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Our narrator’s days are numbered. Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat, Cabbage, for company, he was unprepared for the doctor’s diagnosis that he has only months to live. But before he can set about tackling his bucket list, the devil appears with a special offer: in exchange for making one thing in the world disappear, he can have one extra day of life. And so begins a very bizarre week....

Miren and Bittori have been best friends all their lives, growing up in the same small town in the north of Spain. With limited interest in politics, the terrorist threat posed by ETA seems to affect them little. When Bittori’s husband starts receiving threatening letters from the violent group, however - demanding money, accusing him of being a police informant - she turns to her friend for help. But Miren’s loyalties are torn: her son Joxe Mari has just been recruited to the group as a terrorist, and to denounce them as evil would be to condemn her own flesh and blood.

Yuriko leads a quiet, orderly life as a piano teacher. It's New Year's Eve and her grown-up son Izumi comes to visit. Yuriko makes him his favourite meal: omelette and hayashi rice. Together, they look like a normal family. But Yuriko has a secret. Many years earlier, when Izumi was a boy, Yuriko suddenly disappeared for an entire year. She returned, but the lost year was never discussed.

Ein junger Briefträger erfährt überraschend, dass er einen unheilbaren Hirntumor hat. Als er nach Hause kommt, wartet auf ihn der Teufel in Gestalt seines Doppelgängers. Er bietet ihm einen Pakt an: Für jeden Tag, den er länger leben möchte, muss eine Sache von der Welt verschwinden. Welche, entscheidet der Teufel. Der Briefträger lässt sich auf dieses Geschäft ein. Am Tag darauf verschwinden alle Telefone. Am zweiten Tag die Filme, am dritten alle Uhren. Als am vierten Tag alle Katzen verschwinden sollen, gebietet der Briefträger dem Teufel Einhalt. Und macht etwas völlig Überraschendes.