called Tokyo Mansion Tokyo Mansion

What's the address?

Address? Tokyo Minatoku...

This is Tokyo Minatoku

Where in Minatoku?

I will look by myself. Thanks, anyway.

Wait...I know this road

Excuse me...

I know this place

Hello.

Pardon me.

I've seen this house.

What is it that I was looking for?

I know this road.

I know this.

I know this definitely...But why?

Tokyo Mansion, Tokyo Mansion? Tokyo Mansion, I know it. What was it?

Tokyo Mansion? Tokyo Mansion...

Wait, it's MY apartment.

I found it finally.

I'm glad I found the place.

It's YOU!

You came back early. Welcome home.

What's going on?

I got it...I got it.

Let's make friends, Ichiro.

Good. Now we are friends.

It's Christmas. We must be friendlier.

What is that hand?

This? Just my hand.

What is that?

What do you mean? We had already finished introductions. I am Nana.

My name is Mell, Nice to meet you.

That's not what I want to know.

Ghost?

No, a bit different.

Kind of the same...

What? Who is he calling? Police, maybe.

Why police?

Won't go through? Try unhook first.

They haven't installed a line, yet, have they?

Not connected

Then, there is no connection.

Calm down. Shall I fetch water?

How many times do I have to tell you not to move around without permission, foreigner?

A ghost

Calm down.

I have nothing to say. Just get out!

Get out, get out? Is that all you can say?

I have nothing else to say. Get out. Get out.

Calm down. This is where you live.

So we are wrong without your permission.

So we apologize for that.

But we are not doing this to annoy people

I hope you understand that.

We figured...as you don't move in until next month, we thought we could use this room tonight.

So we did not know you moved in today

you understood?

You understand me a little, I hope.

What should I do to be excused by Ichiro?

Farewell.

You shouldn't have shaken his hands.

Just a mistake...

Well, I should clean up the room

I cannot reach...then, a bathroom.

No way...

I dropped it

We did it!

Open the door

Music, Start!

Let's resume preparation!

What on earth are you doing?

This is not a Karaoke Box.

Your neighbors will get upset. Be careful.

You are out of tune totally. I thought window panes were about to break into pieces.

What's the matter? You look like you were deceived by a FOX.

Are you OK?

Fox curse around here?

You know curses from Fox, Badger or Ghost?

Ghost?

You have seen something?

No...

No, what I mean is that I had seen. No...met...no...rather touched...

Touched Ghost?

Cannot touch ghost normally?

I don't know. I have never touched a ghost before.

Just imagination. Yes, it is imagination.

What is this?

Are you gonna have a party here? If so, just tone down the sound volume.

Suzuki-kun, please don't talk about funny stuff. A bad rumor makes my business suffer.

What is this? What...

Looks like it's over. What should we do, Nana?

Don't be noisy. I am thinking.

Why don't you use your head, too?

No...I cannot think of anything.

What do you have to do? You must be logical to get the answers.

I must calm myself down.

SUNTORY Whisky White Label, Square Bottle, Dry Taste...A NEW PRODUCT.

This is not a Commercial Time.

Hey, what are you saying?

Don't say such a thing.

I know what you mean...but

What happened?

Hey, what? Where are you going?

So what happened?

They quit as the labor condition is very bad.

I don't know what to do.

Young guys are useless.

What is this?

Mm...I know this

Mom, Mom, why are they standing in line?

What? What are you saying? Everyone is standing in line.

What are you talking about? Everyone is standing in line

What are you saying?

I have not seen you for a long time.

Ichiro-chan grew up.

Ichiro

that was...

You did well, Ichiro. You have a good memory.

Grandpa?

Grandpa. It's Grandpa.

Long time no see, Ichiro. You grew up to be a big man.

Do you still remember my face? There is a picture of you in Buddhist Household Altar

I see. They still have my picture. I did not know that.

You didn't know? It's your altar. I don't know. It has nothing to do with me now.

Grandpa, that big house at the corner. Is that your house?

Yes, that was mine.

I thought so.

Now it is not mine, though.

What a coincidence!

I didn't know you lived around here. And I moved here.

In my faint memory, you came to my house twice.

First, you came as a baby,

your parents came to show off my grandson

Second time was the evening of the Christmas Eve.

I remember it now. We saw people standing in line, together.

Yes.

Grandpa, what are they doing?

Today is Christmas. So they are celebrating.

Do they get something?

Not a big stuff. Just one serving of a soup.

Soup? How about a toy?

No toy.

No fun, then.

Ichiro does not need it,

But for those who cannot get anything, it is a feast of the year.

Here you are. Just one serving each.

Just one...with this, you can go to heaven

Here you are. Just one. Heaven is just around the corner.

Hey...who are you? I cannot give you one. Go away.

Nana, why? For your Grandfather. Right?

Delicious?

Great taste.

No, it was not delicious.

Ichiro, you tasted it?

You shall live a long life.

But I was worried that you'd disappear

Grandpa, grandpa...grandpa

Grandpa

With whom was I talking?

Ichiro, you must not come here.

What kind of soup is this?

Eh? This?

This is a Ghost Soup.

Ghost Soup...it is.

Hey, Nana, what do we do? I see some already coming

How about telling them that we cancel the service this year.

Private Sakata is standing there after the bombing in Tokyo

Private Sakata's matter is not important

No, it is important. He looks forward to our Ghost Soup.

We have given him soup every year, and he is still there.

Some need more time.

Possibly he is stubborn not to admit that he is dead.

There are so many ghosts around the town, and no living beings notice them.

It is sad to keep living alone with grudges, hatred...

They are already dead.

All look the same.

Totally different.

All these people are looking forward to our Ghost Soup.

We cannot betray their hopes.

It is sad, if you say so.

We have been doing nothing but Ghost Soup, keeping the taste exactly the same as before

For the benefit of ghosts, just once in a year to go to heaven, being loved and trusted soup,

Setback like this?

Then, what do we do?

Then, we go into a war!

What did you say?

I will save Ghost Soup, even if my body is burned into ashes.

Serious?

Serious? Grudges from Private Sakata took over you?

Mell, we must go and fight.

Hey, Ichiro. Let's have a fair fight! We won't lose.

Welcome back. I have been waiting for you.

Shut up. Let's fight.

There are so many gatherings. We must finish cooking it.

What?

What? No time to argue. Let's cook a Ghost Soup.

When I noticed, it was too late.

The first time I noticed that a truck's tires were on my stomach, and second time I noticed that I was dead.

Is it really you, Nana? The dress makes you beautiful!

Of course, I look great.

Nana, you got me.

What is he doing?

Merry Christmas!

Not working.

Why why...

I think it's all right, my task here is not over.

The Showa Era is already over...

No. You cannot say that to him, it's taboo.

He does not know?

Of course, not. If he knew it, he would commit suicide.

I don't think it possible to commit suicide.

He knows everything but he is just stubborn.

He is trying to be tough.

Next stop is Wa ha ha ojisan at Shinjuku Vaudevillian Theater

Wa Ha Ha Ojisan? Died?

On March 25th, while he was enjoying Sanyutei Enraku's Rakugo Story, he got a heart attack and died.

Sounds like a joyful death. Why did he become a ghost of grudges?

He could not hear the last important part of Rakugo.

Pass pass pass. What's next?

Snow!

Since then the strange duo has not shown up in front of me

I haven't seen Private Sakata, either.

But I have a strong feeling that I could meet them again...possibly next Christmas Eve

But this unpredictable duo might...

Yes?

Hey, you have a TV Set.

I just rented it from my friend.

It is our programming.

Just a coincidence.

You write down here...ballpoint pen...

Zip code, address, name

There is one thing I forgot to mention, might be difficult to believe...

Can I ask one last question?

What is it?

You don't eat soup?

No, we don't.

Why? You don't want to go to heaven?

Because we are not ghosts.

What is this? Ouch

Don't pluck it.

What are you doing, pervert!

This is a part of volunteer work. No money involved.

I will give that to you. Take good care of it. Cherish it as me.

Nana, we got to be going.

You are right. We got to go. See you. Merry Christmas!

Hey, you don't fly with your wings? I cannot believe unless you fly.

Do it seriously.

Are you really????