Miracles of the Namiya General Store

Wanna play?

- Let's play baseball. - I'll get a ball.

"Summer, 1969"

- Bring your bat. - OK.

Where will we play?

- The usual place. - OK.

A bargain sale!

Cool!

- Lots of bananas! - By the kilo!

- I want some. - At a discount.

Come on!

- Thank you. - Thank you.

"What do you call cold hot cakes?"

"From Pun Boy"

"If they're stolen, they're still hot cakes."

Mr. Namiya...

Come again.

Hi!

- Hello, how are you doing? - I'm good.

- Let's go - OK.

"Namiya General Store"

"I get sick on buses,

can I become an astronaut?"

Apollo 11 lifted off with three astronauts

on July 16 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

It was launched by the Saturn V rocket.

On July 21 at 5:17, 40 seconds, Japan Standard time

the lunar landing took place.

It was televised live from the lunar surface

to over 60 million anxious viewers.

"Astro..."

"Astronauts..."

"Sailors..."

- Bye, Mr. Namiya! - Bye, kids.

Namiya Zakkaten no Kiseki

"Even astronauts and sailors get sick at first."

"Don't give up!"

Hurry up!

"2012"

Oh, come on!

The battery's dead.

Piece of crap!

We'll have to walk.

What if the cops find us?

I found a vacant building when I was checking out the area...

Over there...

For real?

Is it far, Shota?

I'm tired.

It's too far!

We're here.

What a mess...

What's this box for?

Milk, never seen one before?

A milk box...

Hold this.

It's not locked.

Give me that.

It's messy.

Unbelievable!

Look at all this cash! That's what it means to be loaded.

- Gimme! - There.

And for you.

Do you think she'll be OK?

Who cares?

She wanted the orphanage to become a love hotel.

I guess so...

We can hide among the commuters in the morning.

There's no food!

It'd be too old anyway.

What a dump!

Namiya General Store has everything!

We could sell it off.

What's this?

What?

What does it say?

"Akiko, March 1927"

She's hot!

Show me.

That's creepy.

- But... - It is.

What's that, Kohei?

I just looked over here and saw something drop.

Nobody was there.

"Dear Mr. Namiya"

Here! Namiya General Store.

"General Wisdom"

"At a general store in Tokigoe city"

"Yuji Namiya"

"people post personal questions

through the shutter at night."

"Mr. Namiya puts his advice in the milk box the next morning."

the milk box...

Is he still doing this?

That's impossible. This magazine's from 1973.

Right...

"To my mentor, John Lennon died yesterday..."

Wait.

"John Lennon, died December 8, 1980"

So this letter was written 32 years ago?

It must be some kind of prank.

Someone wants to spook us because we broke in.

What kind of prank is that?

Forget that.

Someone must have come here.

The police?

We might get caught.

Let's go!

Come on!

"From Fishmonger/Musician"

Stop!

We passed here before...!

What?

Did you see that?

What's going on? We're back where we started...

What's going on?

You're the one who brought us to this dump!

Buzz off!

I'll reply to Fishmonger/Musician.

To a letter from 1980?

I've never been in a position of giving advice.

Give me a break...

I found it.

Have you ever written a letter?

No. I have no idea!

Just copy the musician guy.

Right.

Show me.

What does "mentor" mean...?

Write it your way.

Yeah.

"Dear..."

"Fishmonger/Musician."

"1980"

Hi, Katsuro. Sorry about your grandma.

I'll pay my respects later.

I thought you wouldn't show up.

Mom and Dad are already there.

Do you have a suit?

I borrowed one.

See you there.

You came.

Of course he did!

Dad collapsed the other day.

Hi, Katsuro. Let me pour you a drink.

How old are you now?

I'm 22.

So you're graduating?

I dropped out of school.

Sorry?

I quit the university.

Why did you do that?

He's a musician in Tokyo.

A musician! Can you make a decent living?

Not yet...

Big bro, you're spoiling him!

Who is going to take over your fish shop?

Mind your own business...

Be serious! I'm worried about your health.

Come back

and help your dad.

Be quiet!

It's mom's funeral. Show some respect!

Dad!

What am I saying that's so bad?

I'm worried about your husband's health.

Sorry, everyone...

It's here!

"How can I score 100 points on every test?"

"100-point Kid"

"Get your teacher to ask you about yourself."

"Any answer you give will be correct."

"You'll score 100. From Mr. Namiya"

That's bogus advice!

You're a wise man, Mr. Namiya.

You can pay me by buying a notebook!

It's bogus!

"Dear Alley Kid."

"My advice is in the milk box."

You won't buy one?

Katsuro, the bath is ready!

Hey, bro.

Bath.

Is the Namiya General Store still in business?

It closed down. No one's there anymore.

What happened to the old man?

He closed the shop

and went to live with his son's family.

Remember the advice he used to give?

The more personal advice went in the milk box.

Did other kids look in the box?

No.

Not even the bad kids. They had some kind of agreement.

Dear, Mr. Namiya.

My mentor, John Lennon died yesterday.

I don't know what you thought about the Beatles but

I was one of the impressionable fans who got a guitar.

Three years ago I quit school to take up music.

I've come to a crossroad.

"Dear..."