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Judging by what trickles down via the Web, the entire country of Japan is obsessed with the following things: weird candies and sodas (many of which are fish flavored), panties, baffling game shows and, above all else, scaring the crap out of each other with pranks.

Here in the States, if you fabricated a highly realistic and well-choreographed scenario wherein one individual was made to believe his co-workers had just been shot by a sniper -- a sniper who was now hunting him -- that would probably be called kidnapping, or attempted murder. In Japan, it's must-see TV.

This clip is from a show called "Panic Face King," the goal of which is to scare unsuspecting victims to the greatest possible degree. Check out the people in the audience. Never once does anyone seem to question the propriety of actually making a person believe his companions have been killed and that he's next. Check out his "dead" co-workers lying on the floor struggling to contain their laughter as the victim crawls, piteously, on his hands and knees seeking to escape with his life.

Japan, we love you, but we've got an eye on you.



From the Web:
Girlfriend Pranks. (Holy Taco)
13 Unintentionally Scary Movie Scenes. (Maxim)