Walking with the Duke

Duke Saraie that is.

Duke is a very famous health/posture/walking consultant who has released books and DVDs in addition to running his own schools both in Japan and abroad. On May 19th Duke will make his debut appearance on the Nintendo DS! To be honest, I find it hard to imagine Duke on DS. Duke's exercise style revolves mainly around using walks previously only seen in the likes of Monty Python's Ministry of Silly Walks. It'll be interesting to see what this product looks like when it is released. I'm curious, but with a 4000yen price tag, maybe not that curious.

Obviously, given Duke's work, he is an easy target for Japanese comedians looking for someone to take the Mickey out of. King Kong, a pair of comedians, in their TV show "Haneru no tobira", did just that, and pretty effectively too. I really have to stress that the guy pretending to be Duke isn't exaggerating all that much. The real Duke shares many of those characteristics, and some of the real Duke walks are just as bizarre as you'll see here!