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Takeshi's Castle

2002 · 5 seasons · 30m per episode · Comedy, Reality, Family

Takeshi's Castle

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.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 40 episodes (November 1, 2002)
• Season 2 — 30 episodes (May 1, 2003)
• Season 3 — 30 episodes (May 11, 2004)
• Season 4 — 22 episodes (May 11, 2005)

Cast

• Mary Scheer
• Joey de Leon
• Craig Charles
• John Cervenka
• Takeshi Kitano
• Saburo Ishikura

Details

Created by

Takeshi Kitano

First aired

November 1, 2002

Episodes

122

Genres

Comedy, Reality, Family

Network

Spike

Status

Ended

TMDB score

7.8 / 10 from 47 votes