1. Oh, it's you.Copy !req
2. Since I was young, cats have
always been attracted to me.Copy !req
3. Whether I was walking home
from school, running errands,Copy !req
4. Swinging in the park,Copy !req
5. or walking along the river,Copy !req
6. Cats would come from everywhere
and stare at me.Copy !req
7. Sometimes I wondered if I gave
off a smell that cats enjoy.Copy !req
8. Did you do this?Copy !req
9. You called me, didn't you,
Master Utamaru?Copy !req
10. Thanks!Copy !req
11. Grandma, a new cat
came to the yard!Copy !req
12. A person who attracts cats.
That Sounds nice.Copy !req
13. I wish I could attract people, too.Copy !req
14. I've set myself some goals.Copy !req
15. Someone said that it's a good idea
to write down your goalsCopy !req
16. and post them all around you.Copy !req
17. Alright...Copy !req
18. I'll be back.Copy !req
19. It's been two years
since Grandma passed.Copy !req
20. Rent-a-... Cat.Copy !req
21. Rent-a-CatCopy !req
22. Feeling lonely?
I'll lend you a cat.Copy !req
23. Rent-a-... Cat.Copy !req
24. Look! It's that weird cat lady!Copy !req
25. Run!Copy !req
26. Cat, cat.Copy !req
27. Feeling lonely?
I'll lend you a cat.Copy !req
28. Excuse me?Copy !req
29. Could you lend me a cat?Copy !req
30. Sure.Copy !req
31. They're all great cats.
I guarantee it.Copy !req
32. Of course, there's no such
thing as a bad cat!Copy !req
33. Of course not!Copy !req
34. This Calico is a sprightly
one-year-old.Copy !req
35. And this ginger tabby is a
mellow 14-year-old. An old lady.Copy !req
36. This gray tabby over here is
the funny-looking bossy type.Copy !req
37. He's 7. He's sweet
but he's got spunk.Copy !req
38. I'd like to rent
this ginger tabby.Copy !req
39. We two old ladies would
get along wonderfully.Copy !req
40. Before I rent her to you,
you must pass an inspection.Copy !req
41. Inspection?Copy !req
42. Yes. Sadly, some jerks like to
abuse little animals.Copy !req
43. If you don't pass the inspection,
I can't let you rent the cat.Copy !req
44. Oh, I hope I pass...Copy !req
45. First I'll visit your homeCopy !req
46. and make sure that it's
a good place for a cat to live.Copy !req
47. Come in.Copy !req
48. Buddy, look at this huge place
you're gonna live in!Copy !req
49. You can bask in
lots of sunshine!Copy !req
50. That's Momoko.Copy !req
51. After my husband died,Copy !req
52. we were the best of friends.Copy !req
53. But she died last year.Copy !req
54. I'm sorry.Copy !req
55. Please sit.Copy !req
56. Here.Copy !req
57. When my son was little,
he loved this!Copy !req
58. I wanted to see him smile,
so I made it for him.Copy !req
59. And now I can't stop
making it for myself!Copy !req
60. Bon app tit.Copy !req
61. It's delicious!Copy !req
62. Now I'm all alone.Copy !req
63. I'm so, so lonely.Copy !req
64. But at my age,Copy !req
65. I couldn't go and buy
another cat.Copy !req
66. I thought I'd just have
to do without one.Copy !req
67. Then from the distance,Copy !req
68. I heard your voice...Copy !req
69. It's like Momoko came back!Copy !req
70. You've passed the inspection.Copy !req
71. Wonderful!Copy !req
72. Please sign here.Copy !req
73. If I happen to pass away...Copy !req
74. you'll take her back, won't you?Copy !req
75. Of course. She's a rental.Copy !req
76. You'll look after her
again, won't you?Copy !req
77. I would never, ever abandon her.Copy !req
78. Then I can depart with
peace of mind?Copy !req
79. Yes, please depart with peace of mind.Copy !req
80. Will this do?Copy !req
81. Yes, this is fine.Copy !req
82. Now, how much?Copy !req
83. Oh, right... Well,Copy !req
84. for your down payment,Copy !req
85. just this much, please.Copy !req
86. 10,000 yen?Copy !req
87. Oh no.Copy !req
88. - 100,000 yen?
- Of course not! 1,000 yen.Copy !req
89. That much?Copy !req
90. Is it too much?Copy !req
91. Oh, no... It's not enough!Copy !req
92. Do you think so?Copy !req
93. After all, you're lending me
the perfect cat for me.Copy !req
94. That's right.Copy !req
95. But, will you be OK?Copy !req
96. Can you get by?Copy !req
97. Do I look like I'm having
trouble getting by?Copy !req
98. Just a little.Copy !req
99. And your job is so unusual...Copy !req
100. Oh, no! I'm doing fine!Copy !req
101. I have another steady job
besides my rent-a-cat business.Copy !req
102. What kind of job?Copy !req
103. Stocks. I trade millions of
dollars worth every day.Copy !req
104. Oh! That's amazing.Copy !req
105. Stock trading is all I've been
good at since I was young.Copy !req
106. - Since you were young?
- Right.Copy !req
107. Alright, I'll come again
to check on the cat.Copy !req
108. Thank you!Copy !req
109. Thank you so much.Copy !req
110. Thank you.Copy !req
111. If anything should happen to the cat,
please contact me immediately.Copy !req
112. Or, if anything should
happen to you.Copy !req
113. Sure.Copy !req
114. Be sweet to her.Copy !req
115. Let her fill your hole.Copy !req
116. The lonely hole in your heart.Copy !req
117. She'll fill it up really well!Copy !req
118. See you! You be good, OK?Copy !req
119. Alright, I'll be going.Copy !req
120. Thank you so much!Copy !req
121. Momoko...Copy !req
122. Welcome home!Copy !req
123. Hey,Copy !req
124. is this a buy?Copy !req
125. Yeah. You're right.Copy !req
126. Buy! Here we go!Copy !req
127. Whoo-hoo!Copy !req
128. You're a genius, buddy!Copy !req
129. Aah, this smells so good!Copy !req
130. Isn't it great?Copy !req
131. H... Hello.Copy !req
132. You! In your past life,
you were a locust.Copy !req
133. I had someone do
a reading on you.Copy !req
134. You were a locust
in your past life.Copy !req
135. That's why only cats
are attracted to you.Copy !req
136. Is that so?Copy !req
137. You'd better attract a real man soon!Copy !req
138. Of course, that's impossible...Copy !req
139. Why do you say that?Copy !req
140. Because, you were a locust
in your past life!Copy !req
141. The flowers are redCopy !req
142. The sky is blueCopy !req
143. How insensitive of her to
come out and say that!Copy !req
144. I'll never forgive that old hag!Copy !req
145. What business does she have
looking up my past life like that?Copy !req
146. Oh. I'll be right there.Copy !req
147. What?Copy !req
148. Rent-a-Cat here. I've come
to pick up the cat.Copy !req
149. Oh, that. Could you
get that thing out of here?Copy !req
150. I'm allergic to cats!Copy !req
151. Sorry about that.Copy !req
152. So?Copy !req
153. What? That's all we can get
for a great place like this?Copy !req
154. But it's a prime location.Copy !req
155. What? Scratches on the walls?Copy !req
156. That's why I kept telling Mom
not to keep a cat here!Copy !req
157. Old lady never listens!Copy !req
158. I have no idea!Copy !req
159. Whatever. I'll call you later.Copy !req
160. There you are. Come out!Copy !req
161. Come out!Copy !req
162. Come!Copy !req
163. Momoko!Copy !req
164. Momoko!Copy !req
165. She was so sweet to you.Copy !req
166. You're so lucky.Copy !req
167. Let's go.Copy !req
168. What is this?Copy !req
169. What's so funny?Copy !req
170. Oh, nothing.Copy !req
171. How am I supposed
to get rid of all this?Copy !req
172. Um, could I have one?Copy !req
173. Excuse me...Copy !req
174. Look!Copy !req
175. The hole has been filled.Copy !req
176. Good morning!Copy !req
177. It's rainingCopy !req
178. It's raining in my heart tooCopy !req
179. It's raining in your heart tooCopy !req
180. It's raining in
Master Utamaru's heart tooCopy !req
181. When I was little, I thought my
grandma could really talk to cats.Copy !req
182. Whenever I'd walk with her,
without fail, cats would come over.Copy !req
183. She always kept dried fish
in her apron pocketCopy !req
184. to feed the cats.Copy !req
185. Whoops!Copy !req
186. "What a lovely cat!"Copy !req
187. "Oh, you're the
Kimura family's cat?"Copy !req
188. "Must be hard living
with that little brat!"Copy !req
189. She seemed to be having
real conversations with them.Copy !req
190. You again?Copy !req
191. I've taken after Grandma.Copy !req
192. These days I always carry some
fish cake in my pocket.Copy !req
193. Cats are more discerning nowadays.
They prefer fish cake to dried fish.Copy !req
194. Finicky little guy.Copy !req
195. Grand ma, I bought some pineapple.Copy !req
196. Pineapple looks strange
on the altar, doesn't it?Copy !req
197. But cats fit perfectly...Copy !req
198. Oh well!Copy !req
199. Recently I've been posting
goals on my walls.Copy !req
200. They say it's good to
post them all around you.Copy !req
201. NO RUSHING!
DON'T JUST LOOK AT FACES!Copy !req
202. Alright...Copy !req
203. My ability to attract cats
must be in my genes from Grandma.Copy !req
204. Rent-a-... Cat.Copy !req
205. Rent-a-... Cat.Copy !req
206. Cat, cat.Copy !req
207. Ha! There's that weird cat lady again!Copy !req
208. She's scary!Copy !req
209. Oh no! Run!Copy !req
210. Feeling lonely?
I'll lend you a cat.Copy !req
211. Rent-a-... Cat.Copy !req
212. Rent-a-... Cat.Copy !req
213. Cat, cat.Copy !req
214. Feeling lonely?
I'll lend you a cat.Copy !req
215. Rent-a-Cat?Copy !req
216. What's that?Copy !req
217. Excuse me!Copy !req
218. Feeling lonely?
I'll lend you a cat.Copy !req
219. Look!Copy !req
220. You love cats, don't you?Copy !req
221. Could you tell?Copy !req
222. I see it in your face.Copy !req
223. Really?Copy !req
224. Nothing's better than a cat
for when you're feeling lonely.Copy !req
225. Would you lend me one?Copy !req
226. Of course.Copy !req
227. They're rentals, you know.Copy !req
228. To rent one of my cats,
you must pass an inspection.Copy !req
229. Inspection?Copy !req
230. Sadly, some jerks
like to abuse little animals.Copy !req
231. If you don't pass the inspection,
I can't rent you a cat.Copy !req
232. I will visit your homeCopy !req
233. and make sure that it's a good
place for a cat to live.Copy !req
234. But I live alone.Copy !req
235. Is it appropriate for a young woman
to visit a man she doesn't know?Copy !req
236. Hmm, it's alright.Copy !req
237. You're not the type
who would hurt anyone.Copy !req
238. Come in.Copy !req
239. Thank you.Copy !req
240. There's nothing here...Copy !req
241. Did I look lonely to you?Copy !req
242. Yes, very.Copy !req
243. Is that so?Copy !req
244. The fact is,Copy !req
245. I've been away from my family
for 6 years because of work.Copy !req
246. But I can finally go
home next month.Copy !req
247. Then you should be happy.Copy !req
248. You'd think so.Copy !req
249. I should be happy, but...Copy !req
250. My daughter was
7 in that picture.Copy !req
251. She was adorable!Copy !req
252. When I came home, she'd
yell "Daddy!" and hug me.Copy !req
253. She was so cute, She could poke
you in the eye and it wouldn't hurt.Copy !req
254. I'm a cat person,Copy !req
255. but my daughter likes dogs.
She got one for her birthday.Copy !req
256. She named him Gonta.Copy !req
257. The other day, I went homeCopy !req
258. and told her, "Soon I can liveCopy !req
259. with you and mom again, "
and she said...Copy !req
260. She said?Copy !req
261. I thought she'd be happy, but...Copy !req
262. But?Copy !req
263. She gave me a disgusted lookCopy !req
264. That adorable girl said, "Huh? "Copy !req
265. Then I asked, "What's wrong? "...Copy !req
266. What's wrong?Copy !req
267. She said, "Daddy, you smell bad!"Copy !req
268. "You smell like Gonta."Copy !req
269. "No, you smell worse than Gonta!"Copy !req
270. She's right. Over these 6 years,Copy !req
271. I've started giving off more
old-man smell.Copy !req
272. When I take off my socks, it's like...Copy !req
273. Like this?Copy !req
274. All girls go through that stage.Copy !req
275. Once she gets past it,
you two will be pals again.Copy !req
276. But, I think about how she'll
never hug me again...Copy !req
277. And how I missed out on
when she was so little and cute...Copy !req
278. It makes me so sad.Copy !req
279. It's like she grew up
all of a sudden.Copy !req
280. You know, kittens
grow up fast, too.Copy !req
281. A kitten so cute you'd
want to eat her upCopy !req
282. will be too big to fit in your
mouth in about 3 months.Copy !req
283. So surely a human childCopy !req
284. who wouldn't hurt if
she poked your eyeCopy !req
285. will soon grow so big she
won't even fit in your eye.Copy !req
286. And she won't slow down,
even if you wish she would.Copy !req
287. It's so sad.Copy !req
288. This kitten loves smelly things.Copy !req
289. When visitors line up their
shoes at my entrance,Copy !req
290. she picks the smelliest ones
and sits on top of them.Copy !req
291. And she looks blissful.Copy !req
292. So my old-man smell
would make her happy?Copy !req
293. Very happy!Copy !req
294. I'm not sure how I
feel about that, but...Copy !req
295. You have passed the inspection.Copy !req
296. So you'll let me rent her?Copy !req
297. Yes.Copy !req
298. OK...Copy !req
299. I need you to sign here.Copy !req
300. Oh, thank you.Copy !req
301. Thanks.Copy !req
302. Will this be OK?Copy !req
303. Yes, no problem.Copy !req
304. Now, how much?Copy !req
305. Well, for the down payment...Copy !req
306. just this much, please.Copy !req
307. - 10,000 yen?
- No.Copy !req
308. - 100,000 yen?
- Are you kidding? 1,000 yen.Copy !req
309. - That much?
- Is it too much?Copy !req
310. - Oh, no... It's not enough!
- Do you think so?Copy !req
311. After all, you're lending me
such an adorable kitten.Copy !req
312. That's right.Copy !req
313. But, will you be OK?Copy !req
314. Can you get by?Copy !req
315. Do I look like I'm having
trouble getting by?Copy !req
316. Well...Copy !req
317. Oh, no! I'm doing fine!Copy !req
318. I have another steady job
besides my rent-a-cat business.Copy !req
319. What's that?Copy !req
320. I'm a fortune teller. I'm famous
for my amazing accuracy.Copy !req
321. They call me the
"Mother of Tamagawa".Copy !req
322. Is that so?Copy !req
323. Fortune telling is all I've been
good at since I was young.Copy !req
324. Amazing!Copy !req
325. Then could you tell me
my fortune sometime?Copy !req
326. I'm in high demand, so
you'd have to get in line.Copy !req
327. It's about an hour wait.Copy !req
328. Then again, you don't need to
go to a fortune teller.Copy !req
329. People who come to me
are much hazier.Copy !req
330. They're deep inside a dark
tunnel they can't see the end of.Copy !req
331. But you, you're just a
tiny bit lonely.Copy !req
332. Nothing's better than a cat
for when you're lonely.Copy !req
333. Alright, I'll come again
to check on her.Copy !req
334. Thank you!Copy !req
335. Here, 1,000 yen.Copy !req
336. If anything should happen to the cat,
please contact me immediately.Copy !req
337. Let her fill your hole.Copy !req
338. Well, that hole too, but I mean
the lonely hole in your heart.Copy !req
339. She'll fill it up really well!Copy !req
340. Alright, buddy.
You be good!Copy !req
341. - I'll be going now.
- Thank you very much!Copy !req
342. - See you again!
- Thank you!Copy !req
343. You smell like a cat!Copy !req
344. Oh, I smell too?Copy !req
345. Stinky stinky!Copy !req
346. Now, Master Utamaru,
please do your work.Copy !req
347. I can see it.Copy !req
348. You've given a lot of money
to a young man, haven't you?Copy !req
349. That young man isn't
looking at you at all.Copy !req
350. He's only looking at your wallet.Copy !req
351. Dump him.Copy !req
352. Hello.Copy !req
353. Men have never been attracted
to women taller than 170 cm (5'7").Copy !req
354. I'm 169 cm (5'6").Copy !req
355. Tall women are OK if they have
big boobs, but you don't.Copy !req
356. That's enough from you.Copy !req
357. Plus, you were a locust
in your past life.Copy !req
358. What a shame!
Cats love you, but...Copy !req
359. The flowers are redCopy !req
360. The sky is blueCopy !req
361. How insensitive of her to
come out and say that!Copy !req
362. I'll never forgive that old hag!Copy !req
363. I want to get married.Copy !req
364. Oh. I'll be right there.Copy !req
365. Hello, this is Rent-a-Cat.Copy !req
366. It's open. Come in, please.Copy !req
367. What's the matter?Copy !req
368. I beg you.Copy !req
369. Please let me have Mamiko.Copy !req
370. Mother...Copy !req
371. Mother?Copy !req
372. We have become joined in a
bond that cannot be broken.Copy !req
373. I'm in love with Mamiko,Copy !req
374. and she is in love with me.Copy !req
375. No matter what happens,
I will take care of her.Copy !req
376. So Mother, please,Copy !req
377. Let me have her.Copy !req
378. But what about your family?Copy !req
379. I've talked to them.Copy !req
380. My wife is allergic to cats,Copy !req
381. but I begged her,Copy !req
382. "If you don't let me
live with Mamiko,"Copy !req
383. "l can no longer live with you. "
and she understood.Copy !req
384. Is that so?Copy !req
385. So I beg you, Mother,Copy !req
386. please let me have her!Copy !req
387. Excuse me for a moment.Copy !req
388. What do you think?
I'll respect your wishes.Copy !req
389. I see. Alright.Copy !req
390. No matter what happens,Copy !req
391. please promise that you'll stay
by her side until the very end.Copy !req
392. I will absolutely,
absolutely stay by her side.Copy !req
393. I promise.Copy !req
394. OK.Copy !req
395. Be responsible and
take good care of her.Copy !req
396. Wonderful.Copy !req
397. Wonderful!Copy !req
398. Thank you so much!Copy !req
399. Thank you so much!Copy !req
400. - Ouch!
- Are you OK?Copy !req
401. My leg fell asleep.Copy !req
402. I see your hole has been filled.Copy !req
403. Thanks to you.Copy !req
404. She's been taken in by
a really nice man.Copy !req
405. She loves the way he smells.Copy !req
406. I'm sure she's happy.Copy !req
407. Honey?Copy !req
408. Honey?Copy !req
409. Could you give me
some new socks?Copy !req
410. Jeez, what's her problem?Copy !req
411. There you are, Mamiko!Copy !req
412. You came to see me off?
I'm so happy!Copy !req
413. You're the only one here
who loves me.Copy !req
414. I'll be back. You be good!Copy !req
415. See you later.Copy !req
416. Hello and welcome to
Japon Rent-a-Cat.Copy !req
417. Um, I'd like to rent a cat...Copy !req
418. Certainly.Copy !req
419. We at Japon Rent-a-CatCopy !req
420. provide cats in three
different classes.Copy !req
421. With injury, property,
and liability insurance,Copy !req
422. class A costs 10,000 yen,
class B is 7,000, and class C is 5,000.Copy !req
423. Which class of cat would
you like to rent?Copy !req
424. How do cats in classes
A, B and C differ?Copy !req
425. Class A consists of Persian,
Maine Coon, Scottish FoldCopy !req
426. and other premium brands.Copy !req
427. They are of high pedigree and
are fully trained,Copy !req
428. so they will surely exceed
your expectations.Copy !req
429. Plus, they are trained to raise
their tails when called by name.Copy !req
430. Class B consists of Calico,
brown tabby, gray tabby,Copy !req
431. and other Japanese breeds.Copy !req
432. As they are Japanese, their tails are
not long enough to wag when called.Copy !req
433. They are fully trained.
They prefer fish to meat.Copy !req
434. And class C is...Copy !req
435. crossbreeds.Copy !req
436. That's all?Copy !req
437. What do you mean?Copy !req
438. That's all the explanation
you provide for class C?Copy !req
439. That's all there is to say.
Questions?Copy !req
440. Um... Why are the
crossbreeds in class CCopy !req
441. cheaper than other classes?Copy !req
442. Class C cats are ones that happened
to be found by our employees.Copy !req
443. They haven't been trained, so they
may cause an accident in your home.Copy !req
444. I don't recommend them.Copy !req
445. If your employee happened to find a
"premium brand," where would it rank?Copy !req
446. What?Copy !req
447. If that stray cat was somebody's
favorite, would their class go up?Copy !req
448. I'd like to rent a class C cat
at the class A rate.Copy !req
449. Is that your preference?Copy !req
450. That is my preference.Copy !req
451. That is fine.Copy !req
452. Pardon me.Copy !req
453. Master Utamaru?
What... What are you doing here?Copy !req
454. Master?Copy !req
455. Oh, you're class C.Copy !req
456. It's so hot.Copy !req
457. So hot.Copy !req
458. Sooooo hot.Copy !req
459. It's rough being a
person in this heat.Copy !req
460. But it's rough being a cat, too.Copy !req
461. No, no! Must save electricity.Copy !req
462. It's so hot!Copy !req
463. So hot!Copy !req
464. I can't do
anything in this heat.Copy !req
465. Isn't there any way
to cool down?Copy !req
466. I got it!Copy !req
467. When it's hot...Copy !req
468. you should go somewhere hotter.
Then you'll forget it was hot!Copy !req
469. To Hawaii!Copy !req
470. OK!Copy !req
471. Rent-a... Cat.Copy !req
472. Cat, cat.Copy !req
473. Feeling lonely?
I'll lend you a cat.Copy !req
474. So hot!Copy !req
475. What?Copy !req
476. Where is everyone?Copy !req
477. Ah, I thought I'd been left behind.Copy !req
478. So hot!Copy !req
479. Hawaii?Copy !req
480. Honeymoon!Copy !req
481. Hello and welcome to
Japon Rent-a-Car.Copy !req
482. Um...Copy !req
483. Hawaii. I'd like Hawaii.Copy !req
484. How can I go to Hawaii?Copy !req
485. One customer will win a
trip to Hawaii in our drawing.Copy !req
486. Offer is limited to
customers only.Copy !req
487. Alright, then I'll rent a car!Copy !req
488. Certainly.Copy !req
489. We at Japon Rent-a-CarCopy !req
490. provide cars in three
different classes.Copy !req
491. With injury, property,
and liability insurance,Copy !req
492. class A costs 10,000 yen per day,
class B is 7,000, and class C is 5,000.Copy !req
493. Which class of car would
you like to rent?Copy !req
494. D j vu!Copy !req
495. Why? Why is class A so
expensive and class C so cheap?Copy !req
496. Class A consists of Mercedes,
BMW, Audi,Copy !req
497. and other luxury brands.
They offer a drive that's...Copy !req
498. Hold it.Copy !req
499. Why must you go and
put everything in classes?Copy !req
500. My cats may be class C,Copy !req
501. but they're all super!Copy !req
502. Cats?Copy !req
503. We have a problem, ma'am.Copy !req
504. Pets are not allowed here
at Japon Rent-a-Car.Copy !req
505. They may cause inconvenience
to other customers.Copy !req
506. But there aren't any
other customers.Copy !req
507. I'd like to rent a class C car
at the class A rate.Copy !req
508. Is that your preference?Copy !req
509. That is my preference.Copy !req
510. In that case, please
show me your license.Copy !req
511. What's the matter?Copy !req
512. You...Copy !req
513. What class are you?Copy !req
514. I am...Copy !req
515. From your point of view,
what class am l?Copy !req
516. I am...Copy !req
517. class C.Copy !req
518. I've been working
here for 12 years.Copy !req
519. Hardly anyone comes in,Copy !req
520. and now my boss
makes me do everything.Copy !req
521. I've been running this shop
alone for the past few years.Copy !req
522. I get here in the morning,Copy !req
523. wait for the occasional customer
and then go home at night.Copy !req
524. Even at home, I'm alone.Copy !req
525. No one's there waiting for me.Copy !req
526. So it's like the world has
left you behind?Copy !req
527. Rent-a-... Cat.Copy !req
528. Feeling lonely?
I'll lend you a cat.Copy !req
529. Here, I'll lend you a cat.Copy !req
530. Foreign cars and premium
brand cats are nice,Copy !req
531. but what matters most is how
much a thing is loved by its owner.Copy !req
532. Even with expensive things, you can
tell when they're not being loved.Copy !req
533. Even with cars?Copy !req
534. Of course.Copy !req
535. My grandma gave her car a name,
"Dankichi." She treated it so well.Copy !req
536. It was an old lemon,Copy !req
537. but every time she started it,Copy !req
538. she'd say, "Dankichi,
I'm counting on you today! "Copy !req
539. She's funny.Copy !req
540. Maybe it's because I work here, butCopy !req
541. I've found myself
putting things in classes.Copy !req
542. Like, "He went to a really good
university, so he's high class."Copy !req
543. Or, "Her clothes look so expensive.
She's rich, so she's high class."Copy !req
544. Or, "Her bra's an F-cup, so
as a woman she's high class."Copy !req
545. Right!Copy !req
546. Then I'm a class C!Copy !req
547. Me too!Copy !req
548. Too bad!Copy !req
549. I have a favor to ask.Copy !req
550. Would you have lunch with me?Copy !req
551. Sure.Copy !req
552. Good!Copy !req
553. These donuts are from a
shop based in New York.Copy !req
554. They opened a place here
recently, and it's really popular.Copy !req
555. I lined up early this morning
and got some.Copy !req
556. I didn't want to just buy
enough for my own lunch,Copy !req
557. so I splurged and
bought a bunch. Have some!Copy !req
558. Bon app tit.Copy !req
559. Mmm, good!Copy !req
560. I haven't eaten with
anyone in such a long time!Copy !req
561. What are you doing?Copy !req
562. The way you eat.
It's weird.Copy !req
563. Since I was young, I've considered
ways to eat the hole of a donut.Copy !req
564. This is the conclusion I reached.Copy !req
565. If you eat a donut hole,
will something good happen?Copy !req
566. Not particularly...Copy !req
567. Would you let me rent her?Copy !req
568. OK.Copy !req
569. Then...Copy !req
570. sign here.Copy !req
571. UNTlL I FlND SOMEONECopy !req
572. Will this do?Copy !req
573. Sure, no problem.Copy !req
574. How much?Copy !req
575. Well... You treated me to donuts,
so I won't charge you.Copy !req
576. - Are you sure?
- Sure.Copy !req
577. But, will you be OK?Copy !req
578. Can you get by?Copy !req
579. Do I look like I'm having
trouble getting by?Copy !req
580. A little...Copy !req
581. Oh, no! I'm doing fine!Copy !req
582. I have another steady job
besides my rent-a-cat business.Copy !req
583. What's that?Copy !req
584. I write TV commercial jingles.Copy !req
585. Wow!Copy !req
586. Music's been all I've been
good at since I was young.Copy !req
587. Wow, that's cool!Copy !req
588. Hey, you must be a class A person!Copy !req
589. Let's stop putting
things in classes.Copy !req
590. You and I are both A-cup,
class C women.Copy !req
591. OK.Copy !req
592. Oh, right!Copy !req
593. Here.Copy !req
594. Hawaii!Copy !req
595. Hope you win.Copy !req
596. My honeymoon!Copy !req
597. Please, God!Copy !req
598. Too bad.Copy !req
599. Be careful.Copy !req
600. Holes aren't for eating.Copy !req
601. They're for filling.Copy !req
602. That lonely hole in your heart,Copy !req
603. this kitten will surely fill it up.Copy !req
604. Later, buddy!Copy !req
605. We're going on a trip, guys!Copy !req
606. Those famous new York donuts
were really good.Copy !req
607. But to be honest,Copy !req
608. the donuts Grandma made when
I was little were many times better.Copy !req
609. They were all different sizes,Copy !req
610. and the sugar wasn't
applied evenly.Copy !req
611. That would have made
them class C donuts.Copy !req
612. But for me, regardless
of what anyone says,Copy !req
613. Grandma's donuts were much better.Copy !req
614. But I can never eat them again.Copy !req
615. Whatever someone thinks is special,Copy !req
616. I'm sure that's what's best.Copy !req
617. "Japon Rent-a-Cat! "Copy !req
618. Ha! You made a great hook!Copy !req
619. There's nothing like cold
somen noodles in the summer!Copy !req
620. Hey guys!
You wanna eat?Copy !req
621. Hello.Copy !req
622. "On a summer's day"Copy !req
623. "Eating somen by herself"Copy !req
624. "What a pointless life"Copy !req
625. Mind your own business!Copy !req
626. The flowers are redCopy !req
627. The sky is blueCopy !req
628. I'll never forgive that old hag!Copy !req
629. I want to get married.Copy !req
630. Oh, is that so?
I'll be right there.Copy !req
631. Hello and welcome to
Japon Rent-a-Car.Copy !req
632. Hello.Copy !req
633. Oh! I've been waiting!Copy !req
634. What?Copy !req
635. Actually, I rented a car
for the first time.Copy !req
636. Seeing you zoom away made
me want to take a drive, too.Copy !req
637. It's strange, but even after
working here for 12 years,Copy !req
638. not even once had I
ever rented a car!Copy !req
639. Then I did the drawing,Copy !req
640. and I won the trip to Hawaii!Copy !req
641. I leave tomorrow.Copy !req
642. So I'm going to leave this
girl with you.Copy !req
643. She's a real good-luck cat!
Thank you so much!Copy !req
644. Will you let me rent a cat
again when I get back?Copy !req
645. See you soon!Copy !req
646. Then again, if I went to Hawaii,Copy !req
647. who would feed the cats?Copy !req
648. Who would clean their litter boxes?Copy !req
649. So I guess my honeymoonCopy !req
650. will be a one-night stay.Copy !req
651. Maybe I'll just go to a hot spring!Copy !req
652. Alright everyone, let's vote.
Stay with dry foodCopy !req
653. or switch to canned food?
Show of hands, please.Copy !req
654. Who wants dry food?Copy !req
655. Who wants canned food?Copy !req
656. Really?Copy !req
657. So you don't mind either way?Copy !req
658. Master Utamaru, you're really
OK with either one?Copy !req
659. Come on, guys.
Don't just settle for anything.Copy !req
660. Take a firm stand and
assert yourselves!Copy !req
661. There's nothing more ridiculous
than being indifferent!Copy !req
662. Come on.Copy !req
663. Our meeting's not over yet!Copy !req
664. Guys!Copy !req
665. What should I do?Copy !req
666. Pretend I didn't see it?
Or clean it right now?Copy !req
667. Alright! I'll pretend l
didn't see it.Copy !req
668. Ah, it's another hot day!Copy !req
669. Iced barley tea's the thing for a hot day.Copy !req
670. Ah, but it's still bugging me...Copy !req
671. When I was in middle school,Copy !req
672. I'd come across a gathering of
strange cats on my way home.Copy !req
673. They met in front of the huge
gate of a rich person's house.Copy !req
674. Some had lost eyes,
some had only three legs,Copy !req
675. some were missing fur
here and there.Copy !req
676. Those kinds of cats
would all gather there.Copy !req
677. They all just sat there,Copy !req
678. Looking as if they
wanted to say something.Copy !req
679. What were they saying to each
other in their special language?Copy !req
680. DON'T JUST LOOK AT FACES!Copy !req
681. NO TIME TO DECIDE.
+/-15 YEARS AGE RANGE OKCopy !req
682. Rent-a-... Cat.Copy !req
683. Rent-a-... Cat.Copy !req
684. Cat, cat.Copy !req
685. Feeling lonely?
I'll lend you a cat.Copy !req
686. There's the weird cat lady again!Copy !req
687. You go talk to her.Copy !req
688. No way! You go.Copy !req
689. Rent-a-... Cat.Copy !req
690. Rent-a-... Cat.Copy !req
691. Cat, cat.Copy !req
692. Feeling lonely?
I'll lend you a cat.Copy !req
693. What do you want?Copy !req
694. Say, are you Jamiko?Copy !req
695. No.Copy !req
696. You're Jamiko!Copy !req
697. I don't know her.Copy !req
698. It's been ages! Remember me?
I'm Yoshizawa.Copy !req
699. We went to middle school together.Copy !req
700. Hey, lend me a cat.
Just for today.Copy !req
701. These cats are for rent, right?Copy !req
702. I'd prefer a female
if you have one...Copy !req
703. I don't have any females today.Copy !req
704. Really?Copy !req
705. All I wanted was to spend my
final day with a girl.Copy !req
706. Even a girl cat.Copy !req
707. What do you mean, "final day"?Copy !req
708. I'm leaving for India tomorrow.Copy !req
709. Going to search for
my long-lost uncle.Copy !req
710. He went missing 20 years ago.Copy !req
711. We were really close.Copy !req
712. You're lying.Copy !req
713. Could you tell?Copy !req
714. Yoshizawa, a liar and a fake.Copy !req
715. I knew you remembered me!
You're Jamiko, the nurse's office parasite.Copy !req
716. Where are you going? You rent
cats to lonely people, don't you?Copy !req
717. I'm super lonely right now!Copy !req
718. Nice place you have.Copy !req
719. What are you doing there?Copy !req
720. Came to visit.Copy !req
721. You followed me home. Pervert!Copy !req
722. I want you to lend me a cat.
A female cat.Copy !req
723. No! I won't lend you one.Copy !req
724. Why not?Copy !req
725. I can't rent one to
a liar and a pervert.Copy !req
726. You're so mean.Copy !req
727. Sometimes liars and perverts
are lonely too, y'know.Copy !req
728. This one...Copy !req
729. and that one are females.Copy !req
730. Oh, your tea.Copy !req
731. I'm supposed to serve tea
now, aren't l?Copy !req
732. Hot, isn't it?Copy !req
733. When it's hot, what's the thing?Copy !req
734. Iced barley tea.Copy !req
735. Bzz! Wrong answer.Copy !req
736. Beer. When it's hot,
of course the thing is beer.Copy !req
737. I don't have any, jerk.Copy !req
738. You don't?Copy !req
739. No! I don't drink beer.Copy !req
740. You don't drink beer?Copy !req
741. You don't drink beer?Copy !req
742. If you don't drink
beer on hot days,Copy !req
743. then you're missing out on
two-thirds of the fun of summer!Copy !req
744. That much?Copy !req
745. Alright. Hold on a sec.Copy !req
746. NURSE'S OFFICECopy !req
747. Yo, Jamiko!Copy !req
748. You're snoring too loud!Copy !req
749. What do you want?Copy !req
750. Skipping class again?Copy !req
751. No! I'm a little sluggish.Copy !req
752. They checked me out recently
and said I might have leukemia.Copy !req
753. You're lying!Copy !req
754. Could you tell?
I was just napping.Copy !req
755. Yoshizawa, a liar and a fake.Copy !req
756. Jamiko, when you're in bed like that,
you really look like Jamila the monster!Copy !req
757. Oh, it's so hot!Copy !req
758. When it's hot...
What's the thing?Copy !req
759. Iced barley tea.Copy !req
760. Bzz! Wrong answer.Copy !req
761. Then what is it?Copy !req
762. What? You don't know?Copy !req
763. What?Copy !req
764. Alright. Hold on a sec.Copy !req
765. I'm back.Copy !req
766. See? Beer's the thing
for a hot day.Copy !req
767. Yeah.Copy !req
768. Say, why were you alwaysCopy !req
769. in the nurse's office back then?Copy !req
770. No reason.Copy !req
771. I was too dumb to
keep up with the lessons.Copy !req
772. Anyway, I was just sleepy.Copy !req
773. I was jealous of you.Copy !req
774. You were always stuck to the
bed in the nurse's office,Copy !req
775. just snoring away.Copy !req
776. It's like you had no
obligations at all.Copy !req
777. I had no obligations, but
I also had no friends.Copy !req
778. Neither did l. I'm a
liar and a fake, remember?Copy !req
779. But even with no friends,
you never seemed lonely.Copy !req
780. Yeah. I had my grandma.Copy !req
781. I see.Copy !req
782. What about you?
What are you doing these days?Copy !req
783. I'm a burglar.Copy !req
784. And you?Copy !req
785. I run a respected
Rent-a-Cat business.Copy !req
786. You're bizarre as ever.
Are you making any money?Copy !req
787. Of course. A million a year.Copy !req
788. - Really?
- No.Copy !req
789. Didn't think so. There's
nothing at all to steal from here.Copy !req
790. What are those?Copy !req
791. Cats' graves.Copy !req
792. Miyoko, Sachiko, Shotaro, Gan-chan,Copy !req
793. Masala, Pochiko, Kimura-kun,Copy !req
794. Kawa-chin, Ako-chan, Gomako.Copy !req
795. What are those?Copy !req
796. The names of the cats who died.Copy !req
797. You remember them all?Copy !req
798. Of course.Copy !req
799. What?Copy !req
800. A huge ant hole!Copy !req
801. Hey! What are you doing?Copy !req
802. What?Copy !req
803. You'll hurt the ants!Copy !req
804. But isn't it normal
to stuff ant holes?Copy !req
805. What's normal to you
isn't normal to everyone.Copy !req
806. If you do that, the ants
have no place to come home to.Copy !req
807. I don't have one either.Copy !req
808. What?Copy !req
809. Say,Copy !req
810. if I went to India,
would you remember me?Copy !req
811. I'm just asking!Copy !req
812. If I went to India,
would you remember me?Copy !req
813. Hmm... I wonder.Copy !req
814. I'm leaving.Copy !req
815. What about the cat?Copy !req
816. Forget it. I couldn't give her back.
And I got to be with her here.Copy !req
817. See you again, Jamiko.Copy !req
818. The hole you should fill
isn't an ant hole.Copy !req
819. It's the hole in your heart.Copy !req
820. Say, Jamiko. What's your real name?Copy !req
821. Sayoko.Copy !req
822. Huh. Jamiko's name is Sayoko.Copy !req
823. I'll remember that.Copy !req
824. "This year I will get married.
Don't just look at faces"?Copy !req
825. See you again.Copy !req
826. Sometimes there are peopleCopy !req
827. you leave with "See you again ",
but never really see again.Copy !req
828. That was my last
promise with Grandma.Copy !req
829. "See you again ".Copy !req
830. He was right! Beer is
the thing for a hot day.Copy !req
831. Sorry to bother you at this hour.Copy !req
832. I'm with the police.Copy !req
833. We heard that this man was
seen in this area.Copy !req
834. He's Shigeru Yoshizawa,
a habitual thief.Copy !req
835. Look.Copy !req
836. Isn't ice candy the
thing for a hot day?Copy !req
837. Where'd this come from?Copy !req
838. I took it from a candy shop nearby.Copy !req
839. You're right! Ice candy is
the thing for a hot day.Copy !req
840. Isn't it?Copy !req
841. I was a terrible middle school student.Copy !req
842. I'd like to forget those days.Copy !req
843. But Grandma was always
my closest companion.Copy !req
844. Grandma,Copy !req
845. could there be holesCopy !req
846. that even the kindness
of cats won't fill?Copy !req
847. Why so glum today?Copy !req
848. Did you get dumped again?Copy !req
849. What do you mean, "again"?Copy !req
850. Sometimes it's OK to
just let it out and cry.Copy !req
851. Ha! You look so ugly!Copy !req
852. Put some salt on it and eat it.Copy !req
853. The flowers are redCopy !req
854. The sky is blueCopy !req
855. I wonder if that ice candy
was also stolen.Copy !req
856. After Grandma died,Copy !req
857. a hole opened up in my heart.Copy !req
858. Because Grandma died,Copy !req
859. every morning was
too damn bright.Copy !req
860. I got hungry three times
a day for no good reason.Copy !req
861. The stupid sun set every night
and the stupid moon came out.Copy !req
862. The sickening spring would end,Copy !req
863. then crazy summer
would come and go.Copy !req
864. I was filled with sadness.Copy !req
865. I thought there was no
way to fill the hole in my heart.Copy !req
866. But the Cats helped to fill it
little by little.Copy !req
867. Feeling lonely?Copy !req
868. Hey, what are you doing?Copy !req
869. Yo, cat lady. Lend me one.Copy !req
870. What's the deal, lady? Is that
how you treat your customers?Copy !req
871. Don't refer to a woman as "lady".Copy !req
872. Why?Copy !req
873. Those days are over.Copy !req
874. If you want girls to like you,
don't go calling them "lady". OK?Copy !req
875. You have no right to refer
to me as "lady", kid.Copy !req
876. Now go away.
I'm trying to work.Copy !req
877. What's this?Copy !req
878. Could you perhaps be lonely?Copy !req
879. You're lonely, aren't you?
So you want to rent a cat.Copy !req
880. No I'm not.Copy !req
881. If you're lonely, you should
just come out and say it.Copy !req
882. What are you talking about?Copy !req
883. Come. Cry on my chest.Copy !req
884. I'll hold you tight.Copy !req
885. Wait! I was kidding!Copy !req
886. Sweet sister!Copy !req
887. Don't come near me!Copy !req
888. A lot of people are
too lonely to think straight.Copy !req
889. There's a lot of sadness
that people can't get over.Copy !req
890. So today, I'll lend cats
to some lonely people.Copy !req
891. So they can fill the
holes in their hearts.Copy !req
892. Mikako IchikawaCopy !req
893. Reiko KusamuraCopy !req
894. Ken MitsuishiCopy !req
895. Maho YamadaCopy !req
896. Kei TanakaCopy !req
897. Katsuya KobayashiCopy !req
898. You were fried tofu
in your past life!Copy !req
899. Mmm... Smells good!Copy !req
900. I'm no class C!Copy !req
901. Master, can you tell me my
fortune in marriage?Copy !req
902. Donut holes should be worn!Copy !req
903. What class is she?
She's non-standard,
I think.Copy !req
904. Cold beer's the thing for a hot day!Copy !req
905. Want your nails cut?
Or a shampoo?Copy !req
906. Directed & Screenplay by Naoko OgigamiCopy !req
907. This film was produced with respect for
the habits and the wishes of the animals.
2012 Rent-A-Cat F.P.Copy !req