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Takeshi's Castle

Takeshi's Castle

Takeshi's Castle

2002•30m•7.8/10
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7.8/10(45)

Takeshi's Castle was a Japanese game show that aired between 1986 and 1990 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System. It featured the Japanese actor Takeshi Kitano as a count who owns a castle and sets up difficult challenges for players to get to him. Contestants throw themselves into daunting physical challenges as they attempt to storm Takeshi's Castle and win the grand prize of one million yen. The show has become a cult television hit around the world. A special live "revival" was broadcast on April 2, 2005, for TBS's 50th anniversary celebrations.

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Production

Flextech Television Limited, Black Hole Productions, Challenge TV, Comedy Central

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 1, 2002

Last Aired

June 1, 2005

Networks

Spike

Created By

Takeshi Kitano

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2002-11-01
Knock Knock (II) High Rollers Velcro Fly* Grid Iron Poles Apart Rice Bowl Down Hill Show of Hands Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #090]
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2002-11-02
Knock Knock (II) High Rollers Grid Iron Dragon Lake (New) Skittles Velcro Fly Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #093]
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2002-11-03
Knock Knock (II) Velcro Fly High Rollers Grid Iron Wipe Out Skipping Stones Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #092]
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2002-11-04
Bite the Bun Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Ride the Wave Sumo Rings Blueberry Hill High Rollers Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #087]
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2002-11-05
Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Grid Iron High Rollers Show of Hands Velcro Fly Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #091]
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2002-11-06
Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Slipped Disks* Wipe Out* Tug of War High Rollers Poles Apart Quake Final Fall Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #089]
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2002-11-07
Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Grid Iron High Rollers Show of Hands Wipe Out Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #094]
Episode 8 (Rank Holder Special)
E8
Episode 8 (Rank Holder Special)
Air date: 2002-11-08
Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Wet Paint Sumo Rings Show Of Hands Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #095]
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2002-11-09
Knock Knock (II) Dragon Lake (New) High Rollers Velcro Fly Quake Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #097]
Episode 10 (Fighting Spirit Award Winners Special)
E10
Episode 10 (Fighting Spirit Award Winners Special)
Air date: 2002-11-10
Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Ball Cupping High Rollers Dragon Lake (New) Sumo Rings Poles Apart Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #100]
Episode 11 (Parents & Kids Special)
E11
Episode 11 (Parents & Kids Special)
Air date: 2002-11-11
Honeycomb Maze Slip Way (Pushy Parents) Ball Cupping Blueberry Hill (Berryz Go-Go) Whack the Stack Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #104]
Episode 12
E12
Episode 12
Air date: 2002-11-12
Knock Knock (II) Velcro Fly Skipping Stones Grid Iron Show of Hands Rice Bowl Down Hill Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #107]
Episode 13
E13
Episode 13
Air date: 2002-11-13
Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Dragon Lake (New) Mud Slide Sumo Rings Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #108]
Episode 14
E14
Episode 14
Air date: 2002-11-14
Bite the Bun Skipping Stones Blueberry Hill Rice Bowl Down Hill Show of Hands Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #109]
Episode 15 (International Special)
E15
Episode 15 (International Special)
Air date: 2002-11-15
Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Dragon Lake (New) Gauntlet High Rollers Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #110]
Episode 16
E16
Episode 16
Air date: 2002-11-16
Knock Knock (II) Velcro Fly Gauntlet Wipe Out Skittles Poles Apart Bridge Ball Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #111]
Episode 17 (Family Special)
E17
Episode 17 (Family Special)
Air date: 2002-11-17
Match Maker Gauntlet Sumo Rings Velcro Fly High Rollers Karaoke Wipe Out Skipping Stones Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #112]
Episode 18 (Parents & Kids Special)
E18
Episode 18 (Parents & Kids Special)
Air date: 2002-11-17
Bite the Bun Honeycomb Maze Slip Way (Pushy Parents) Ball Cupping Blueberry Hill (Berryz Go-Go) Whack the Stack Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #113]
Episode 19
E19
Episode 19
Air date: 2002-11-18
Line Up Catch It Gauntlet Single Roller Ball Cupping Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #115]
Episode 20
E20
Episode 20
Air date: 2002-11-19
Line Up High Rollers Slip Way Gauntlet Skittles Single Roller Dominoes Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #117]
Episode 21
E21
Episode 21
Air date: 2002-11-20
Bite the Bun Skipping Stones Gauntlet Sumo Rings Roller Derby Dominoes Poles Apart Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #118]
Episode 22
E22
Episode 22
Air date: 2002-11-21
Match Maker Skipping Stones High Rollers Gauntlet Wipe Out Skittles Single Roller Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #119]
Episode 23
E23
Episode 23
Air date: 2002-11-22
Foot Loose Wipe Out Catch It Gauntlet Dragon Lake (New) Run Way (On the Rocks) High Rollers Poles Apart Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #120]
Episode 24
E24
Episode 24
Air date: 2002-11-23
Bite the Bun Slip Way Skipping Stones Dragon Lake (New) Velcro Fly High Rollers Bridge Ball Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #121]
Episode 25
E25
Episode 25
Air date: 2002-11-24
Match Maker Gauntlet Sumo Rings Skipping Stones Show of Hands Wipe Out Quake Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #122]
Episode 26
E26
Episode 26
Air date: 2002-11-25
Bite the Bun Honeycomb Maze Run Way Slip Way Sumo Rings Quake Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #123]
Episode 27 (Womens' Special)
E27
Episode 27 (Womens' Special)
Air date: 2002-11-26
Bite the Bun Honeycomb Maze Run Way Skipping Stones Skittles Rice Bowl Down Hill Karaoke Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #124]
Episode 28
E28
Episode 28
Air date: 2002-11-27
Roulette Skipping Stones Gauntlet Ball Cupping Skittles Wipe Out High Rollers Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #125]
Episode 29
E29
Episode 29
Air date: 2002-11-28
Roulette Dragon Lake (New) Gauntlet Skipping Stones Wipe Out Quake Rice Bowl Down Hill Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #126]
Episode 30
E30
Episode 30
Air date: 2002-11-29
Fortress Gauntlet High Rollers Catch It Dragon Lake (New) Sumo Rings Wipe Out Skipping Stones Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #127]
Episode 31
E31
Episode 31
Air date: 2002-11-30
Great Wall Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Knock Knock Wipe Out Show of Hands Skipping Stones Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #085]
Episode 32 (International Special)
E32
Episode 32 (International Special)
Air date: 2002-12-01
Slippery Wall Slipped Disks Square Maze Skipping Stones Knock Knock Dragon Lake Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #012]
Episode 33 (Couples' Special)
E33
Episode 33 (Couples' Special)
Air date: 2002-12-02
In the Sack Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Roll the Dice Walk the Plank Quake Karaoke Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #036]
Episode 34 (Womens' Special)
E34
Episode 34 (Womens' Special)
Air date: 2002-12-03
Great Wall Slipped Disks Skipping Stones The Run Way Home Run Grid Iron Quake High Rollers Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #075]
Episode 35 (International Special)
E35
Episode 35 (International Special)
Air date: 2002-12-04
Bite the Bun Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Sumo Rings Quake Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #083]
Episode 36
E36
Episode 36
Air date: 2002-12-05
Match Maker Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Roller Derby Skipping Stones The Dragon Lake High Rollers Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #084]
Episode 37 (Women's special)
E37
Episode 37 (Women's special)
Air date: 2002-12-06
Knock Knock (II) Honeycomb Maze Wipe Out Rice Bowl Down Hill (Bum) Sumo Rings Dragon Lake Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #096]
Episode 38 (Couples' Special)
E38
Episode 38 (Couples' Special)
Air date: 2002-12-07
Knock Knock (II) Walk the Plank Wipe Out Rice Bowl Down Hill Blueberry Hill Velcro Fly Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #098]
Episode 39
E39
Episode 39
Air date: 2002-12-08
Match Maker Skipping Stones Honeycomb Maze Roller Derby Slip Way Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #099]
Episode 40 (Teenagers' Special)
E40
Episode 40 (Teenagers' Special)
Air date: 2002-12-09
Bite the Bun Wet Paint High Rollers Quake Run Way Wipe Out Velcro Fly Skipping Stones Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #105]

Cast

Mary Scheer

Mary Scheer

Joey de Leon

Joey de Leon

Craig Charles

Craig Charles

John Cervenka

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Saburo Ishikura

Saburo Ishikura

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