Based on a manga by Akatsuka Fujio. Batsugoro was the owner of a grocery store, Yaobatsu. When he tried to retrieve a balloon caught on a branch for a small child, he fell to the ground and died. His son, Ataro, succeeded to the store, but Batsugoro, worried about him, remained as a ghost. Ataro managed the shop alone, but soon his follower, Dekoppachi, began to help him. Surrounded by strange characters such as Nyarome and Butamatsu, the heart-warming story develops.