Original subtitles

Something Coming Along the Road

Screenplay: Chiaki Konaka

Director: Osamu Kasai

It's Mysterious Magical Fun Fun Pharmacy! Get in line!

Ohagi?

Why are these here?

Weird.

It's like some kind of festival.

This'll do.

You too, Mr. Tobacconist?

Welcome back, Potpourri.

One for the album. Today's a special day.

A special day?

That's what the ohagi are for?

That's right. They're for Mr. Gonmayase.

Mr. Gonmayase?

He passes through the Smiling Ginza every year on this day.

Just passes through?

Yes, but that's not all.

When you leave some ohagi out,

sometimes he'll eat it.

And?

If he does, your business will boom for the year.

Amazing!

What kind of a person is Mr. Gonmayase?

I think I've heard he's a very tall fellow.

Well that's weird.

Mr. Gonmayase looks like a very fat raccoon.

Strange. I'm certain that's what I've always heard.

Yeah, I heard my version quite some time ago.

I know someone who knows old stories!

Hello!

Oh, hi Potpourri!

What's with the outfit, Natsumi?

Well, Mr. Gonyamase is coming today, so I was helping out with the ohagi.

My, if it isn't Potpourri.

Hello!

Natsumi, it's not Mr. Gonyamase.

It's Mr. Gonmayase.

Right! I wanted to ask you about that!

Yes?

What kind of a person is this Mr. Gonmayase?

Well...

Mr. Gonyamase is, um, about as tall as me.

But he's a really old man.

Right, granny?

Yes.

That's totally different from what the tobacconist and the cameraman said.

Really?

I'm certain that's what I was always told.

Is Mr. Gonmayase even real?

He is!

Our ohagi was eaten last year!

Really?

And so were Yaohichi's.

So even you haven't met him, Miss Fukiko?

Please feel free to eat your fill

-Fukiko

Seems like no one knows.

There are many mysteries around here.

Go on, eat up.

I'll have to thank Mr. Gonmayase for getting everyone to make ohagi.

Here goes!

But I wonner whah kina peahon meher gonmayah ih.

Potpourri.

Has your mother never told you not to talk with your mouth full?

Sorry...

But what a strange person, to pass through here exactly once a year...

It might not be a person.

Isn't that right, Niboshi?

That's true. It's weird. It's too weird!

It's gotta be something mysterious!

All right!

Thanks Miss Fukiko!

Let's go, Pinch!

Dinner's ready!

Okay!

Thanks Pinch!

Shu Shukashu!

Looks like none of them have been eaten yet.

Shu!

Here we go. What'll he be like?

Maybe he's like a magician or something and you can't even see him normally.

But he can't hide as long as I have Tabith's Loupe!

Shu! Shu! Shu!

Shu, shu...

That's Mr. Gonmayase?

But it's too dark to really see his face...

Shuka shuka! Shu!

Umm!

Y-You're Mr. Gonmayase, right?

Sorry for surprising you like that.

But I really wanted to get a look at your face!

Hey, wait up!

Wait!

What should I do?

What if he stops coming here because of me?

Why are you running? Listen to what I have to say!

Pinch! I wanna catch up to him!

Shuka! Shu!

Don't run!

I'm Potpourri!

Sorry.

I just really wanted to see what you look like, Mr. Gonmayase.

Uh, who's Mr. Gonmayase?

That's not my name.

Are you mistaking me for someone else?

No way...

I'm gonna be graduating university soon,

so I figured I'd do a bunch of stuff I've always wanted to do.

Walking all around Japan? That's amazing.

This is my fifth pair of shoes from this trip.

My feet are all covered in blisters, and I was completely starved.

Those ohagi were really good.

I bet Miss Fukiko will be glad to hear that.

Right then!

It's about time for me to head off.

Sorry I wasn't who you were looking for.

But you are!

Huh?

Miss Fukiko said the Smiling Ginza is a mysterious place.

A lot of different people come around and pass through.

Sounds like an interesting town.

I don't think you passed by tonight on accident.

What do you mean?

On this day each year, someone passes through.

But it must be a different person every year.

That's why everyone was saying they saw different people.

I see. And this year it was me.

When you travel, you see all kinds of things you've never seen before.

Things you've never seen?

When you walk through different scenery every day,

you start to notice the little changes in the seasons and nature and the different ways people live.

I really do think something was drawing me to Smiling Ginza.

It really does seem like a town of wonderful people.

I think that's lovely.

I think you should do some traveling too, once you've grown up a bit!

Yeah! I bet I will!

I'll go on a journey of my own!

Goodbye, this year's Mr. Gonmayase!

Give my regards to next year's!

Bye bye, Mr. Gonmayase!

hitoribocchi hitotsu wasurerateta ki no mi

A lone fruit, from a forgotten tree.

furikaette futatsu kinou fuita kaze yo

Turn around and there's two, with the wind from yesterday.

mikazuki ni mittsu omoide o uta

Three with the crescent moon, singing of reminiscence.

Fourth is joy, of that small life.

yorokobi o yottsu chiisakatta inochi

One day, it will be told. One day, gently.

itsuka tsutaete itsuka yasashiku