The stories do  not end, they become seeds for the next, proving once again that good  deeds create ripples in the quiet pond of human experience ... This is  just one of the many lessons that "Namiya Zakkaten no Kiseki" propose,  sometimes you do not see the effect of your good deeds  because you do not have an omniscient view, and sometimes the  far-reaching effects may just astound you. The feel of place and time is strong, and the 1980s are well portrayed. Nostalgia is in full bloom. One of the joys of the film is the fascinating art of the written word. In  short there is a lot of blue-eyed nostalgia in "Namiya", especially for  the way things happened in 1980, when the country was not yet harmed by  wealth and things were more relaxed. Even in Tokyo, there  were hardly any convenience stores and housewives routinely bought in  neighborhood establishments like Namiya General.