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Takeshi's Castle (2002)

7.8 5 seasons 122 episodes Ended

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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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Seasons & episodes

Episode 1Nov 1, 2002

Knock Knock (II) High Rollers Velcro Fly* Grid Iron Poles Apart Rice Bowl Down Hill Show of Hands Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode…

Episode 2Nov 2, 2002

Knock Knock (II) High Rollers Grid Iron Dragon Lake (New) Skittles Velcro Fly Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #093]

Episode 3Nov 3, 2002

Knock Knock (II) Velcro Fly High Rollers Grid Iron Wipe Out Skipping Stones Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #092]

Episode 4Nov 4, 2002

Bite the Bun Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Ride the Wave Sumo Rings Blueberry Hill High Rollers Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode…

Episode 5Nov 5, 2002

Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Grid Iron High Rollers Show of Hands Velcro Fly Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #091]

Episode 6Nov 6, 2002

Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Slipped Disks* Wipe Out* Tug of War High Rollers Poles Apart Quake Final Fall Show Down (v2) [Original Jap…

Episode 7Nov 7, 2002

Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Grid Iron High Rollers Show of Hands Wipe Out Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episod…

Episode 8 (Rank Holder Special)Nov 8, 2002

Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Wet Paint Sumo Rings Show Of Hands Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #095]

Episode 9Nov 9, 2002

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)Nov 10, 2002

Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Ball Cupping High Rollers Dragon Lake (New) Sumo Rings Poles Apart Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanes…

Episode 11 (Parents & Kids Special)Nov 11, 2002

Honeycomb Maze Slip Way (Pushy Parents) Ball Cupping Blueberry Hill (Berryz Go-Go) Whack the Stack Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Jap…

Episode 12Nov 12, 2002

Knock Knock (II) Velcro Fly Skipping Stones Grid Iron Show of Hands Rice Bowl Down Hill Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode…

Episode 13Nov 13, 2002

Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Dragon Lake (New) Mud Slide Sumo Rings Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #108]

Episode 14Nov 14, 2002

Bite the Bun Skipping Stones Blueberry Hill Rice Bowl Down Hill Show of Hands Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episod…

Episode 15 (International Special)Nov 15, 2002

Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Dragon Lake (New) Gauntlet High Rollers Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #11…

Episode 16Nov 16, 2002

Knock Knock (II) Velcro Fly Gauntlet Wipe Out Skittles Poles Apart Bridge Ball Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episod…

Episode 17 (Family Special)Nov 17, 2002

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)Nov 17, 2002

Bite the Bun Honeycomb Maze Slip Way (Pushy Parents) Ball Cupping Blueberry Hill (Berryz Go-Go) Whack the Stack Bridge Ball Show Down (v2)…

Episode 19Nov 18, 2002

Line Up Catch It Gauntlet Single Roller Ball Cupping Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #115]

Episode 20Nov 19, 2002

Line Up High Rollers Slip Way Gauntlet Skittles Single Roller Dominoes Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #117]

Episode 21Nov 20, 2002

Bite the Bun Skipping Stones Gauntlet Sumo Rings Roller Derby Dominoes Poles Apart Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #1…

Episode 22Nov 21, 2002

Match Maker Skipping Stones High Rollers Gauntlet Wipe Out Skittles Single Roller Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #11…

Episode 23Nov 22, 2002

Foot Loose Wipe Out Catch It Gauntlet Dragon Lake (New) Run Way (On the Rocks) High Rollers Poles Apart Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese E…

Episode 24Nov 23, 2002

Bite the Bun Slip Way Skipping Stones Dragon Lake (New) Velcro Fly High Rollers Bridge Ball Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episo…

Episode 25Nov 24, 2002

Match Maker Gauntlet Sumo Rings Skipping Stones Show of Hands Wipe Out Quake Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #122]

Episode 26Nov 25, 2002

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)Nov 26, 2002

Bite the Bun Honeycomb Maze Run Way Skipping Stones Skittles Rice Bowl Down Hill Karaoke Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Epis…

Episode 28Nov 27, 2002

Roulette Skipping Stones Gauntlet Ball Cupping Skittles Wipe Out High Rollers Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode…

Episode 29Nov 28, 2002

Roulette Dragon Lake (New) Gauntlet Skipping Stones Wipe Out Quake Rice Bowl Down Hill Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episod…

Episode 30Nov 29, 2002

Fortress Gauntlet High Rollers Catch It Dragon Lake (New) Sumo Rings Wipe Out Skipping Stones Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #12…

Episode 31Nov 30, 2002

Great Wall Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Knock Knock Wipe Out Show of Hands Skipping Stones Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Ep…

Episode 32 (International Special)Dec 1, 2002

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)Dec 2, 2002

In the Sack Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Roll the Dice Walk the Plank Quake Karaoke Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #…

Episode 34 (Womens' Special)Dec 3, 2002

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)Dec 4, 2002

Bite the Bun Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Sumo Rings Quake Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #…

Episode 36Dec 5, 2002

Match Maker Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Roller Derby Skipping Stones The Dragon Lake High Rollers Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Jap…

Episode 37 (Women's special)Dec 6, 2002

Knock Knock (II) Honeycomb Maze Wipe Out Rice Bowl Down Hill (Bum) Sumo Rings Dragon Lake Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode…

Episode 38 (Couples' Special)Dec 7, 2002

Knock Knock (II) Walk the Plank Wipe Out Rice Bowl Down Hill Blueberry Hill Velcro Fly Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episod…

Episode 39Dec 8, 2002

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)Dec 9, 2002

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

Joey de Leon

Craig Charles

John Cervenka

Takeshi Kitano

Saburo Ishikura