All About Our House (みんなのいえ)

Produced by: Fuji Television/TOHO

In association with: Premier International/Cross Media

a MITANI Koki film

KARASAWA Toshiaki

TANAKA Kunie

TANAKA Naoki

YAGI Akiko

Excuse me, let me through.

Everything's OK, it's OK.

No pets allowed here.

You have it all wrong.

No more excuses.

You were walking a really huge one!

Don't be ridiculous.

A giant lizard with a huge tail...

bit the people in #301.

Don't ask me!

- It's a public nuisance. - Go away!

- Stop it! - Let me look!

I'll sue you!

Oh, look, it's a lizard!

That's my wife, my wife!

Stop it!

Don't! She hates flashes!

Don't!

Yes, yes.

Are you going or not?

Five more minutes.

It'll get dark.

Right, right.

Hello, it's Naosuke.

I really don't know about Godzilla, it's just too far out.

We did all that monster stuff to death before.

Just changing Godzilla to Mechagodzilla...

doesn't change the fundamental problem.

Oh, I'm sorry, I'll call you back.

Sorry, sorry.

Hey, what's that?

What is this?

It's a well.

The supermarket's behind the forest, there's a school over there.

And a police box nearby so it's safe at night.

So what do you think?

We're going to live here forever.

That's right, until we're grandma and grandpa together.

What shall we build...

Something stylish.

Yeah.

ALL ABOUT OUR HOUSE

Plans are Everything

I think we ought to move away from the monster motif.

No, no, not that. Right, right, right...

Right. Right.

Sorry, sorry.

Now, what about the plans?

An architect?

What if we get someone with terrible taste?

- A house is forever. - That's right.

- Your father? - Him? He's just a contractor.

He can't draw plans?

I don't think so. A contractor's not an architect.

But he might know someone who can.

Excuse me.

Coffee.

He pals around with old guys.

Who knows what that bunch of geezers would build.

Your Dad would love it.

We're not doing this to make him happy.

Remember Yanagisawa, the interior designer?

He created that table for us.

Huh?

How about him?

For what?

For our house plans. C'mon, pay attention.

What?

His main thing is furniture but he does interiors, too.

Really?

We could ask a regular architect, but it might turn out stuffy.

Yanagisawa can give us a contemporary feel.

That sounds good.

- Are you serious? - Yes I am.

Your work's important, but it's our house!

I think he'd be great, let's hire Yanagisawa...

I mean, who else can handle it?

A Martian, yes, just go for it.

Bring in a Martian at the end.

What, you serious? Yeah, yeah, yes...

Hello.

It's been awhile.

You look the same. Any children?

Not yet. I know you're busy.

Don't mention it.

For real?

I'm just on my way out. A place I designed opens tomorrow.

Oh my.

Why don't you join me?

Why sure.

You sure I'm right for it?

Oh, yes, we want you.

But I've only done interiors.

We just know you'll do a great job, right?

You know, I've always wanted to design a house.

Really? So it's perfect, then.

You look awfully pale. Are you OK?

Are you sick?

I'm just...

You're carsick?

We're almost there.

- Here. - Thanks.

Am I a wild driver?

It's not that. I didn't get much sleep last night.

So?

You'll design us a special house, something unconventional.

I mean, this place is great.

It's so cool.

My theme was the fusion of tradition and modernism.

I tried to make it authentic.

Now I really want to do...

something based on mid-century Modernism,

architecture of the '50s and '60s.

I'm most inspired by Rudolf Schindler's Americanism.

But for the right fee, I'd design anything, even this place.

Excuse me.

What do you think?

For a hot designer, he's not that pretentious.

Don't have a clue what he means, but...

I think he'll be fine.

No!

Why can't you do it like I said!

The intervals have to be equal!

This is just one big mess!

Do it over.

Tomorrow's the opening, you idiot!

I'd love to take the job.

There's just one problem.

I'm not a licensed architect, so I can't apply for city permits.

You need a license?

Yeah, what if I design it, but someone else draws up the final plans?

That much my father can handle. He's licensed, after all.

That's right, your father's a contractor.

Would you ask him?

Hello.

Oh, so you found it. Why that's wonderful.

The thing is,

what would you think if we asked Dad to build it?

He's an old man, now. Is he still up to it?

I've heard his work is still meticulous. I'm sure he'd be delighted.

Hold on a minute, he's cutting his toenails.

It's Tamiko, your daughter, dear.

They found their land.

She wants to ask you a favor.

So the deal is, we're having someone else draw up the plans.

But we want you to get the permits and build it.

Sure.

Are you sure? And build the house, too?

Someone else is drawing up the plans.

I'm not sure he gets it.

Yes. Good night then.

Did you accept?

How would I know? Whether or not I'm doing it...

You'll be getting busier.

It's due at the end of the month.

The Martians OK?

How's your house? You find land?

It's in the country.

What do you want for a house-warming?

Thank you.

Call the maestro a taxi.

The plans?

I already told you, we've hired a designer, Yanagisawa.

Who's that?

I knew him in college.

You'd trust a kid like that?

He's an interior designer now.

Specializes in Modernism.

Never heard of it.

Mid-century at that, Father.

Mid-sentence?

Are you up to this?

To what?

You actually have to talk to him. He's a modernist, you know.

The hell with modernism.

Thing about a house is, it's got to be sturdy...

Isn't that right, Naosuke?

Yes.

Wow, design a house!

Yeah, however I want.

Finally, your dream come true.

Wonderful.

Come let me show you.

What?

Thank you.

What, what?

And the Japanese style room? That's what I'm worried about.

What do you say?

I think we can skip it. We'd never use it anyway.

Do you think we need one?

But when you get older, you'll really wish you had one.

Of course.

Instead of a Japanese room, make a bigger living room.