“There are some lies that must never be revealed.” This heartwarming comedy focuses on a petty thief who is given a warm welcome after being mistaken for someone else.
Petty thief Yujiro and his younger partner Yasu sneak into a sushi shop in the Tokyo Shitamachi area. Yujiro’s policy is to never steal unnecessarily, so he doesn’t even glance at the money in the shop, but searches all over for his goal, wind chimes. However, owing to bad luck, the brothers are discovered by area residents and set upon. Everything goes black, but when Yujiro next opens his eyes, it’s to see preparations for a feast underway. The residents give him a warm welcome with shouts of “Teru, welcome home!” As it transpires, they mistakenly believe him to be “Teru,” a person who ran off several years before. Yujiro and Yasu play along with the locals’ misperception, but how long can it last?
Viewers will laugh and cry at this warmhearted tale set in the Tokyo Shitamachi area. One day in the story unfolds with each episode.
主人公のコソ泥・沢木裕次郎は、舎弟のヤスを連れてある晩東京の下町・蔵前にある寿司屋「寿司政」に忍び込むが、あっさり見つかってボコボコにされる。ところが失神した2人が目覚めると、10年前に店から失踪した腕利きの板前・テルにそっくりな沢木のことをテルだと勘違いした寿司政の面々から思わぬ大歓迎を受ける。なんとか逃げ出そうと画策するものの、寿司政の置かれた窮状を知り、さらに沢木が寿司政の大将の娘・秋子に一目惚れしてしまったことから、逃げ出すことができずますます深みへとはまっていく。