Takeshi's Castle

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2002-11-01

Last Air Date: 2005-06-01

Number of Seasons: 5

Number of Episodes: 122

Created By: Takeshi Kitano

Networks: Spike

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Top Cast

Mary Scheer as N/A
Joey de Leon as N/A
Craig Charles as N/A
John Cervenka as N/A
Takeshi Kitano as N/A
Saburo Ishikura as N/A

Seasons

Specials (Unknown Year) - (10 Episodes)

Season 1 (2002) - (40 Episodes)

Season 2 (2003) - (30 Episodes)

Season 3 (2004) - (30 Episodes)

Season 4 (2005) - (22 Episodes)

Specials

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Monsters!!

Special 1 (S4, Ep 23) - "Monsters!" This weeks games (in order) are: The Great Wall Honeycomb Maze Knock Knock Slip Way Skipping Stones Pipe Down Catch It Sumo Rings Boulder Dash High Rollers Dragon Lake Rice Bowl Downhill Bridge Ball Show Down
Ep. 2: Mud Glorious Mud

Special 2 (S4, Ep 24) - "Mud Glorious Mud" This weeks games (in order) are: Bite the Bun Honeycomb Maze Tug Of War Knock Knock Ro-Jim-Bo Skipping Stones Catch It (baseball version) Fish Food High Rollers Karaoke Final Fall Show Down
Ep. 3: Stolen Wellies

Special 3 (S4, Ep 25)- "Stolen Wellies" This weeks games (in order) are: Match Maker Take It Snow Stuff Diving Knock Knock Blueberry Hill Toboggoff Catch It Sumo Rings Ride the Wave Karaoke Show Down
Ep. 4: Takeshi on Holiday

Special 4 (S4, Ep 26) - "Takeshi on Holiday" This weeks games (in order) are: Stock Pot Racing Cheeze-berry Hill Corn Cob Trip Mudskippers Show Of Hands Ball Cupping Slippery Wall Skipping Stones The Gauntlet Match Maker Slip Way Dragon Lake Honeycomb Maze Prod High Rollers Show Down
Ep. 5: Rebuilding the Castle

Special 5 (S4, Ep 27) - "Rebuilding the Castle" This weeks games (in order) are: Giant Maze Ride the Wave Knock Knock Deep Float Sumo Rings Blueberry Hill Catch It Karaoke Slipped Disks Mushroom Trip Catch It (baseball version) Skipping Stones Bridge Ball Final Fall Show Down
Ep. 6: Revenge of the Emerald Guard

Special 6 (S4, Ep 28) - "Revenge of the Emerald Guard" Games played this week (in order) are: Slippery Wall Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Mushroom Trip Sumo Rings Slip Way Bridge the Gap Poles Apart Bridge Ball Final Fall Show Down
Ep. 7: Tour of Japan (Part 1)

Special 7 (S4, Ep 29) - "Tour of Japan (Part 1)" The General goes on tour to find more willing participants! This weeks games (in order) are: Turtle Hurtle Sumo Rings Slip Way Catch It (baseball version) Knock Knock Karaoke Show of Hands Toboggoff Puck Over Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones High Rollers Wipeout Poles Apart Bridge Ball Show Down
Ep. 8: Tour of Japan (Part 2)

Special 8 (S4, Ep 30) - "Tour of Japan (Part 2)" The General goes on tour to find more willing participants! This weeks games (in order) are: Stuff Diving Turtle Hurtle Sumo Rings Toboggoff Take it Snow Puck Over Catch It (baseball) Knock Knock Karaoke End Bell The Gauntlet Wipeout Bridge Ball Show Down
Ep. 9: The Final Episode

Special 9 (S4, Ep 31) - "The Final Episode" This weeks games (in order) are: Snow Lane Streets Ahead Oh Deer Oh Ma Ha Beach Rat Race High Rollers Wipeout Ultimate Showdown
Ep. 10: A to Z (Best of)

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