Sam explained at length about the journey we'd be going on. Sam, our sake sommelier of the evening, introduced himself along with Klára, a sommelier-in-training, and they set about preparing our first 'chapter'. It was in those seats that we experienced the single most extraordinary drinking experience I can imagine ever having (and I've been to West Brom Wetherspoons). We tucked away up the corner, opposite where other drinkers were sipping from unusually-shaped wine glasses atop the brick framework of the tunnel archway below. Eight people could fit in at any one time, the bar in the middle so that your sake sommelier was in your eyeline the entire time. We ducked in and I was surprised at the size of the room - it was tiny. There's a small venue with a big personality hidden behind that little curtain (Image: Kirsty Bosley) Back at the koi curtain, I was feeling extremely jazzed as lo-fi music emanated from behind it. In the interests of keeping Shibuya Underground's secret, I'll tell you only this: the bar is in Great Western Arcade, but how you get into it, you'll have to discover for yourself. Stu went for the sake and it was a brilliant call, as I'll explain shortly. I wasn't sure whether £40 for six of those was going to tickle my fancy, so I'd gone for cocktails. I'd tried sake before, from Aldi, but it was largely unremarkable. The only choice we'd had to make was: cocktails or sake? It was a tasting menu, six "chapters" for £40 a head, though we didn't know any more than that. Read more: A guide to eating your way around the world without leaving Birmingham The reply had come from Shibuya's sister bar, The Pineapple Club in Great Western Arcade, confirming they could fit us in. That's the only way you can - by sending over your details and hoping for the best. I'd asked my friend, comedian Stu The Brummie, to book us in, and he'd done so by emailing our request. It was Shibuya Underground's opening night and everything had been very covert up until this point. It's hidden behind curtains bearing two koi carp, illuminated by crimson paper lanterns. The anticipation was building.Įven when we got to the bottom, we couldn't see the bar. We were about to get our first glimpse of Shibuya Underground, the secret new Japanese sake bar that's hidden atop one of the arches of one of the city's mysterious underground tunnels. People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan is in cinemas now.As a member of staff led us down a staircase washed in red light and lined with a rope bannister, I felt like I was going on my holidays. Even in a story that feels like Spinal Tap lite, their antics will ensure the fanbase will get what they paid for.
#Big in japan bar movie
Like every other movie spin-off, People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan is for people who can’t get enough of these characters. He’s wonderfully absurd, pretending everything is going well to the cameras when clearly chaos is imminent (his attempt to run out on an expensive bar tab is a highlight). Chaudry is on his own adventure after Chabuddy G gets pushed out of the group’s plans by manipulative Japanese manager Taka (Ken Yamamura).
Anyone who came of age around the early 2000s will know someone like Grindah and Beats, garage fans with more bravado than bars who are always on the cusp of greatness in their minds. Elsewhere, Grindah’s wife Lady Miche (Lily Brazier) gets left behind, and recreates Japan in a friend’s house to fool her Instagram followers.ĭespite People Just Do Nothing’s familiar formula, the charisma of the cast makes the journey enjoyable.
The gormless Steves has the best subplot, as he ingests too many drugs on the plane (“know your limit… and take EXACTLY that amount”), and embarks on an adorably clumsy flirtation with assistant Miki (Hitomi Souno).
0 kommentar(er)
