"mahoro city is stuck between tokyo and kanaga city it's not a metropolitan but i wouldn't call it countryside either." "it's far from the sea, but it's not mountainous either." "on the whole, it's kind of out there everything here is out of fashion people born here rarely leave this place if by chance they do leave, they all tend to come back from the moment of our birth til we die... we live out their lives here" "as for me, i have a handyman shop in front of the rail station quite seriously... 1 minute if you run from the station... 3 minutes if you walk..." " tada's do it all house in front of mahoro station " "then... jan 4th at noon ok" "this is the last time, taking care of live things... here you go!" "a dog?" "!" "tada-san, shouldn't a girl be priority?" "i'm fine being alone" " unlike you..." "what?" "that guy..." "right?" "what's he thinking?" "this year was a year of restoration as such, there were many changes" "a bright and peaceful new year... can't be..." " yes, hello - fujimi veterinary hospital?" "yes it is the chihuahua is shaking they're a timid breed i know, but the shaking is severe" " like i said, it's a timid breed - "it"?" "i know that... what i'm saying is that the shaking is very severe give me a break. do you know what time it is?" " january - this is okada from yamashiro town can you work from 6:30am til 8:30pm?" "what kind of work?" "cleaning around the yard..." "but it's only a cover i want you to oversee the town bus movement that bus company isn't running the buses on schedule" "that's no good... here, eat this" "they're not cheating on their shifts they were late once or twice but overall everything checks out that's strange... did you do it right?" "yes. i watched the road continously while eating the rice ball your wife gave i even peed... i urinated into a bottle to keep my eyes on the road would you like to see proof?" "yeah, let's" "well, good evening please call, if you need me again" "who pees in a bottle?" "chihuahua...?" "give me a smoke?" ""Lucky Strike"" "this dog with you?" "yeah... it doesn't fit you" "you don't remember me?" "no, i remember gyoten gyoten haruhiko booya!" "mahoro junior high... hey gyoten, we made a bet we bet a hundred bucks that i can make you talk" "don't ignore me!" "what'cha you doin' here?" "and you?" "i was visiting my folks" " no more buses - i know i missed the last bus taking care of your dog" "you've changed, gyoten not as much as you" "i'll drive you to the station" "hmm, ramen shop you see it as a ramen shop?" "won't people think "tada" will mean "free"?" "don't you hear people say, "mr handyman please do this for free"" "why not "tada's do it all center"?" "people will read it as "free do it all center"" " gyoten - what?" "shut up til we reach the station yeah, but before that" " can i ask a favor?" " what is it?" "put me up for tonight i refuse" "really?" "on cold nights like this the scar on my finger hurts more" "i was just kidding about the finger it doesn't hurt anymore" "you're a good guy i didn't think you'd come back only for tonight" "hey, gyoten. get up we need to get out in the next 20 seconds" " where to?" " to return the dog it isn't yours?" "that's right. hurry up" "strange... i told her at noon..." " smoke?" " i have mine" "you being a handyman is a surprise barely graduate from college, work at an ok company... marry young to a girl who can cook... come home from work exhausted settle down with a family die surrounded by the wife, kids and 4 grandkids... leave them a good inheritance" "was how i figured you... i barely got into college and barely got a job but the girl i married was never a good cook until the day we separated kids?" "you sure talk a lot opposite of junior high" "i was married too even have a kid" "2 years old?" "was it a girl...?" "you don't remember?" "never met her" "hey, don't!" " take a look - what're you doing?" "it's alright, look" "she's cleared out... she got me" "what're you thinking?" "thinking what to do with the dog" "it's small, so just kill it and toss it you serious?" "owner probably expects you to" "give it" "hey... do you know this dog?" " it's so cute - she was so nice to it" " really, who?" " mari mari?" "yeah, got it!" "this the place?" "aren't you going in?" "how do i get mari to come out" "mari, we brought your chihuahua... lend me your shoes" "why?" "just hurry up" "excuse me" "yes?" "i'm mari's homeroom teacher at her new school i was passing by and wanted to say hello i see, you're her new teacher thank you for helping her mari, say hello to the teacher at your new school" "good to meet you, i'm okazaki there's a lot of traffic here in the morning" "so i'll show you around here to avoid it" " i'll show her the safe crosswalks - ok, thank you" "hana!" "here comes the princess" "what did your mom tell you about hana?" "that we couldn't take her to the new apartment... that she gave hana away... she said she'll buy me another dog but i only want hana!" "you can't have dogs here" "your mom lied and dumped the dog on us" "your mom left the dog for me to deal with but you're hana's real owner, right?" "i want to know what you want to do" "if you want to raise her, i'll talk to your mom about it" "please find a nice new owner for hana" "can i ask one more thing?" "hana... does she always shake so much?" "she shakes... because she's small and she's trying her best to survive, is what my mom said" "call me, if you come by mahoro again i'll find her a good new owner thank you" "tada, what about this bike?" " that's my bike!" " it looked brand new, so i brought it to you - thank you you can tell you mom the truth about the dog and the bike sorry, hana... i'll find the chihuahua a new owner... then, you're next" "alright, let's go!" "where?" "why?" "are you going to abandon me?" "i'll drive going back my shoes... give back my shoes!" "what happened?" "all of a sudden i've adopted a bum and a chihuahua you have a license?" " march " " yes, tada's do it all house - i want a chihuahua... a thousand of 'em... so funny!" " yes?" " woof woof!" "hello?" "can you hear?" "woof woof!" "hello~" "[call for a chihuahua]" "hey... did you get a call?" "calls?" "yeah, got a bunch of 'em" " that guy wanted one..." " what're you doin'?" "there're ways to do things i can ask around first don't do things on your own i've been getting cranks calls all day" "then, why don't you do it?" "it's your dog tell them off and just get rid of the dog it won't bother anyone" "i have it!" "but, it's expired... get a good sleep in and all's better, is what mom used to say" "here's lulu all the way from colombia i saw the chihuahua sign at the station wow, how cute, come here~ wow, bonita ~" " what's that?" " don't mind him" " are you from colombia?" " yeah, that's right passing through mahoro but they deported all us colombians quietly colombians are popular and trendy that why you're colombian?" "there's another person who wants the dog as well can we give you an answer after we meet the other party?" "i see too bad" "mr handyman, do you fix doors?" "yes" " how much?" " $20 per hour then... can you come over?" " when is it good for you?" " tomorrow, around 3pm" "are you the handyman?" "yes" " the chihuahua?" " who are you?" "i'm hi-c, lulu's roommate" " i see - the chihuahua?" "sorry, but the dog went to another home" "why?" "what for?" "idiot!" "we didn't have a chance, did we?" "!" " yes~ - tada's do it all house welcome, come in come in" " thank you - sure" " we just met a person named hi-c outside - she's on her way to work i told hi-c as well, but the chihuahua... bad news?" "some things can't be helped~ i apologize was she mad?" "she's young... forgive her" "gyoten, help me with the door before that, can i use the bathroom?" "sure~ here?" " he's a strange one~ your friend?" " no way" "it's done... sorry, don't worry~ everything done?" "nice" " who're you?" "hey!" "?" " shin-chan!" "you got a new guy already?" "!" "shin-chan, he's... what've you two been doin'!" "please calm down, i'm a handyman i'm here to fix a door" "you're a guy, aren't ya!" " gyoten!" " yeah~ it's hot, hot" " who's the stiff?" " my man" "that's enough!" "that's enough gyoten" "what took you?" "the toilet was stuck" " hey - yeah?" "how's this... break up with this guy if you do, you can have the cute dog" "isn't this what you want?" "give it!" "what'cha wanna do?" "i'll break it off... for the chihuahua!" " don't mess with me!" " you're the one who's messing with us!" "you bother us again and i'll rub it in your eyes, for sure ok... it's hot" "i'll get you back~!" " gyoten - yeah?" "you think she'll break up with shin-chan?" "i doubt it... if the dog lives there the white powder will get in its food" "tada... about dogs... they're happiest when people pay attention to them" "is that what the dog told you?" "magnolias" "the chihuahua was a burden for you" "but not to that colombian girl the chihuahua is hope for her" "being needed is like being a hope for that person" "the last treat is on me..." "top of the line canned food" "that's not bad" "i found it in a funny box" "hey tada... maybe we should get serious about work?" "i've been thinking..." "you're really laid back normally shouldn't we be expanding the business putting out advertising, or at least pass out flyers?" "who're you to say!" "all you do is sleep all day!" "watch it, there's a shampoo bottle in there... next day, lulu and hi-c was happy to come pick up the chihuahua" "but gyoten... how long is this living arrangement going to go on..." " June " "Please bring my son home from his after school cram classes." " that's fine - yura" "Please greet this gentleman who'll pick you up after cram classes starting tomorrow" "Nice to meet you" "Nice to meet you I'm tada and this guy is gyoten" "I'm jealous~ do you like this animation?" "yes" "I'm wondering how it'll end" " you'll cry..." " let's go gyoten" "... tryin' to act all good..." "hey!" "you listening to me!" "?" "you tryin' to act like my mom pisses me off!" "hand over the money!" "don't play games and just hand over the money you bitch... it's been bothering me... we don't talk as much as we use to that so?" "let's talk stop watching dvds with kids while we're on the job" " but nero is..." " shut up" "maybe he's already taken off?" "is it the other side?" "what!" " found him - get off!" "came out the back door can you not give us a hard time?" "i didn't ask you to do this let's go, yura kid what's with the yura kid?" "!" "let's go in this thing?" "no way" " why not?" " cause it sucks" "you don't know how cool this car runs you're just a kid it must be hard studying so late" "do you take the bus here?" "yeah" "what do you want to be after studying so much?" "yura-kid at the least, i won't be a handyman not cute at all, kid!" "what is it?" "a scar?" "cool!" "don't bring up his pinky story" "you don't have to take it out on the kid" "the finger is fine now" " got him!" " good!" "got him!" "i can go home by myself!" "i'll tell my mom you guys took me home" "let's go" "your mom's just worried about yura-kid don't want you to be taken by bad guys she's not worried about me she doesn't even care about me" "the reason she's doing this is... she has a lot of money..." "she's just showing off to the neighbors you shouldn't smoke in front of kids don't you have common sense?" "nope even the most considerate gesture can be dirtied by smoke that's life that's stupid!" "how far have you seen the dog movie?" "the grandpa died it'll end soon which part did you like?" "the part where nero doesn't have parents" "didn't you say you haven't seen your childs face yet?" "yeah, just gave my seed you're horrible, man" "i haven't even thought about it watching that anime not having parents why did i think it was so great they even die in front of ruben's painting that's a happy ending" " don't make me laugh..." " i wasn't trying... why is the kid's death a happy ending?" "you and even yura's mom give me a rest all kids need their parents love" "but... there are kids that grow up without that kind of love" "it's broken" " shin-chan hasn't been around lately?" " no, not at all i don't think business has been good for him..." "he sells dope, right?" "a rival of his is causing him trouble lately rival... serves him right~ right?" "excuse me, i left something behind go ahead" "thank you" "huh?" "i think you have a fever" "i'll be outside so call if you need me" "don't turn it off" " did he take the medicine?" " yeah" "fast forwarded to the end?" "please excuse us yura seemed to have a fever and we didn't want to leave him alone... is that so?" "sorry for the trouble his fever seems serious maybe you should take a look... let me make you some tea first... look, i think he likes sweets" "he'll catch diabetes" "don't worry... it's not sugar yeah, i know you think it ok to leave it like this?" "don't need to worry over a stupid kids problems" "yes?" "... it's you i see... tough... we're kind of busy..." "so today's no good we longer take on jobs dealing with kids huh?" "she hung up which part of today are we busy?" "you said you didn't want to worry over others problems once we take on a job we finish it that's what tada's do it all house is about" "she says he still has a fever and he's still taking the bus" "please leave a message what happened yesterday?" " what?" " don't act dumb i know about the sugar being hidden under the bus seat" "you'll regret it when this catches up with you what happened yesterday?" "none of your business" "what the hell is this!" "?" "!" "?" "!" "?" "!" "?" "who're you impersonating?" "that was awful i was just expressing my true feeling... hey yura-kid!" "you alright?" "he's crying... it's ready" "¸Ô¾î eat" " i don't need it - bon appetit" "¾îÀÌ, ¾î¸°ÀÌ hey yura-kid just what have you gotten into?" "just let it all out" "just say, "please help me"" "tada will help you he's a nosy guy" "help... tell me" "a guy talked to me at the park what guy?" "i don't remember... but he's young and?" "he asked if i wanted a part-time job he wanted me to hide the sugar in the bus seat once a day" "he gave me 50 bags..." "and $50... can i eat... the dumpling?" "eat" "really... it's totally delicious..." " another plate please - ok~ hey~ stop by at our place~" " do you know lulu and hi-c?" " no~ gyoten come spend time with us~" " wow!" "you guys came!" "?" "!" " i'm so happy!" "we'll give you guys extra service~ no no, it's not that do you have shin-chan's numbers?" "i deleted it~ right~?" " sorry to bother you - what~ you're going already?" "i think shin-chan... he hangs around the back streets of the shopping mall" "gyoten!" "shin-chan you scared me... what?" "i'm not seeing lulu anymore leave me alone!" "i hear you have a new rival and he's causing you some trouble. you have his contact?" "no, why're you asking me... i do~ got it here~ he's an arrogant one i don't know his handle yet i'll soften him up for you let me have his name and number" "i heard he's called hoshi but don't know if it's his real name but... you're really gonna rough him up?" "leave it to us it's his specialty go now hello, hoshi san?" "i need some advice about medicine for my diabetes... i was just messing with you no, it's not a joke i heard you've been pushing the sweets on my client what the?" "he hung up?" "i have your sugars of course" "if you leave the kid alone i'll see to it you get everything back or i could just call the cops what?" "the bastard hung up again where're you goin?" "just going for a drive why?" "i like to why?" "what?" "if you look in front of the station, do you know the place called irolia?" "tomorrow morning buy 10 nori-ben and 23 sha-ke-ben lunch specials there" " why so much?" " i'll give you the stuff there i got it let's be good friends from now on, handyman... let's do that, goodbye" "we may be saving the kid..." "but what about the other kids?" "how can we save them all i guess you're not made to be a staff of justice" "doesn't matter i'm a handyman..." "10 nori-ben and 23 sha-ke-ben please!" "yeah... yeah!" "thank you" "tada-chan!" "what the hell is this town becoming?" "what do i do...!" "?" "you haven't replaced the windshield yet?" "don't have the money it's summer so it's cool it stinks yura-kid, today's the last time?" "i heard from your mom last time for this stinky car too shut up" "are you putting a child in that car?" "listen, please don't smoke if front of the cram school my child told me he's scared of the weird men in front of the school i don't mind if they smoke or whatever the car stinks, but it's a ride..." "what?" " let's go!" " let go!" "5th floor" "are you thinking of something nice to say to us?" "not at all" "going up" "i was thinking of the dog in the anime" "which part?" "what a smoke?" "are you dumb?" "not having parent or being ignored by parents which is worse?" "... yura-kid do you think that anime had a happy ending?" "i didn't think about that they die anyway i don't think it's a happy end either it's the end when you die are you trying to say that as long as your alive you can start over?" "no that's just fantasy no matter how much you hope... your mom... will never live up to your expectations" "probably" "listen carefully, yura" "but you can always give love all the love you never got, you can give that much to someone as long as you're alive, as long as you live" "you understand?" "yura i told you this, but it's hard for me too i don't seem to be able... to give anything to anyone" " august " " he's dehydrated - wake up, handyman!" "are you awake?" "you've had enough today, go home!" "excuse me" "isn't there a big and old house around here?" "the owners are the gyoten family did they move?" "the bus is here~!" "that couple moved last december i heard they went to a warmer climate don't know where though is that so... thank you. let's go" "gyoten!" "gyoten haruhiko" "hana-chan!" "hana is the chihuahua's name i'm mari hana-chan~ we kept the name hana hana-chan!" " have some watermelon~ - watermelon!" "let's eat we don't have any ice cream!" " oh my god!" " oh my god!" "i'll go buy some!" "i'll go with you" "my name is mitsumine nagiko i was gyoten haruhiko's wife" "gyoten is looking after an elementary kid right now he's changed... haru-chan" " haru-chan?" " is that strange?" "no... haru-chan used to hate little kids... i think he still does" "he's afraid of children" " it's hot - it's really hot he was scarred when he was young... he can't seem to get over the scars of his youth" "do you have a handyman business?" "it's surprising do i look like a ramen shop owner?" "i have a simple request please let haru-chan know that he doesn't need to send money anymore... he's been sending you money?" "$30 or $50 at a time he even sent $9 once" "he has a payment system from his account... and he's been sending money ever since when i called his work place they told me he'd quit" "what did he do?" "he use to work for a pharmaceutical company he was in charge of attaining consent from patients to gather their blood at hospitals i worked at one of the hospitals and met him one day" "sometime afterwards, we married" "tada san i'm not sure what a ramen shop owner should look like" "what is it?" "a stalker is looking this way" "i know that face" " let's irritate him - don't he's really creepy!" "wanna spend the day together?" "wanna get hitched?" "i wanted to have a child i wasn't getting younger i wasn't too busy... i thought this is my last chance" "tada san this child was conceived thru artificial insemination huh?" "kuma kuma" "the rabbits name is kuma" "i've been living with and have a relationship with a woman partner you mean a lesbian partner?" "yes haru-chan accepted and agreed to help me" "[hana and mari went on a walk - lulu]" "make some sound huh?" "say ah~~~ what~?" "no way~ it's ok, just do as i say really?" " for sure?" " for sure" "louder haru-chan married me and donated his sperm and during his time off he divorced me as planned" "don't make me laugh!" "?" "!" "hi-c is my girl!" "i haven't seen him since but, he's been sending money every month who's whose girl?" "say it again i phoned telling him he needn't bother but he just laughed it off yamashita-kun tell me how much you want hi-c i'll always be around mahoro" "let's have a date~" "one day, i don't know how they found out but haru-chan's parents called me they told me they wanted to take care of haru haru is this childs name too she's haru-chan's haru bellflowers pretty flowers" "i like them i was distraught and told haru-chan about the call" ""i understand, i'll go talk to them so don't you worry, nagiko san"" "... was what he said last but i began to think what if this turns into a bigger mess... haru-chan often told me" ""lots of children die from abusive parents but why do so few children kill their abusive parents?" was what he said" "when you met haru-chan haru-chan may've been trying to kill his parents" "because of haru-chan i have this child please tell haru-chan to call me when he's in the mood ok" "i think i've gotten to know him a little" "one more thing please tell him not to go to a scary place... you should be somewhere besides mahoro for a short time how about you?" "yamashita is really dangerous if he gets caught for doing something at least you'll be safe why?" "why're you doing this?" "if something happens to you, the chihuahua will be alone with lulu if that happens, shin-chans white powder may get into the dogs food then i'll get in trouble with tada" "here, shumai lunch box" "hey" "come with me" "handyman, where's your friend?" "who are you?" "are you hoshi san?" "sit" "it's a serious situation call your friend on his cell phone now he doesn't have one really?" "there're people like that?" "what's going on?" "yamashita is a crazy kid i've been thinking of getting rid of that headache you!" "i don't want the cops to get involved if it gets noisy, i'll get rid of yamashita" "your friend too" "i got it next to the station?" "wait let go" "hey!" "you're desperate... handyman i'll go find gyoten!" "we won't talk to the cop, no way!" "where is he?" "near the bus terminal who'll get to him first?" "run handyman" "this way" "gyoten!" " october " "hey smoke's coming out of your stomach" "i owe you another one" "that's true" "can i leave?" "you have a place to go?" "let's go, we have work" "the finger~ you bit~ the pinky~ hurts so much~ i didn't bite!" "tada san!" "i'm hayasaka from mahoro precinct" "the mother of yamashita muneyuki says he's missing" " who's that?" " don't fuck with us!" "you don't say..." " we'll be going - wait a second it's must be tough just having gotten out of the hospital, gyoten san are you investigating us, mr. police?" "this is.... a nice place" "nothing but throwaways" "tada san you lost a child early i have been researching" "yamashita has a mother whose blood is completely different from his i have nothing to do with it" "his mother passed soon after birth the father remarried but this time he died so, he lived with a mother whose blood he doesn't share" "tada san!" "with no kin... a hopeless helpless son i wonder how she felt requesting a search for him?" "see you later" "hey tada" "yamashita... you think he's alive?" "if yamashita is alive... you think he'll be able to live with his mother?" "don't make me laugh" "it's not that... you're so noble... you're worried about the punk who tried to kill you... don't make me laugh!" "do you know nagiko san's contact info?" "she's concerned about you!" "you don't even call her once and you're talking shit about yamashita!" "?" "!" "say something!" "i'll tell you you pretend you don't have anything but that's not true!" "you pretend you don't have anything but you have it all!" "people who worry about you!" "a child who shares your blood!" "but you just pretend to be alone you're just an insensitive and arrogant punk!" "you may be right" "like you said" "but you know... i want to know" "how far does a person have to go to be able to start again?" "why'd you come out?" "i'm just going for cigarettes" "you've already heard..." "but i had a kid" "i'm thirsty" "do we still have some sake left?" "after i got married it was good for awhile she wasn't a good cook though" "one day, a friend told me the wife was cheating on me i laughed it off, thinking he was joking" "she got pregnant soon afterward" "how horrible is that?" "she said the kid was mine... to believe her... isn't it funny?" "how could i know for sure she could've been lying all along but, i believed her" "am i an idiot?" "no" "forget the kid... break up with her... just thinking it made my heart explode i felt betrayed..." "but i decided to try to make it work i love her alot" "the newborn was innocent!" "was what i kept saying to myself... but you know what as her tummy got big, my bitterness began to go away when the child was born..." "i was so really happy i even thought the baby looked like me i forgave everything even found myself thanking god... but... she told me lying in bed that she wanted to have a DNA test what the fuck?" "it messed with my mind!" "she said it was my child even if it wasn't, i was fine with it thinking that way..." "i really began to think it was my child so, i refused the test if by chance... the child wasn't mine... really, if that was the case what the hell was i suppose to do?" "i... i loved the newborn without any conditions" "this child is mine" "i'm fine with it i prayed my feelings wouldn't change" "but... the baby died suddenly" "a fever started one night" "i was looking after the baby... i didn't mean to fall asleep... when i woke the baby was cold... after six month, we separated" "you must've heard it many times..." "but i'll say it again it wasn't your fault" "touch my pinky" "it's all better now, isn't it?" "it's cold now, but if you touch it it warms up" "you told that yura-kid as long as you're alive you always have another chance" "as for me... i want to be forgiven" "i want to forgive and forget" "but it's hard" "gyoten please leave in the morning" " december " "tada san" "yes?" "we found yamashita he's alive missing a pinky though" "he's been released no evidence, no confessions... he's a stubborn one" "tada san tell me what you know" "i get angry when i look at you doing odd jobs and being a good boyscott... you think you're doing something great?" "you're flattering yourself tada san no matter how many people you help, you can't save yourself i've been around this too long to know helping someone isn't easy it's too big a task that's why... when you can't save anyone anymore..." "think about how to survive yourself" "yamashita's mother was crying happy even though they don't even share the blood even scums like him have someone to look over them" "in each region crowds gather to celebrate the new year... there's only 10 minutes left of this year cold winds of winter times is headed for tokyo... they're not cheating on the numbers... well then" "hey handyman why do you look lifeless?" "smile!" "smiling brings good luck smile!" "there's no more bus i know" "let's go gyoten" "huh?" "tada's do it all house is recruiting now why?" "let's go" "enjoy the music and wait for the still cut"