Trolling the interwebs, I found a great writeup on Ninja Warrior's tragic hero, the Japanese Don Quixote or Percival, Katsumi Yamada. Read it here.
Every true Ninja Warrior fan roots for Yamada. But no one would want to be this haunted, tragic figure. In his struggle are lessons not just for every wannabe game-show contestant, but for every fortysomething guy who only has so many hours in the day to pursue what's worthwhile.
They're good lessons for any pudknockers like me who are just starting on the road to Midoriyama. Which, by the way, is a studio backlot and not some sacred mountain.
The blog about Ninja Warrior and one man's efforts to one day compete on Japan's greatest game show.
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