Sanbiki no Ossan (2014)

Kiyota Kiyokazu has reached the mandatory retirement age at the company where he has worked for many and makes a fresh start as a part-time employee of a group of game centres. He goes home after the last shift. At home, his wife Yoshie as well as his son Kenji, daughter-in-law Takako and grandchild Yuki who live on the second floor gather in an attempt to celebrate his sixtieth birthday. However, something triggers Kiyokazu’s anger. He stalks out of the house and heads for the pub, ‘Yoidore Kujira’. While catching up with Tachibana Shigeo, the pub’s former owner and his childhood friend, and Arimura Norio, another childhood friend, over drinks, the three of them share their memories of giving themselves the name “champions of justice” and being called the “Three Brats” of the neighbourhood. They get carried away, and in the process, the talk turns to dangers such as sneak thieves, handbag snatchers and molesters making the rounds of the town at night nowadays. The neighbourhood watch group called ‘Three Old Men’ is formed at this point with kendo master Kiyokazu, judo expert Shigeo and brainy Norio. They now begin their first patrol. From the first day, Kiyokazu and Norio succeed in saving a woman from a handbag snatcher. The two of them leave without giving their names, but their actions become the talk even in the news. All three take satisfaction in this and are eager to capture a molester this time, but... On the other hand, Kiyokazu who has been put in charge of the accounts at the game centre, is concerned about the discrepancies in the account book’s earnings and expenses. According to Suda Ryoji, the manager of the game centre, game centres experience a heavy flow of human traffic and money transactions. There have been occasions when the register is spoilt and money is taken out. It is also not uncommon for employees to be threatened and robbed while transporting the money. Edit Translation

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