To Teiko Real Estate Co.'s Shinjuku Sales Office...
...there suddenly appeared one day...
...the house-selling woman, Sangen'ya Machi.
She defied one common sense principal of the real estate business after another...
She mercilessly set free her clients' hearts faster than anyone...
...sold lots more houses than anyone...
...and then suddenly left the company one day.
GO!
2 Years Later
Two years after that.
Lot For Sale
Inquire at Sanchi Real Estate
Property For Sale
Inquire at Sanchi Real Estate
Sanchi
Real Estate
This is it.
What're ya doin'?
Ah... um...
If it's Sanchi-san yer after, she's at da beach.
The beach?
Teiko Real Estate
Property Information
Real Estate Application Form
Well, geez, I'm so excited.
The moment of choosing your home is the same as the moment you fall in love...
...so it's only natural you'd be excited.
If it's love, I will always be there for you forever in the future, too.
Thank you very much.
Since in love as well, the promise of being there in the future is important...
...until you have turned over this contract to me...
...I will place my entire heart at your service.
Adachi-kun, let's take a commemorative photo together!
All ready for you!
I will take a photo to celebrate your application!
Oh my... you'll take the photo?
Along with our company's mascot, "Sumou-kun"!
(lit. "to reside at," but sounds like "sumo")
What is this...
Taking it!
I'm counting on you to be in good fighting spirit all day.
Because the fate of this office depends upon you guys.
Yes.
Oi, Kagimura, you have to work hard, too!
Cert.
Cert? What's "cert"?
Short for "certainly."
Then just say, "certainly"!
Get back to work!
Adachi-san!
I'll stick this photo on the bulletin board since you're so cute in it!
Section Chief, I've sold the Yoyogi condo.
Oh! Good job! Good job!
I'll ask you to follow up by helping them.
Selling houses is an individual art, and no one can be taught the know-how.
As a Chief, Adachi, you understand the situation this Office is in, right?
You're the Chief, after all.
I do understand.
That's why I do as much as I can.
Will the client really be happy about this?
Kagimura! Say that only after you've gotten a client to make an appointment with you!
Is she always like this at home, too?
If it were me, I couldn't stand a wife like Shirasu-san.
Try saying that one more time!
This sloth!
You mustn't say such things! Ready? Since "Sumou-kun"...
...is the costume the Section Chief spent half of our sales strategy budget on making!
You serious?!
Oh, it's about time for lunch.
Then I'm off to the restroom and then to lunch.
Then I'll go with you.
Me, too!
Well, I ain't treating.
Shirasu, watch over things.
Okay.
Thanks for watching the office.
Um...
What is it, geez! Don't come in without a word like that!
And don't take your head off when people are watching.
I figured it'd be fine with just you around, Shirasu-san.
What business do you have?
Ah, um, Shirasu-san...
Please go out and have lunch; I'll watch over things here.
Eh?! No way! Why?
Because you're always in my debt?
Well, I don't have anywhere to go, so I figured it'd be best if I watched over here.
Then, since I'll have lunch and hurry back, you can stay here until then.
Don't answer the phones.
And, as long as it's only one cup of coffee, you can have that.
So long!
Have a nice time!
Mama? I'm gonna be working overtime today.
Takuma's being lax and I've gotta make up his work.
A working Mama's got it tough, doesn't she?
I'll be fine here, but Mika-chan, be careful about your health.
Then take care of Satomi, okay? Since I have a meeting after this.
What movie should I go see?
If I leave the company at 5, I should be able to make the 5:30 showings...
Computer Locked
Wrong Password
Sangen'ya Machi Special Budget Application
Sangen'ya Machi
Sangen'ya Machi.
Section Chief! Chief Sangen'ya!
Oh! If it isn't Niwano.
What's going on, Niwano?
Ah, did you want a second house by the beach?
No... No, no... It's not about that.
You and Chief Sangen'ya have...
Yes, this is Sanchi Real Estate taking your call.
Ah... Thank you very much.
Yes. Ah, then I'll contact you later...
Yes. Yes. Talk to you later.
Section Chief...
What was that about contacting a client later?
Well, because we haven't seen Niwano in a long time.
Get going right now! GO!
Yes!
I'll come back as soon as possible, so please take your time!
Um...
What is it?
You look happy.
Why would I look happy?
Well... Be... because isn't that child...?
It is for the sake of selling houses!
Heiwa Fansubs Presents
Kaettekita Ie Uru Onna (House-selling Woman Returns)
Sanchi
Real Estate
Thank you for the drink.
I came here today on behalf of Fuse-san.
To ask you for a favor, Chief Sangen'ya.
Niwano!
Yes?
Bring that... here!
Truth is, a newly opened branch for a real estate agency in Shinjuku...
...has been moving aggressively against us.
Yes.
If our sales don't reach our targets for this month...
...it seems Headquarters will shut down our Shinjuku branch office.
If that happens, it's inevitable Section Chief Fuse will be shunted off as a useless employee...
...and the rest of us might be laid off.
That's why we want to reach our sales target for this month no matter what...
...and protect the Shinjuku branch office.
Chief Sangen'ya, please help us.
Chief Sangen'ya!
Though I'm the one who wants to cry...
I'm sorry.
Sorry about that.
So I thought, "If President Sangen'ya could, even temporarily..."
"...return to Teiko Real Estate's Shinjuku branch office..."
"...and sell houses for us again."
Ah, you really would have a hard time, what with a child and all...
...but if you could somehow manage it for just two weeks or so...
...couldn't you come out to Tokyo?
Ah, that's right. So that you get a special reward...
...Section Chief Fuse is talking to Headquarters about that.
A special reward... In that case, just take Section Chief Yashiro with you.
Ah, that would be...
That would be what?
Neither the company nor Section Chief Fuse wants Section Chief Yashiro...
...since they want you, Sangen'ya-san.
Section Chief Yashiro is Sanchi Real Estate's excellent salesman.
I fully understand that. But in Sangen'ya-san you could say...
...there's a difference in your sales numbers; that you're at a different level than him.
When all's said and done, it's because you're the legendary house-selling woman and Japan's pride.
We don't want Section Chief Yashiro...
...but we do want you to come, Sangen'ya-san.
Please... do this for us!
I'm back!
Oh.
Welcome back, Section Chief Yashiro.
This came in for you.
Yes.
You're still being called a Section Chief, huh?
Because I'm the Section Chief for Sanchi Real Estate.
She's President; I'm Section Chief.
Sorry for rushing off like that earlier.
No, no, I'm sorry for suddenly calling on you like this.
Ah, have you been a good girl?
Section Chief Yashiro! Please let her go, Section Chief!
What's with the cornered look on your face?
If our sales results don't rise...
...it seems Teiko Real Estate's Shinjuku Sale Office, Brokerage Sales Office and Sales Department will all die!
No way! Ain't ya doing great?
Even if for just the last two weeks of this month, Section Chief...
...please let us borrow Sangen'ya-san for Teiko Real Estate!
"Please let us borrow her?" Sangen'ya-kun is this company's President, after all, right?
Isn't that right? And if the President isn't around and only the Section Chief is...
...that's "No Chief," right?
What a great laugh.
Sangen'ya-san. If it were you, Sangen'ya-san...
...you could quickly sell a lot of houses that even I couldn't get sold, right?
There is no house I cannot sell!
But... I will not go.
Teiko Real Estate Company
Unlisted Properties
Spacious mezzanine room
Oh!
What are you doing?
Who are you?
I am a real estate agent.
A real estate agent?
Ichinose-san, leave quickly after changing your clothes.
Sanchi!
Ah! Like I thought, you did come, Sangen'ya-san!
I am Sangen'ya Machi. For the last two weeks of this month...
...I will be a limited-time, part-time worker here. Let's work together.
You really have come; just when we thought it was hopeless and were going to give up.
Thank you.
Because my company's Yashiro...
...persistently begged me to save Teiko Real Estate's Shinjuku branch office...
...I reluctantly agreed to do so.
As I have come, you will be busier than ever!
She's still pretty.
Ow!
Chief Sangen'ya, I'm Hachinohe.
I know that.
Hachinohe-san.
Yes?
The Chief was talking to me just now!
It's been a long time. Is Section Chief Yashiro doing well?
Ah, I'm the Section Chief now. Well, that's okay. Don't worry about it.
Kagimura-kun, since you wouldn't know anything about her anyway, I'll tell you.
Sangen'ya-kun here is a genius real estate agent who is a legend in our industry.
I intend to apprentice you to her and it'd be best if you stole the essence of selling houses from her.
Genius real estate agent? What is that about?
Rookie! Pick that up immediately!
Yes, this is Teiko Real Estate Shinjuku Branch, Brokerage Division, Sales Division, Kagimura speaking.
Talk quickly!
This is good, this is good.
They're speaking Chinese.
Kagimura, transfer it to me.
Hello?
Sorry for keeping you waiting
This is Teiko Real Estate Shinjuku Branch, Brokerage Division, Sales Division
Introduce yourself!
Huh?
Give them your name! Say, "This is Hachinohe"!
My name is Hachinohe. With the kanji characters for "8 doors"
That's right
Sanchi-san...
I've been working here part-time at a desk job since last month.
Since my Mom is watching my child.
By the way, I'm still using my maiden name, Shirasu.
Right?
Stop that.
So annoying! For pete's sake!
Eh?
I guess I didn't want the achievements I had made as Shirasu to disappear...
...so I wanted to separate my work life from my private life.
Just what were Shirasu's achievements?
Geez, Chief Adachi!
Seems you've become a Mama.
As your sempai in that, come to me with any questions you have.
Shirasu Mika.
Because I'm not in that business anymore...
...I won't be posting any flyers.
Send the data for repair and overhead costs for that Nakano condo to my PC!
Eh? Hey, Dear, you tell her!
Hurry it up!
Yes!
Rookie! How many appointments do you have set for today?
Zero.
Rookie, if you have no appointments, then go post these flyers right now.
No way! I can't carry that much.
Rookie, GO!
Yes!
It appeared! "GO!"
I felt I had time-slipped back to two years ago.
Me, too.
Okay, I'm going to give a preliminary house inspection for the Ryoga-sama's.
Ah, get going.
Then, I'll be off to have a discussion with those Chinese clients.
Get going.
Sangen'ya-kun, get going.
Hmm... It's been a long time since we had such a lively morning.
This brings us some hope.
Section Chief.
Huh?
Section Chief, isn't this the same as saying that you don't trust me as the Chief?
Huh? What do you mean?
Even without calling for Sangen'ya-san...
...didn't I tell you I would clear that request hurtle from Headquarters?!
No, no... Of course I have faith in you, Chief Adachi.
But it'd be better if you and Sangen'ya-kun worked on this together...
...and, look, won't this be easier than you taking it all on by yourself?
Since you're training Kagimura, too.
You'll regret this.
"You'll regret this!"
How wonderful!
He still just doesn't get it.
What the meaning of selling houses is.
Eh?!
I will accompany you.
Why?
There is no why. GO!
Ah, yes!
I've gotten quite good at taking these narrow roads.
Don't call yourself a real estate agent if you can't even make this kind of turn.
I've learned quite a bit.
If we're going to Takaido, turn right.
Because driving into direct sunlight at this time is dangerous...
...I think this is the best way to go.
Speed is more important than sunlight. Turn right.
Yes!
I'm confident about today's client.
They say they love the property we're going to very much.
They're already pressing me about getting it.
Because they're a client who love cleanliness, I sent a cleaning crew into it yesterday.
I feel sure they'll buy it today.
I think I'll be able to show you that I've grown a little, Sangen'ya-san.
Here they come.
Ryoga-sama, thank you for waiting.
Good afternoon.
I've brought my boss Sangen'ya along with me today.
I'm the part-timer, Sangen'ya Machi.
Your Boss is a part-timer?
I've had the rooms cleaned, so please expect it to be sparkling.
Now, this way.
It's wonderful.
Here, too.
All of the flooring in all the rooms have been anti-bacterially processed.
So today, Ryoga-sama...
Niwano-san.
Yes...
Could you tell me the selling points for this condo one more time?
Yes. First off, the door part of the entrance...
...has air curtains installed to keep out dust and dirt.
Large air purifiers are embedded into the walls of every room.
Because there is a disposal in the drain...
...disposing of garbage is extremely hygienic.
We don't have any better houses for you two who love cleanliness!
How many times do you have to ask that?
Ryoga-sama... Please sign the application form today!
Hmm...
Here is a new pen that no one has ever used.
Ah... I'll buy it.
I've kept you waiting a long time, haven't I?
Ahh!
What is it?
What's the matter?!
There's no hand-washer in the bathroom!
I can't get out! Open it!
I'll save you right now!
This house is no good...
Ma'am, please calm down.
As soon as you come out, there's a hand-washer here.
By being outside like this, it makes it easier to use during those times...
...when you aren't using the toilet.
It's no such thing!
How are we supposed to get out of the toilet room?
That's right! If we touch this door after doing our business...
...then the next time we enter the toilet room...
...we'll have to touch this door handle with our clean hands!
Eh?
Don't you get it?!
At the time we close the door to the toilet room, our hands are clean.
Once we've done our business, our hands are dirty.
If we open the door with our hands, the door knob will become dirty.
The next time we come with clean hands, would we want to touch this door knob?
I couldn't touch it!
Niwano-san, sorry about this, but there's no way we can take this house.
No...
This might seem trivial to you...
...but for us, this is a serious issue.
If you put it like that, then there won't be any house in this world that you would like.
Though you seemed to be an understanding person earlier...
...this has revealed your true character, Niwano-san!
Tha... that wasn't my intent...
We're leaving, Dear.
Please wait a moment.
If I solved the issue of the toilet, would you buy this house?
We would buy it.
Very well. Please leave this to me.
Who are these men?
Please wait just a moment.
Use this with clean hands...
...and please use this separate one with your dirty hands.
The costs of constructing this will be thrown in for free.
That's incredible.
Ryoga-sama...
...will you purchase this house for 50 million yen?
We'll buy it!
They fell for it.
I thought I'd be able to show you that I had grown a little, Sangen'ya-san...
...but unfortunately not.
Still, thank you very much.
Stop!
Eh?
Isn't that the Chinese client he spoke to this morning?
The 25th floor of this condo complex came up for sale last week...
...and he's previewing it for him now.
Niwano!
Yes!
The view from here is the best.
A condo on the 25th floor is a property everyone wants.
Make no mistake, its value won't stop climbing, so it is a worthwhile investment.
You just won't cut that out, will you?
Huh?
This isn't a house I want.
That didn't work out somehow...
Please ask if he wants a different floor.
Well, but, the only condo that's available for sale here...
...is this one, Room 2502.
Never mind that and ASK HIM!
Would some other floor be okay with you?
I've come.
Oh, what are you doing here, Niwano?
I found someone who will sell their condo.
Come in.
Excuse me...
This is Goto-sama, who lives in Room 808.
This has the same floor plan as mine does though...
Whaa! Like I thought, the view from the 25th floor is great!
Is it true you could sell my Room 808 for 90 million yen?
Ask him, "How about Room 808?"
Would you be interested in Room 808 with the same floor plan?
What was that!?
Room 808 for 90 million yen?
That's right.
I'll buy Room 808!
He said he would buy it, didn't he?
Yes. He said he'd buy it for 90 million yen.
Score!
I don't believe this...
"8th Floor" is a word the Chinese love...
(Hachi-kai)
Hatsu
...as it resembles "Hatsu-zai."
-zai
"Hatsu-zai" has the meaning of: "Money Is Profit."
Money Is Profit
Hatsu-zai...
(Money is Profit)
Hachi-kai...
(8th Floor)
That's all?
To the Chinese, "8" is an important number.
Recall the opening date and time for the opening ceremonies to the Olympic Games in Beijing.
August 8th, 2008...
...8:08 start time.
Ah!
So that's why when a call came in to the company this morning from a Chinese...
...you told me to "Give them your name," isn't it?
Look, my name is...
...Hachinohe, after all.
(lit. "8 doors")
Don't just talk in Japanese!
What on earth is your name?
My name is Sangen'ya Machi.
There is no house I cannot sell!
You just spoke Chinese.
To confirm. You've fed her her third milk today, didn't you?
I'm about to give her her third feeding right now.
You're late!
A client came in, after all.
Ah, that's right. I sold that house on the west cape.
The milk is at a perfect temperature, too.
Check her diapers diligently.
Yes. I won't mess that up.
Thanks for waiting.
I had to take Machi's call.
Ichinose-san, since it's that time, you're free to go.
I'll return your costume to the company.
I'll be staying here for just a little longer.
Ah... in that case I'll accept your kind offer and head home.
By "returning to the company," you mean you're looking forward to seeing Shirasu-san, right?
She's the one you married?
Yes.
You're an uncommon man to get to marry someone like her.
Can I use the bathroom here?
Yes.
I don't want this getting dirty since I'd have to use a public one otherwise.
Ah, sure.
Here you go.
Thanks a lot for this.
I'm an "uncommon man."
Takuma-san.
Oh, thanks for your hard work.
I sold that tower condo in Zoshigaya.
Being on the 25th floor was it's selling point.
No, no... about that.
I didn't just sell the 25th floor, but the 8th floor, as well.
The 8th Floor? We don't have that property, do we?
Well, it's a long story, so I'll stop right there.
No, no...
Sanchi appeared and in an instant...
...both floors were sold.
Awesome...
Like I thought, Sangen'ya Machi is the legendary house-selling woman.
Thank you very much!
Thanks.
I'll take that.
Yes, yes, thanks.
I'll put it here. That's a big help.
Thank you very much.
See you again tomorrow.
See you then, too.
Sangen'ya Machi.
Legendary house-selling woman.
Well, it doesn't matter...
...but isn't that old man kinda weird?
Really?
Well, somehow or other.
He's just normal.
He said his wife is already dead...
...that he retired at age 65...
...and he had retired in comfort...
...but he was bored, so he took this part-time job.
Hey, are you listening?
Well, still... though he's 65...
...why would he take on this kind of part-time job?
Ah, couldn't he be a spy from some real estate agency?
Geez, a "spy"... He couldn't be...
He might be!
I'm taking Cocoa here to college, too.
Hmm! The classes there allow pets?
No. During my lectures...
...I leave her at a stationary store near the college.
Is that so?
Dozaki-sama, this property is along the Inokashira rail line to your daughter's college...
...and has a very well thought-out layout.
For example, so that her doggie doesn't chew on cords...
...all the outlets have been placed high up.
Ah! You're right!
So that the doggie can push her way through the door to either get in or get out of this room...
...we have placed a pet entrance.
Awesome!
Ah, but the bedroom wallpaper is old fashioned!
Miss... this property is just like your partner in love.
What's that about?
It's those bad parts that you will gradually come to love so very much.
Dreamy...
Papa! I want to marry this man!
That won't do. I'll decide on who Sara marries.
A man that looks like him, okay?
I can't promise about his looks, but I will buy this condo.
Thank you very much!
Section Chief, the Ryoga-samas...
...have bought the condo in Takaido!
Niwano didn't sell it; I did.
Eh, and the condo in Zoshigaya...
...two of them, Rooms 808 and 2502, were sold.
Hachinohe-san didn't sell them; I did.
Sangen'ya-kun! Thank you for your wonderful assists!
As you'd expect of Sangen'ya Machi, you've created a miracle on your first day.
Oi, Shirasu, calculate up her sales.
Let's see...
Hey, Dear!
Huh?
Eh? What is it? What is it?
Ah, Adachi-san, welcome back.
Welcome back.
Section Chief, I've sold the condo that allows pets.
Just like our Chief! Good work!
If we can keep things going like this, we might be able to protect this Shinjuku office.
All of you, do your best to keep up this momentum!
Yes.
It's time!
Since time's up, I'll excuse myself. I'm off first!
Eh? Ah, wait...
Good night.
What was that about?
Now, now, now... this is an era...
...where working Mamas have to be treated with care.
Ah, since you have a child too, Sangen'ya-kun...
...you understand how Shirasu feels, don't you?
I don't understand it.
Ichinose
Ichinose Sado-dono
Year's Most Valuable Employee Award
Like I thought, Sangen'ya-san is something else.
She sold three properties just today, after all.
She's like the goddess of this.
Sanchi protected this store of mine, too.
That's true, isn't it?
Adachi-san, you look pissed. Are you okay?
What's that about!
Hey, don't fight!
Kagi-chan, you're being cheeky too, aren't you?
Just shut up and eat!
Still, it doesn't seem real that Sanchi has a child.
She gives you a "I only work" vibe, doesn't she?
I'm sure something's going on.
I don't have any children, so I don't know for sure...
...but if she has a tiny baby, wouldn't her breasts have swollen up some?
Eh?
But the atmosphere around here hasn't changed one bit for her, has it?
Ah... Adachi-san!
Have you been looking at Sangen'ya-san in that way?
Tha... that's dirty!
Your face is red.
Only because I've been drinking!
I'm sure something's going on.
I'm sorry, Mama.
Our company has really turned into a sweatshop.
It's just all overtime until we're dizzy.
I got a call from Takuma-kun earlier.
Eh?
He's already at home, but it seems he's got a cold...
...so he wants you and Satomi to stay overnight here.
Since it'd be a pain if Satomi caught cold, we'll do that.
Mika-chan.
I smell popcorn.
Ah, and you've got bits of some stuck to you.
Since we're working overtime, that was brought in for us.
Only Takumi-kun didn't have to work overtime?
Since his work is outside the office, he just goes home whenever.
Since I was working overtime, I don't know everything about him.
I'm taking a bath.
Geez, that Takuma...
He's absent on a Sunday, when our local sales are at their busiest?
Sorry, he's a dunce.
Stop calling your own husband a dunce.
Yes.
Oi, Kagimura. You haven't made a single sale this month.
Take Takuma's place at the local sales site and sell a maisonette.
Since it's not that difficult a property to sell.
Cert.
I told you to say, "Certainly"!
Ah, Kagimura, since Ichinose-san will meet you there...
...he said to bring "Sumou-kun" along.
Since "Sumou-kun" is Shirasu-san's responsibility...
...I don't know anything about that.
Hey, Kagimura, wait!
When I was a rookie, I had to wear the sandwich boards!
Take this!
Geez, "Sumou-kun," don't just stare into space; do something!
Since we're paying you part-time wages, perform! Perform! Yes.
That's it?! Geez, that won't get anyone motivated!
When I was a rookie, I had to wear the sandwich boards.
Excuse us. Can we look inside?
Even though it's a condo, it's unusual in having two floors, isn't it?
Yeah.
It's called a maisonette condo.
Maisonette.
Yes.
What language is that from?
Which language is it from?
It's French.
Sanchi!
Who are you?
I am a real estate agent.
When did you come in?
A maisonette means a condo in which...
...there are two or more stories to live in.
Although a condo, it means it has a second floor.
A maisonette's greatest feature is that each floor...
...can be treated like a single-family house.
Ah...
By the way, a Terrace House...
...is also a housing complex of separate houses...
...but the charm of a Terrace House is that each house...
...is lined up next to one another so that every resident...
...may have their own terrace and garden.
You know all about it, don't you?
Since I am a real estate agent.
Furthermore, since maisonettes have a set of stairs inside the condo...
...you can get your daily exercise.
It's true we do need a bit of exercise, don't we?
What? You feel like buying it? Though we only dropped by while taking a walk.
Still, we do want to live here, don't we?
Just a minute!
Just a moment, please. I will buy this maisonette condo!
No, no, "Sumou-kun," you couldn't make the loan payments on just your part-time pay.
I have money.
I have all my retirement bonus still left as well as my house.
So I can buy it with cash.
Sorry, but you guys just turn this place down please.
You guys just were just killing time here while taking a walk, right?
Me... I...
I want my daughter and me to live here!
Ichinose
If you were a client, you should've said you were a client...
Sorry.
Ichinose-sama, as you have both a house and a retirement bonus...
...what were your intentions in taking the part-time job as "Sumou-kun"?
Just like the legendary house-selling woman; you get straight to the point.
I wanted to do some research for info on who at Teiko Real Estate...
...was their very best agent.
And so I applied for that part-time job as a costume character.
Please sell me that maisonette condo.
If your wish is to live there with your daughter...
...that property is not a two-family house.
It's fine that it's not a two-family house. It's okay.
If it were a two-family house, it'd be split precisely apart, wouldn't it?
That'd be kinda lonely for me, so if my daughter's family lived on the second floor...
...I could live below them in my own private room.
And though we'd be sharing the living room, kitchen and bath...
...we'd still have a sense of distance between us, right?
And that would be good for all of us.
Does your daughter know that you will be living together?
No, she doesn't know.
And why is that?
"Why is that..."
Well, when she was 19, she brought home some man like a hooligan...
...and said, "let me marry him," and I said, "You fool!"...
...and told her to leave this house.
I met her again at my wife's funeral last year, but I couldn't get any words to come out.
I see.
She's an ungrateful, unfilial daughter...
...but I heard rumors that during the 15th year of her marriage, she had given birth to a child.
And so I figured this was the time to step back from disowning her.
Though I raised her with the tenderest of care, my son-in-law is useless...
...and they still live in a shabby apartment.
That's not good.
So I thought for my last duty to her as a parent, I'd buy my daughter a house.
Based off my rough calculations, with the number of years this house has on it...
...it isn't worth anything.
However, the land it is on is worth 60 million yen.
Your retirement bonus and savings come to 40 million yen.
Together that is 100 million yen.
Because that maisonette condo in Yotsuya is 75 million yen...
...you could buy it and have money left over.
That's great.
Then my daughter will be thrilled.
Since I will sell this house at once and buy that condo with cash...
...please proceed with it.
Sangen'ya-san.
Did you hear me?
I will not sell that house to you.
What's this? What are you saying now?
I will not sell that house to you.
Eh?
Hey, drink up, drink up.
Geez, it's time for me to go already.
That woman thinks I'm a fool because I took that part-time job as "Sumou-kun."
No, it's because she's just weird.
Long ago, she and I used to be rivals in the Sales Division.
Her appearance was like this...
...like she was making fun of me.
That can't be true.
It is true.
That was a long time ago, though.
I don't care about that...
...but I was Japan's best salesman, too.
I was the best copier salesman in Japan...
No way!
It's true. I walked all over Japan selling copiers to convenience stores.
If it hadn't been for me, convenience stores wouldn't have copiers in them.
Is that true, Ichinose-san?
If she's the legendary house-selling woman...
...then I'm a legendary salesman, too.
This is my award from the world.
Awesome.
It is awesome, but I've got to go home already.
My child is waiting for me.
Socialize with me for a little longer. Please.
If you socialize with me, I'll buy a house from you.
Eh? From me?
You're her rival, right?
Whose?
Ah... yes, yes, that's right!
In exchange, there's a condition.
What is it?
Bring my daughter to that condo.
Eh?
If I tried taking her to that maisonette condo, my daughter would turn me down flat.
And you know the exact address to it too, right?
We can resolve many years of misunderstandings with this, too.
Would it be okay to bring just your daughter alone?
That's fine.
Very well. That's easy to do.
Then you'll do it?
I will!
My job is to sell houses.
Stuntman Production
Things went smoothly today, too. Please do your best there, as well. Yashiro
Things went smoothly today, too.
Please do your best there, as well.
Yashiro.
Yes, this is Yashiro.
Did she poop?
She did.
That is all.
I called to confirm it with her yesterday...
...and she said she would definitely come.
Was she happy about it?
Yes!
She said she felt so happy she could fly away!
Ah, she must be here.
Come in, come in. This way.
Come in.
It's been a long time, hasn't it?
Don't stand there like that and come on in.
Go in! Go in, go in! Please, go right on in.
Ma'am! This condo is called a maisonette...
...which means it is a condo constructed with two or more floors.
By the way, the difference between this and a Terrace House...
Let's see... what was it...
This is a good place.
Anzu, your family should live on the second floor.
I'll live in the back room on the first floor.
I thought it would be great to have meals together sometimes.
How about it?
I'll forgive what happened in the past, so let's live together here.
You won't need any money.
I'll buy it with cash.
You've been living in that apartment of yours since forever.
You're a great Father, aren't you? I was deeply moved by that!
I won't live with you.
When I was 19, you kicked me out of the house.
"You're crazy for men," you said.
"You're the same as a cat or dog in heat."
"Such a daughter can't be my daughter, so get out," you said.
My family is poor.
You despised my husband for not having an academic background...
...and for not being the employee of a major company.
But we've lived happily.
We do not need you to buy us a house.
Please just leave me alone like you have up till now.
Wai... wait... Please wait a moment!
Wait, um, um...
Kyaa!
Why are you here, Sangen'ya-san?
You will not be buying this house, now will you?
Come in.
It's so big.
Right, Sae?
This married couple run a stuntman production company...
...and their name is Ienaka.
The husband happened to see this property last night...
...and said he wishes to buy it.
It really is good for us.
Right? It's just like the house we lived in back in Hollywood, isn't it?
Hollywood?!
Okay! Let's give it a bit of a run-through.
Yeah!
This is awesome. We can train in our own home.
Right?
Ienaka-sama, will you buy this house for 75 million yen?
We'll take it.
Seriously?
I'm really disgusted!
"I have sold the Yotsuya maisonette condo."
"Shirasu Mika didn't sell it; I sold it."
I thought for sure I'd sell one this time around, but she snatched it away from me!
Were you really likely to sell it?
I was so disgusted that I bought these, so take them home with you!
Aren't you coming home?
I have to go do some karaoke after this...
...and then go pick up Satomi.
But I've caught a cold and so have to take time off from work, though.
Your fever's dropped, hasn't it?
It has gone down, but...
Take care of things.
Eh?
Sorry about yesterday.
Is your cold all better?
Yeah, for now.
Ah, Section Chief.
Oh... 'morning.
Good morning.
Sorry, but Shirasu Mika will be out ill today.
Out ill?
She said her motivation drained away after that Yotsuya maisonette condo thing...
...and that she couldn't bring herself to even stand up.
For pete's sake, you're the married couple tag team of illnesses.
Will you be taking sick leave tomorrow?
Mika's... Ah, I will take on Shirasu's work.
Ah, then do that.
Kagimura!
Since Ichinose-san won't be coming anymore, you will get into the "Sumou-kun" outfit.
Eh?! Please make Takuma-san do that.
No, since I'm still ill.
But before that, you're my junior here, aren't you?!
Eh? Then Niwano-san, you do it, please.
I've got lots of appointments with clients to see houses.
Then you, Section Chief Fuse.
I'm YOUR Section Chief!
Eh? But "Sumou-kun" is so stinky.
Ah, geez! Maybe I should quit this company.
If you want to quit, THEN QUIT!
Whaa! It stinks!
Super men-bre.
Men-bre?
Men-bre is "Mental Break."
You know your stuff, don't you.
Oi, Kagimura. Don't just hand out flyers at random.
Hand them out to people who look like they'd buy a house.
How would I know that?
"Sumou-kun" GO!
Yes!
Ah, it's a sumo wrestler!
Awesome!
He's a happy sumo wrestler, isn't he?
Thanks!
Teiko Real Estate Co. Ltd.
Mama!
Coming.
Excuse us.
Where is it?
This way.
I'm off to the reception booth.
I'll bring you some tea.
Thank you. If you would please.
My client today...
...is the child actor Hayama Ren-kun and his Father.
Hayama Ren?
Ren! Ren! Rereren Rendechin!
That Hayama Ren.
What's that from?
A frozen food commercial.
I don't have time to watch TV at our home.
Why not?
I'm busier at home with housework and childcare than I am here at the company.
Niwano Seiji
I am Niwano of Teiko Real Estate's Shinjuku branch office.
Nice to meet you.
Not bringing in tea?
Eh?
Welcome.
Ah, thank you very much.
Don't you have any fresh orange juice?
I'll go buy some right away.
I'll do it.
Not from a vending machine; fresh, you know!
Sorry about this. He seems to be in a bad mood for some reason.
Don't go apologizing since we're the ones buying a house.
Yes, I'm sorry.
Um, you wanted to look for a house today?
My hope is to get in one at high speed.
Eh?
He has a lot of studios to get to by car.
I see...
And, have you thought about what your budget will be?
Hold on, hold on, Oniisan.
Huh?
Since I'm the one buying it, you should be asking me.
Since I'm buying it with my earnings.
Since I'm the one feeding this guy.
Since if I were working, I wouldn't be able to support my son at his job.
Ah, what about his Mother?
My wife died three years ago.
Excuse my rudeness in asking unnecessary things.
No, no...
Since they were out of orange juice, please forgive me with this litche juice!
You're useless, aren't you?
I'm sorry.
Thank you very much.
Mama's life insurance and my savings total 50 million yen...
...and then with a thirty year mortgage loan, I can buy a pretty nice house, right?
This Producer who's indebted to me said the other day...
..."You should buy a house while you're still popular."
That's true, right? At about my age, I can go see houses, right?
At a time like this for me, there's no reason for me to be renting an apartment.
Well then, shall we look at properties over 50 million yen you could get into at high speed?
Counting on you!
What do you think?
This isn't doing it for me.
In what way?
It's just not doing it for me! Right?
Yes, it just isn't doing it for him.
What do you think of this one?
This one isn't cutting it.
In what way?
It's just not cutting it! Right?
Yes, it's just not cutting it.
That one was disappointing.
In what way?
It's just disappointing. Right?
Yes. It was disappointing.
If you have something to say, hurry and say it.
Eh?
Um... for just this once...
...I have no idea whatsoever of what sort of property to prepare for a client.
All he says are things like, "It's just not doing it for me"...
...or "It's just not cutting it for me," or "this is just disappointing."
I will accompany you tomorrow.
Eh?
Please wait a moment.
Ah, yes.
Water.
Here.
Can't drink it like this.
I'm sorry.
Never mind; I don't want it.
Tell the hairdressers I want to nap, so come and take this stuff off.
That would be a little...
Hayama-sama.
I'm very sorry about the other day.
This is our company's Sangen'ya Machi.
Weird name.
Hayama Ren-sama, do you honestly feel that you wish to buy a house?
I want one!
However, I didn't find a house that I liked.
I want a house that does it for me, cuts it for me and doesn't disappoint me.
What are you drawing?
A sumo ring.
It is the best thing to do before looking for a house!
What is she talking about?
Come! YOU LITTLE BRAT!
Little brat?
I'll tell about this to your company's President.
Come!
If you think you can make a fool of adults and they'll go easy on you, you're making a big mistake!
Are you scared? Or else are you a man?
Sangen'ya-san...
Or else a famous child star?
Without one bit of the courage or pluck of a sumo wrestler...
...why is this idiot child actor acting so haughtily for?
Shut up!
Underhand throw! Come!
Lift throw!
What are you doing?!
What will you do if he really is injured after this?
Shut up! Be quiet!
You rascal!
Underhand throw! Keep at it!
Sukuinage!
(a type of sumo throw)
Dammit!
Once more, an underhand throw!
Ren-kun!
Sorry to have kept you waiting...
What's going on?
I'm fine!
Ah, hey, don't run!
Hayama Tomoaki...
...get your act together!
Eh?
I'm very sorry!
She's an unusual person, isn't she?
Although an excellent real estate agent, she can be strange from time to time.
I've never seen Ren like that before.
Huh?
To have gotten so flared up and to have faced off against an adult...
Is that right.
That he was so cheeky towards you...
...and only said rude things to you, Niwano-san...
...I am truly very sorry.
No... it's part of my job.
When my wife passed away due to an illness...
...and I quit my job and started attending on him...
...his selfishness steadily escalated...
...and he became like this.
As he was providing for me too, I couldn't say anything tough to him...
At this rate, I'll just become useless to him.
Hayama-san!
Ren-kun is calling for you.
Yes, I'll be right there.
Excuse me.
Do you know what connection there is between throwing a child around in sumo wrestling...
...and selling a house is?
I have no idea.
Totally don't get it, do we?
Don't keep asking the same thing over and over again.
I had intended to understand everything I could about Sangen'ya-san...
...but I don't understand anything at all about her.
Has your Sanchi-sickness come back?
Don't pull any old-fashioned adultery on us.
I wouldn't do such a thing!
Since Sangen'ya-san has a child already.
You keep saying, "child this, child that"...
...but I wonder if Yashiro-chan and that Sanchi...
...could have done such a thing?
I think something else is going on.
It's true that Section Chief Yashiro and Sanchi...
...give off zero sex vibes.
Two years ago he came to me every day...
...saying he couldn't survive without my ChinChin Pui Pui!
That's what Yashiro-chan told me.
Ah! Yes, yes, yes...
ChinChin Pui Pui!
Oh! The spell worked!
When this spell is cast...
...it brings forth your courage, somehow.
Tomorrow's the day for the baby's medical checkup. Take care of it. Sangen'ya Machi
Company President Sangen'ya
All right, already!
You're in, aren't you Ichinose-san?
Please come back as "Sumou-kun"!
Ichinose-san!
Ah... Geez!
Super men-bre!
Ichinose-san!
Are you listening?
Ichinose-san!
Sangen'ya
This just won't sell.
Sakuradai 4.5 million yen
Second-hand condo
Japanese-style room to relax in
Takuma-san.
Just trying to sell teeny-tiny condos such as this one won't help us.
What you say is right, but...
Adachi-san, you've got walk-in client.
I've put them into the reception booth.
Yes. What sort of person are they?
A very plain and unhappy looking woman.
Probably wants a teeny-tiny property?
Takuma-san, you go.
Then, I'll go.
I was lying. I'll go.
Have a nice time!
Get anyone! Even a small-time client!
Ah... yes.
Um...
The apartment I'm living in now is falling apart...
...so it's been decided it will be demolished at the end of next month.
And so I've been giving things a lot of thought, but if I could buy one...
...I felt I'd like to buy a small house.
You'd like to get a stand-alone house?
A stand-alone house or a condo; either would be fine.
As long as I can buy it.
And how much is your budget for it?
Um... that's...
Including the savings I thought I'd use for my child's education...
...I only have about 500,000 yen.
($4,500)
What is your occupation?
I'm a freelance illustrator who works from home.
What is your annual income?
My annual income is...
...about 2.2 million yen.
(~$20,000)
Excuse me for this, but what about your husband?
I don't have one. I gave birth to my son alone.
I see.
I'm sorry about this, but for our company, a property on that kind of budget would be...
Please go to another real estate agency...
It's the same everywhere else.
I thought this would be the last place.
The other day, my son, out in front of this building...
...saw one of his beloved sumo wrestlers.
"Sumou-kun," you mean?
That "Sumou-kun" gave a flyer to my son.
Even now he keeps it as his treasure.
That's why I felt for sure this must be destiny.
Please! Please search for a home that I can buy.
I know I'm overreaching here.
But if something were to happen to me...
...my son would be left without a single relation.
At the very least, even if it's a cold and drafty house...
...I'd like that to be left to him.
I understand how you feel, but...
Please!
Sangen'ya-san.
This is a photo I took of my child.
She gets her cute looks from me and not my husband, doesn't she?
Stop that, geez...
Shut up!
Sangen'ya-san, please show me a photo of your child, too.
Don't have any.
Being shy again.
Um, excuse me!
Ah, welcome.
Adachi-san isn't here.
He's with a client right now...
You recently purchased a condo that allows pets from our company's Adachi...
You are Dozaki Sara-sama, correct?
How do you know that? I've never met you before, though.
Adachi was appointed to a young lady who carries a doggie about.
With that, I knew who you were.
Incredible!
If telling me your story would be fine...
Are you requesting another house, this time for your doggie's use?
How did you know? You're a god!
I take her along with me to college...
...where I leave her at a stationary store and then attend classes...
...but the stationer will be closing his store at the end of this month.
That's why I want a house for my dog next to the college.
You are going to buy it?
Papa says since it's a pain having to pay rent every month, he'll just buy me one.
I understand.
I will search for a suitable house for your dog right away.
Right away?
Yes, right away.
Then, take care of it please. Give Adachi-san my regards.
A hopeless, idiot daughter, isn't she?
Can I buy one?
I will try to find you one, but I can't promise anything...
Please, if there's any way at all.
If I could buy a house...
...I'd work even harder than I am now...
...and I think I could go on living, along with my son.
If I can't, then...
...I think I'll lose to everyday life...
Yodogawa-sama, please don't cry like that.
Thank you.
Takuma-san!
Huh?
Can you show me that teeny-tiny property from earlier?
Eh? But I was thinking of selling it though.
For the sake of protecting this Shinjuku office branch...
...we can't be talking about one's personal monthly sales record!
This is an order from your Chief!
Yes...
Season Arc Sakuradai
This is all we have...
It's wonderful.
That a single-mother like myself could buy a house such as this...
...is like out of a dream.
It's terrific that it's close to my son's nursery school, too.
Ah, it even has a bath!
That my house will have a bath in it...
...is like something out of a dream, Adachi-san!
It feels good here.
That you would be this happy with it has left me deeply moved, too.
This property is 4.5 million yen, has a zero down payment...
...and you would have a monthly repayment plan of 15,000 yen for thirty years.
I don't know if you'll pass the qualifications, but shall we put in an application for you?
Please do!
Ah, wait... that's not...
Since this is just to see if you can purchase it.
Um... Since he'll be getting out of nursery school soon...
...may I bring my son over to see it?
Ah... but whether or not you can get a loan is still...
If my son is happy with it...
...then I think God will help us.
Then, I'll wait for you.
Adachi-san.
Truly, thank you so very much!
Not at all...
Searching for a house is like being in love.
If you don't decide when it's time to decide, it won't be decided on.
Whaa!
I have a client with me.
Eh?
Here she is.
Ah, it's Adachi-san!
Eh? Adachi-san, you've come too?
No...
I think this room would be perfect as Cocoa-sama's doghouse.
Looks good. How much?
Ple... please wait a moment.
4.5 million yen.
That cheap?
Papa will buy it with cash.
Well then, I shall return to the company and have your Father and the owner write up a sales contract.
Take care of it.
Say Adachi-san, what are you doing here?
I was planning to sell this room to another client.
When it can be bought with cash, there is NO COMPETITION!
Rio, not that way, over here, over here!
Come up.
Ah, well done, okay.
Ah, thank you for waiting. This is my son, Rio.
Look, look.
It even has a bath!
You're right! Awesome!
It's awesome, isn't it? Do you like it?
Yodogawa-sama.
This house has been sold.
Eh?
To a person who says they will purchase it with cash...
I am truly very sorry!
That Sanchi's a devil!
A devil, I say! A devil!
That a dog is more important to her than a human being is, is crap!
I wonder if that's it?
I want to have faith in Sangen'ya-san though.
Since you're Sanchi's dog, after all.
I've also thought that many of Sangen'ya-san's actions were terrible, too.
But I think she had a plan behind all of them.
Then Niwano, what "plan" do you think she had for snatching that condo away from me?
I wouldn't be having this hard time if I knew that.
If you don't know what it is, then don't say she's got a plan, idiot!
Don't fight!
The other day, when I met her again on that beach after such a long time...
...the Sangen'ya-san who was holding a baby...
...looked every bit like a Saint Mary.
"Ah, Sangen'ya-san's become a mother..."
"...and since she has a family, she's become a changed person," I thought.
But I think the Sangen'ya-san who came here and who is enthusiastically selling houses...
...doesn't seem to be considering her family or their happiness at all.
Right?
Still, is that child...
...really Section Chief Yashiro and Sangen'ya-san's child?
They call each other "Section Chief Yashiro" and "Sangen'ya-kun," after all.
Maybe they're just taking care of someone else's child for them?
Eh... wonder if I should ask...
Ask! And clear things up!
Maybe on my next day off I'll go see Section Chief Yashiro and ask him...
Ask him, ask him. Asking him will make you feel at ease, Niwano-chan.
ChinChin Pui Pui!
Puin paiin pui!
Paiin pui!
It will put me at ease...
She's a devil, I say. A devil.
It will put me at ease.
I'm sure of it.
Sanchi
Real Estate
Ah... that was good!
Wouldn't you rather have a beer?
No. If I drank a beer, I'd fall asleep.
Still... has something happened?
For you to come all the way out here about it.
Well, um... I had a little something to discuss with you.
I really just can't understand why she would...
...steal a house from a single mother and throw a popular child star around.
Ah... that doesn't seem like Sangen'ya-kun.
You say, "doesn't seems like her," but it IS like her.
Still, everyone Sangen'ya-kun has sold a house to has become happy.
And then that gives you this deeply amazing feeling as a result.
That's true.
Because "selling a house" means you're selling that person their lives.
After all, our clients are putting their lives on the line when buying a house.
Selling people their lives...
It's just like you to say something good like that.
I guess.
But what connection does that have with sumo wrestling?
That I don't know.
I figured.
Still, whenever she holds this child...
...she gets this sweet, adorable look on her face.
Um... this baby... which of you does she resemble?
She doesn't resemble either of us.
Ah... There are cases like that too, aren't there?
Since I don't resemble either my Dad or my Mom, too.
Ah... could I ask what her name is? I didn't ask the last time.
Machiko.
The "Machi" from "Sangen'ya Machi" and "Ko" from "child." Machiko.
Surprised, aren't you?
Yes...
I'm surprised.
Her name is Kadowaki Machiko-chan.
Eh?
Kadowaki?!
That's right.
We're taking care of a client's child.
Thathatha... That!
You should've told me that sooner, for pete's sake!
Eh? Why? Why are you getting so red?
It's nothing at all.
There are lots of vacant lots and empty houses around here, right?
Lot For Sale
Sanchi Real Estate
President Kadowaki says he plans...
...to buy all those properties and then build nursing homes for the elderly.
Property For Sale
Inquire at Sanchi Real Estate
From "Baby Mart" to nursing homes for the elderly?
Advancing in the industry
His way of thinking went straight from the cradle to the grave, didn't it?
The child between President Kadowaki and his forty year younger wife...
...is this Machiko-chan.
"Forty years younger"... She's practically his granddaughter, isn't she?
They're at Paris Disneyland right now for some parade or other.
His wife told him, "I've just gotta see it; take me!"
And that's how she coaxed him into going.
Shouldn't they have taken the baby along with them, though?
She said they wanted it to be just the two of them.
A terrible wife, isn't she?
She may be a "wife," but she's still just twenty years old.
She's a child.
"But if the wife of the President of Baby Mart were to neglect her own baby..."
"...and people found out we were on a trip overseas, there's no telling what might get said..."
So in tears she said to us, "I can't leave her with just anyone," and so...
That's ridiculous.
Even so, when our President Sangen'ya Machi...
...took responsibility for this child....
...it came with the proviso that our company be the one...
...they purchase all the vacant lots and empty homes around here from...
...as well as let us handle the sales of the luxury nursing homes that are built.
Since this is our biggest business since Sanchi Real Estate started!
Still, there's things I came to realize while taking care of this child.
When I look at this child, I think...
"I wish this child was..."
"...smmefule and..."
"...my child."
Eh? What did you say just now?
Smmefule and mine.
I've noticed myself thinking things like...
"It'd be great if you were my child" and such.
A child between you and who, Section Chief?
Smmefule, that's who.
You mean Sangen'ya-san, don't you?
Sangen'ya-san may feel the same way as well.
That can't be true.
All she says is, "Sell houses, GO!" "Sell houses, GO!"
Section Chief... I think it'd be best if you told Sangen'ya-san about your feelings for her.
Eh?
Please do that for my sake as well.
For your sake?
Yes.
Please win Sangen'ya-san's heart.
I will return to Tokyo and sell houses!
Really?
Good luck.
You too, Section Chief.
Yeah.
Niwano-san.
Ren-kun drew this picture?
It's cute, isn't it?
Yes.
He may not look it, but he does have his childish parts.
Here you go.
Um... Where is Ren-kun today?
He has today off from work...
...so he went to school this morning after a long time.
By the way, what did you want to talk about?
I came to ask you once again about what sort of house you hope to get.
Not what Ren-kun prefers, but what his Father prefers.
Since it's not my money to spend, you should ask Ren what he prefers...
Is that right...
In that drawing, the one Ren-kun is holding hands with is you, isn't it?
Ren-kun still wants to hold hands with you, doesn't he?
I feel sure that what Ren-kun wants isn't a house...
...but an ordinary Father, isn't it?
Eh?
Not one with every luxury available...
...but an ordinary Father who works at making his own living.
An ordinary Father who would scold him.
My company's Sangen'ya...
...when she forced Ren-kun into that sumo match...
...Ren-kun got all flared up and dove straight into it.
"I want Dad to throw me around like a sumo wrestler..."
...is what his heart was screaming, wasn't it?
I'm sorry if what I said went too far.
Sir.
Why not try sumo wrestling with Ren-kun?
Eh?
Ren.
Have a sumo match with me.
I won't hold back anymore.
Come at me like you mean it.
Are you really sure?
Come.
Dammit!
Quit as my attendant!
I hate the way my Dad is right now!
Dammit!
Ren...
Dad.
Is it okay...
...if I'm just an ordinary Dad?
I'll quit, too.
I want to be just an ordinary grade school student, too.
Hayama Tomoaki-sama.
Shall we buy you a house...
...not with Ren-kun's money, but with Tomoaki-sama's money?
Yeah.
Ren.
I will be sure to find a house...
...for an ordinary Father...
...and his ordinary, grade school student son.
Niwano-san.
Please do that for us.
What's this? You're early.
Good morning.
'Morning.
Huh? Adachi, those are very tiny properties for you, aren't they?
That's not like you.
I realized something after Sangen'ya-san snatched that property away from me.
That condo would have been...
...pushing things a little too hard for Yodogawa-sama, monetarily-wise.
I will not cast a client's life aside.
Huh? Seems you've finally come to understand the meaning of selling a house, Adachi.
Yes.
Please take plenty of time and do a good job of it.
I will.
Eh? You're packed?
I'm very sorry.
A seat with a stranger is free, so I could guide you to that right away.
A seat with a stranger, huh... Ah well.
Okay.
Maybe I should have the A lunch...
GEEEH!
Sa... Sa... Sa... Sangen'ya-san?!
Um... I wasn't skipping work!
Shirasu Mika... I have a favor to ask.
Eh?
Ichinose-san!
This is Shirasu Mika of the Teiko Real Estate Agency.
Ichinose-san, you're in, aren't you?
I'm very sorry about this, but...
What a noisy gal.
...could I have a moment of your time?
I'm very sorry about what happened the other day.
As an apology, I thought we could have a drink together, so I brought some alcohol.
Couldn't you open the door for me?
Ichinose-san!
You noisy bubblehead!
I wanted to buy a house!
Ichinose-san! This is Mika!
Shirasu Mika!
Ichinose-san! Ichinose-san!
Ichinose-san!
I'm gradually getting tired of this, too.
Couldn't you please just open the door?
I've got a child waiting for me, too!
Ichinose-san!
Open up!
So noisy!
Please open the door!
Whaa! Why are you here?
Excuse me for coming in.
Oi, oi...
I'm sorry; I was forced to say that, too.
Oi! Don't come in without permission! This is my house!
Oi, what have you come for?
I will introduce you to a property.
You told me you wouldn't sell me a house.
I told you I wouldn't sell you that property.
I don't understand what you're saying!
I will introduce you to a far more suitable property.
I don't want a house.
I'm alone; if I'm gonna be alone...
...then I don't need a house! I'd still just be alone!
Ichinose-san!
The noisy fool'll be quiet!
I lived my life working as hard as I could...
...but not a soul around me said anything when I retired.
I have no friends.
None of my subordinates drop by to see how I'm doing.
No one comes at Bon. No year's end gifts come, either.
No New Year's cards come to me, either.
Though I raised my wife and daughter without hardships...
...my wife died before me...
...while my daughter betrayed me and left the house!
And?
And... And...
I'm saying that though I worked hard all my life, I've got nothing for the rest of it!
And?
And... And...
And... Anyhow, before I go to bed...
...I'm always hoping I'll wake up in the morning in the next world...
...so I'm always saying this to my wife.
"Please hurry and get me; Buddha, come get me right away..."
...yet they just say, "you're alive; you can't die."
And?
And... And... And... And...
And... they say it's not over till it's over.
But what am I supposed to do?!
Even though I don't know how many decades I might live after this...
...what on earth is it I'm supposed to do with myself?!
And?
And... And.... And... And...
And... I don't know how I'm supposed to not go crazy before I die.
I'm so lonely I don't know when I might go crazy in the head...
...is what I'm saying!
And?
And...
You guys are young, so you wouldn't understand...
...what human emptiness is like for an old man like me.
You don't know anything about just how cruel being alive can be!
And?
Playing me for a sucker with your "And?"s? Treating me like I'm senile, fool?!
Is there anything further you wish to say?
All people's lives are lonely and cruel.
You and I...
...and Shirasu Mika are lonely, too.
I'm not lonely!
I've got my Mama, my child and my husband.
Even so, you are lonely.
We are born alone and will die alone. It is a lonely existence.
But, it is also true that we cannot live alone.
I already know that, fool!
Ichinose-sama, allow me to introduce you to...
...an intersection where people come and go.
You will live at that intersection.
How am I suppose to live in an intersection?!
This is the property most suitable for you.
Isn't this an apartment complex?
Ichinose-sama, please purchase this entire apartment building.
Huh?
If you sell your house and land and combine it with your retirement bonus and savings...
...you can buy this apartment complex building.
You want me to be its landlord.
That's right. A variety of human beings will gather here.
You will not be alone, Ichinose-sama.
Won't they just come and then leave again?
But then others will come again.
And then they'll leave again!
And others will come in again.
Even so, they'll just leave again!
Even so, they will come again.
Just as children pass through their parents and then leave...
...all of them will pass through you and then leave.
That's fine.
Set your rents low...
...obtain the appreciation and respect of those who rent your apartments...
...and then by coming into contact with those people who will come and then go again in sequence...
...you will be freed from your loneliness.
Ichinose-sama... This intersection, where people will come and go...
Will you purchase it for 100 million yen?
The intersection where people will come and go...
Yes.
I'll buy it.
He fell for it.
I want to start selling houses again, too!
That would be IMPOSSIBLE!
Tha...tha... that's true, isn't it?
Put it on!
But this thing stinks.
Just do it!
Welcome back.
Adachi-san...
Rio-kun, I brought along your favorite friend.
Ah! It's "Sumou-kun!"
Is that right...
The date by which I have to leave my current home is fast approaching.
I'm wondering what it is I can do.
Speaking honestly...
...there just aren't many properties that you would be able to buy.
But, I have found a cheap apartment that you could rent.
Like I thought, renting...
No. Merely a home for the moment.
While I search for a property you could manage within your budget...
...could you wait there for me, Yodogawa-sama?
The landlord was once the man inside of "Sumou-kun"...
...and he's a good man that I know well.
I will be sure to find...
...the very best property for you, Mizuki-san!
Please just give me some time.
I will do as you say, Adachi-san.
Thank you very much.
Rio-kun!
Let's take a photo of you and "Sumou-kun" and your Mom all together.
Yeah!
I love "Sumou-kun"!
In just two weeks...
...the Teiko Real Estate Shinjuku Branch Office had increased its sales 5-fold...
...and after having delivered happiness to her clients...
...Sangen'ya Machi left Tokyo.
3 Months Later
Chief Adachi.
Have you been able to find a property for Yodogawa Mizuki-san?
Not yet.
When you think even 1 yen is too expensive, it's difficult.
How about you? Got a house for that ex-actor child and his father?
It's been difficult for me, too.
We're both after teeny-tiny properties, aren't we?
We will do our best to meet your expectations.
Yes, excuse me.
Oi, let's have our morning meeting.
Yes.
That crisis... That major crisis...
...that we survived thanks to Sangen'ya-kun...
...have sent sales skyrocketing for the Teiko Real Estate's Shinjuku Sale Office, Brokerage Sales Office and Sales Department.
The people at Headquarters are delighted as well.
Well recently, I've been the one propping up our Department.
Please don't forget, Hachinohe-san.
On the first day Sangen'ya-san came to help us out...
...that Tower Mansion's Room 808 which was sold to a Chinese...
...was your first time at running a sale alone!
Yet the one who had to tell you...
...to give your name over the phone was Sangen'ya-san, wasn't it?!
I know that! Be quiet!
I took Sanchi's advice...
...and had my given name changed to "Hachio."
Hachinohe Hachio
He's right.
Hachinohe Hachio!
(lit. "8 Doors, 8 Men")
Good morning
Since I will deal with you in turn, please line up
Who are you?
I am...
Hachinohe Hachio
Section Chief!
After handing out flyers, I will be going to the event at Headquarters.
After that I'll go to the Meguro Sales Office and work at their field site sale.
After that I'll be at the Setagaya Sales Office working at their field site sale.
Ah, please do that.
Certainly! I'm off!
Have a nice time.
Have a good day.
Maybe being a costume character is better for him than being a real estate agent?
Somehow or other...
Ah, I'm going to the restroom. Want to come with me?
I will accompany you.
Ah, okay.
Ah, that's right. Takuma-san, what's going on with Shirasu-san?
Her morning sickness is terrible. Sorry she's on maternity leave again.
Mama... I don't want any more children.
The child inside you will hear that, you know.
I feel sick...
I'm hungry.
Everyone's life is harsh...
Now, eat up, eat up!
Yes!
Since I'm making gyoza.
That you came up with the idea of lowering the rents subject to them...
...attending your barbecues once a week.
Tell that to Sangen'ya Machi.
I'm just being a landlord.
Understood. I'll tell her.
Since the landlord handles the costs of all the ingredients, it really saves us a lot.
I'm fine with having a barbecue every day!
If you want it every day, I can hold one.
Please wait just a little longer; I will find a good property for you.
Because the landlord treats us so well...
...I wouldn't mind staying here forever.
You can't, Dad. Don't give up.
That's right, that's right.
And I won't give up on my client's lives, either.
Those are some good words. Did that woman teach them to you?
Yes! They were taught to me by my teacher, Sangen'ya Machi.
That beautiful and strong sumo wrestler?
She's the legendary...
...house-selling woman!
The fireworks will start if we don't hurry up and eat!
Pretty!
Japan's best!
Awesome, isn't it Dad?
Yeah, it's awesome.
I wonder if Section Chief Yashiro... has told her yet?
He hasn't told her, has he?
Ah!
What is it?
Eh? Well...
Pretty, right?
The fireworks.
They are pretty.
Silver Platinum Town
Is Machiko-chan doing well?
Well, my wife is saying she wants to leave her with Sanchi Real Estate again and go on a trip.
It's a bother having a wife who's a mother.
Still, getting to experience raising a child for one month...
...was an incredibly fun time for us.
Ah, more importantly, that President of yours is something else.
Because of President Sangen'ya's outrageous ideas and catchphrases...
...Silver Platinum Town has sold out...
...before even one building has been built!
The dead Grandfather and Grandmother, totally forgotten
Isn't that the final mischief?
Unleash your mind and body!
The real thing is coming
President Kadowaki was praising you highly.
"She's an incredible idea man," he said.
This country is becoming a country of old men and old women.
If the lives of those old men and women don't shine...
...then this country will not shine.
That's true, huh.
Sangen'ya-kun!
Yes?
Actually, there's something I really want to talk to you about.
Yes.
I'll tell you, but it's not about selling a house, okay?
What is it?
You and I...
You and I...!
You and I!
Will you marry me?!
Eh? Really? Are you serious?
I am serious.
Ah... could it be, this is...
That is right. It is for the sake of selling houses.
No, no, no... You had me convinced there for a minute...
...but that was just your so-called favorite phrase, right?
In other words, are you saying, "Let's work together our entire lives"?
Or else are you saying, "If we get married, we'll sell even more houses"?
Huh? Sangen'ya-kun?
President?!
President! Sanchi!
Selling houses with her creative abilities...
...while continously bringing love to her clients...
...she is the genius real estate agent, Sangen'ya Machi.
This Drama is Fictional
Has an ordinary spring come to this lonely woman?
No one knows what will happen.