The GodFather Goes To Japan

Out of the pages of a novel: A few weeks ago NHK (the Japanese version of public television - kind of) ran a GodFather movie revival. It was great to watch again, and I remember thinking how nothing like that could happen here in 'safe' Tokyo. Then I opened my paper (browser screen actually) this morning to read "Gunman Kills Ganster in Tokyo Hospital Bed." It turns out that the leader of a local gang was hospitalized in the hospital ICU. The gunman, wearing black clothing (sounds like a ninja to me) broke the ICU window, leaned in, and fired four shots killing the leader in his hospital bed. Even though there were numerous patients, doctors and nurses around at the time, no one else was injured. To make it even more like the movie, there were two police officers guarding the ICU corridor door at the time....

You can check out the full story at:
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=2&id=202976

Personally, I can hardly wait until it comes out on DVD...!:')

- posted by tempusmaster @ 9:19 PM