One of the rules at the entrance of a club in Shibuya caught my attention:
“Excessive Nampa (trying to pick up a member of the opposite sex) will NOT be tolerated.”
This is the mentioned sign. Notice the other funny rules like “No sleeping”
“Nampa” (軟派 [なんぱ]) can be translated into English as “hitting on someone”, “flirting” or, as explained in the sign, “trying to pick up a member of the opposite sex”. I wonder where is the limit between “Nampa” and “Excessive Nampa” 🙂
The other day I was watching the movie “Shogun Assassin” which is based on the manga by Kazuo Koike Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub). The movie was released in 1980 and the truth is that, having read the manga, I wasn’t expecting too much of it, however I have to say that I loved it. Pure adrenaline!
The plot is based around a samurai (ronin) father and son who are looking for revenge. The father, “Lone Wolf”, is played by Tomisaburo Wakayama, one of the best martial arts actors at the time. His performance in battles is brilliant and gives the movie a lot realism in some parts.
Don’t miss it if you enjoy samurais and revenge stories, like for example The Vengeance Trilogy or Kill Bill. In fact, Quentin Tarantino admits loving Shogun Assassin and that he watched it several times before and during the production of Kill Bill.
