Step on the gas
Soaring too high
Nemurenai gozen niji
One can a day Careful, don't drink too much! Hi Nemurenai gozen niji
Iradachi ga doa o tataku
Hashirenai ookamitachi
Yami ni tsume o tate samayotteru
Kimi o saigo ni mita no wa
Hokori no mau zattou no naka
Semeru you na manazashi ga
Tachisaru senaka ni itami nokoshita
Kiri ni tozasareta mootaauei
Ima demo kotae sagashiteru
Tegakari no nai yozora ni
Chiheisen ga yokotawaru
Running to the horizon
Break away from yesterday
Climbing on loneliness
Believe me baby
Running to the horizon
Break away from yesterday
Climbing on loneliness, seiza no kieta sora
Wow, wow, wow, joushiki no nai michi
Wow, wow, wow, yasashisa tada motome
Wow, wow, wow, yowasa to mukai au
Wow, wow, wow, sonna kimi wa iranai
Wow, the city's completely in Christmas mode.
I just can't feel much enthusiasm for a male client.
Don't be spoiled. It's the end of the year, and we need the money.
Our client is the president of Yamaoka Shipping, Shinzo Yamaoka, age fifty-seven.
He became a widower ten years ago and has not remarried since.
He's rumored to manage things in a pretty dictatorial fashion.
He's a president! A president! We might get a lot out of this.
If I'm going to get something out of this, I'd rather get mokkori.
Jeez...
Shinzo Yamaoka
Looks like an old family that's displaying its past glory.
We're from Saeba Firm.
Mr. Saeba and Miss Makimura? We have been expecting you.
A Wedding Dress for Christmas (Part 1)
He's sure taking his time.
Ryo is going to take a nap.
I haven't played billiards in a while. Guess I'll kill some time.
Looks like I've lost my touch since it's been so long.
What a mokkori!
Sir!
Miss, there is no need to grip the cue so tightly.
Billiards is the same as capturing the heart of a lover.
You aim for his heart and release the arrow of love in one shot.
Okay...
It went in!
Excellent!
By the way, Miss, are you free tonight?
Kaori, I'll leave the rest up to you.
Saeba, I have a daughter who's about to turn twenty-two, you see.
Well, Mr. President? Did you just say something?
Her name is Tsubaki.
Actually, I want you to find her and bring her back to me.
My, what a darling daughter! Why didn't you say so to begin with?
Pardon me.
I could not help but be distracted by the beautiful lady over here.
What?! But I'm not... How embarrassing.
But the word beautiful has such a nice ring to it.
Sakurai, bring us a drink.
Yes, Sir.
It's a sherry from southern Andartia in Spain.
What an expensive looking drink.
It doesn't bubble and it looks delicious.
The fragrance is wonderful.
Salute!
It's so delicious!
It's refreshing, and a mellow fragrance spreads in my mouth.
It's a taste that reminds you of Spain, the country of passion.
Hey, when did this turn into a gourmet show?
Watching the two of you reminds me of when I was young.
I think we'll get along just fine.
Well, of course!
And I think I'll get along with your daughter even better.
I'd like to know what this job is about.
Tsubaki is my only daughter and she lost her mother early on.
So, I sent her to a strict Swiss boarding school as a child.
I had her study management at a university in Amsterdam, Holland.
And if I say so myself, her grades were always top notch.
She's been good to me, and I've loved her more than anything.
However!
Of all things, she was duped by the idiot son of Umino Shipping,
and she eloped with him!
Umino Shipping?
If I recall correctly, Umino Shipping is your competitor.
That's right.
My family and the Umino family have been archrivals for a hundred years.
We've been battling fiercely for supremacy in the shipping business
ever since the companies were founded.
There have even been several incidents where blood was spilled.
I too have had my taste of grief and hardship that I cannot share with outsiders.
I will never forget that hatred for the rest of my life!
This is Kazuhiko Umino, who duped my daughter!
Wow, quite the handsome young man.
He's no match for me.
I always thought that I could accept any man as Tsubaki's husband
as long as it was what she wished.
I still believe it.
But I will never accept the idiot son of the Umino family!
If that man takes my Tsubaki, I'll never be able to rest in peace!
If you break them up and bring Tsubaki back to me,
I would not mind giving you her hand in marriage.
You think I'm good enough?!
I do not lie.
Wait, Mr. Yamaoka, do you have any idea what kind of man he is?!
He's the world's biggest mokk...
Hey, now, you shouldn't slander people, you know.
I know.
It was presumptuous, but I investigated you thoroughly.
It seems that you are just like me when I was young.
Every father wishes for his daughter to marry a man like him.
Ryo's such a lucky boy!
Birds of a feather, aren't they? Men are all the same.
I, Ryo Saeba, even if it should cost me my life,
will take Miss Tsubaki back from the idiot son.
I will be counting on you.
Leave it to me.
By the way, Miss Kaori, was it?
If you are free tonight, how about dinner?
No, thank you.
We will be declining this job as well. Please excuse me.
What could she be mad about?
Oh, she's just being shy.
If I get Miss Tsubaki, Kaori will become lonely.
I will be counting on you to take care of it.
You don't need to tell me what to do.
Leaving a wonderful woman like that alone would shame the name of any mokkori man.
Good luck to you too!
Truly a man just like Mr. Yamaoka when he was young.
17,300 yen...
Completely in dire straits.
It's almost Christmas, but at this rate,
we won't even be celebrating the New Year properly.
Three million?
Ryo!
Wedding garments sure are expensive.
You want to wear something like that?
Well...
Here!
What is it?
There's three million here.
You're going to buy it for me?!
Buy what?
You meant that it's the three million for the dress, right?
It's an advance for the job.
Advance? You accepted that job?!
Yeah!
No way! No! No! Not ever!
When a man and a woman elope, it's because they're really in love!
We can't accept a job that requires us to split them up!
But we need money because it's the end of the year, right?
This isn't about money! It's about matters of the heart!
I never knew you were such an insensitive guy!
I'm disappointed in you!
But the father even said that Tsubaki was being duped.
And without the money, we can't celebrate the New Year, right?
You just want to seduce Miss Tsubaki and land in the lap of luxury! You're awful!
Kaori...
I draw a clear line between business and pleasure.
I've always kept it that way.
Whatever! I don't know how many times I've fallen for that!
How pitiful.
You think I'm the kind of man who would forcibly split up a couple that eloped?
Pitiful.
A couple that doesn't have their parents' approval must be unhappy.
It's a modern Romeo and Juliet.
I accepted this job with a mind to do away with their unhappiness.
Ryo...
I don't want to see an ending like Romeo and Juliet.
I had no idea.
I thought you understood that, but...
I'm sorry, I had no idea that was what you had in mind.
I'll apologize, so go ahead and take this job.
You understand now?
Then, investigate for me why the Yamaoka and Umino families
are so against each other.
You're right.
If we know why, we may be able to talk both families out of it.
I'll find out where the two are staying.
All right.
Kaori, see you later!
Kabukicho Street 1
Wow! Balloon! Balloon!
Here!
Thank you.
Wasn't that great?
So that's the Kazuhiko Umino who's duped Tsubaki.
You okay? Here, have a balloon.
Thank you!
My, what a kind Santa Claus.
I'm home!
Welcome home, Kazuhiko.
You must be tired.
Nope, not at all.
Oh, the owner of the shop is a really nice guy too.
Really? I'm so glad to hear that.
That Kazuhiko doesn't seem like such a bad guy to me.
Tsubaki Yamaoka and Kazuhiko Umino?
Who are you two?!
It's rude to enter someone's home without permission!
I just came by to give you something I was entrusted with.
Express tickets to Hell!
What's the meaning of this?! Who hired you?!
Who's there?! You won't get away with interfering with us!
Look who's talking.
You're the ones who came into their house with your shoes on.
Bastard!
Let's go!
Hurry up!
Next time I see you, you won't get away so easily!
Well, thank you very much.
For what? There's no need to thank me.
I only did what would be expected of me as your fiancé.
What's that supposed to mean?!
It means that Tsubaki's father officially recognizes me as such.
Papa sent you!
Exactly.
Therefore, those guys were probably dispatched by the Uminos.
Of course, I never thought they'd go to such extremes.
Impossible!
No matter how much Mother wanted us to split up,
she would never try to kill us!
Mother!
Kazuhiko, I searched everywhere for you.
You will be coming home tonight, no matter what.
You'd better not have hired those guys that just came after us!
What are you talking about?
Look at this mess!
Oh, how terrible.
This is not a suitable place for you to stay.
Now, let us go home where you belong.
No! I won't go home!
Kazuhiko!
And you are?
Ryo Saeba. Mr. Yamaoka has asked me to bring back his daughter.
When you see Yamaoka, please tell him
that I have not forgotten his betrayal of twenty-five years ago.
It seems that you know just as little shame as he did.
What? What do you mean?!
I am referring to you having duped my son.
Like father, like daughter, I suppose.
That's not true! We love each other with all our hearts!
What're you doing?! Let me go!
Kazuhiko!
Kazuhiko...
It'll be dangerous for you to stay here too.
Come with me for the time being.
There's no way that could be.
Kazuhiko's mother wouldn't have hired those two.
They followed Kazuhiko Umino all the way.
If he was their only target, they would have killed him then.
They must have wanted to find out where we were staying and kill the both of us!
Any ideas who?
None.
By the way, his mother said
that she had not forgotten the betrayal of twenty-five years ago.
Was there something between your father and her?
I don't know. It's probably something to do with business.
Just forget about it.
Forget that there ever was any love between the two of you.
Just believe that you've been having a bad dream.
That's not true! We seriously love each other!
Though I'm sure someone like you could never understand!
No, I can't.
But I'd understand if you said you'd save the one you love,
even if you had to storm the gates of Hell.
Right now, you seem as though you don't care what happens anymore.
You're starting to suspect that he really did dupe you.
That's not love. That's just a wild fancy.
So, forget about the heartless bastard who abandoned you,
and go with the man your father officially recognizes.
Get mokkori with me!
No!
It's dangerous!
I'll never marry you!
Wait! What're you going to do?!
I'll prove to you that the love we have is real!
I'm sorry! Kazuhiko's the only man for me!
I see, looks like she's serious, but...
Why does poor Ryo have to play this part?!
What?! She got away?!
I thought she was a sheltered rich girl,
but she turned out to be one mean shrew.
You didn't do something to her, did you?
Wait! I didn't do anything! Before I got around to it...
I knew it!
I was an idiot for having trusted you!
You accepted the job to bring them happiness, my ass!
Romeo and Juliet, my ass!
Yeah, my intentions were good.
Liar! If you seriously meant to talk to the parents and make the couple happy,
there'd be no reason for her to run away!
If you'd tried harder, you could've taken her home to talk to her father!
I'm very sorry.
And what about the advance we got?
What? You used it up already?!
Things such as paying off debts and
getting ready for Christmas and New Year's used up half of it.
That's why we absolutely have to get her back home at least once!
Really? And who was it that said this wasn't about money?
That's not it!
We don't know why the two families are fighting,
so I thought we'd take her home and find out the reason!
I see.
In either case, we need to find her then.
I understand, Kaori. I'll give it another try.
Try? But what are you going to do without even knowing where she is?
Well, Tsubaki said she'd prove that their love is true.
In other words, she'll go to save him from his mother's place alone.
I see.
If we keep an eye on the Umino mansion, Miss Tsubaki should appear.
Exactly, we'll just go watch for her handiwork.
I'll go keep a lookout starting tomorrow.
Not you, I'll do it.
I get the feeling that I'm not very trusted.
Got it, Ryo? You're forbidden to go out all day today, okay?
Hey, Kaori! What's all this about?! Take these off!
What's the meaning of this?!
Hey, Kaori! What if I have to go to the bathroom?!
Umino Yuki Kazuhiko
Looks like Miss Tsubaki hasn't appeared yet.
Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are all busy people.
Thank you for attending my birthday party, welcome.
I have reached my fifty-fifth birthday somewhere along my work-filled days.
Since I lost my husband and took over Umino Shipping,
despite being a woman, eighteen years have quickly passed.
I am thinking that it is about time for me to retire.
But thankfully, I have my humble son, Kazuhiko, as an heir.
Today, Kazuhiko has decided to take over the company after me.
Kazuhiko lacks in experience, and he is still a bachelor.
If there are any suitable young ladies out there, please come forward.
Kazuhiko!
Did you hear?! Aren't you glad we came?!
Today, we celebrate my birthday and the announcement of my heir.
Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy yourselves.
If what Ryo said is true, I wonder how Miss Tsubaki
is going to escape with him from such a heavily guarded place?
What?! What's going on?!
A horse?! No way! What's a horse doing here?!
Tsubaki!
Kazuhiko!
What are you doing?! Go get Kazuhiko!
Yes, Ma'am!
Tsubaki!
Kazuhiko!
How daring.
Amazing!
But how refreshing.
It's quite something to go to such lengths.
That's right! They got away! That means...
What'll I do about the money I spent?
Miss Tsubaki, if you wish to take Kazuhiko that badly...
We have both targets.
We'll follow them now.
Requesting backup, just in case.
Flying through the sunrise
Searching for the sunset
Mou kuchibeni kaete mo tokimekanai no yo
Yume no iro ni wa toui kara
Hi no tama no you na asahi o mini iku tabi e
Moshi anata mo sasoetara
Hane no you ni maiagaruwa sora e
Atsuku naretara sore de ii
Kono mune ni kitto mienai hi ga noboru
Ookina mono o mitsumetai
Chiiisana tsuyogari mo hadashi no mama
Nigete yuku yo
I've got to take my hat off to Tsubaki for her courage.
But our worries aren't over yet.
There are still those guys who've been following them all along.
I hope we can learn why the two families are feuding soon
so we can let them be happy and tie the knot.
While we're at it, you want to wear a wedding gown too?
Really?!
Just kidding.
You're going to use me as bait again, aren't you?!
City Hunter 3:
"A Wedding Dress for Christmas (Part 2)"
You won't be able to tie the knot if you don't watch.