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.
122 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
2002
Rating
7.8/10
44 votes • HD
Episodes
Episode 1 • Nov 01, 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 #090]
Episode 2 • Nov 02, 2002
Knock Knock (II) High Rollers Grid Iron Dragon Lake (New) Skittles Velcro Fly Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #093]
Episode 3 • Nov 03, 2002
Knock Knock (II) Velcro Fly High Rollers Grid Iron Wipe Out Skipping Stones Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #092]
Episode 4 • Nov 04, 2002
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 • Nov 05, 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 6 • Nov 06, 2002
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 1 • May 01, 2003
Great Wall Skipping Stones Uphill Garden Slipped Disks Dragon Lake Square Maze Boulder Dash Show Down (v1) [Original Japanese Episode #001]
Episode 2 • May 01, 2003
Great Wall Slipped Disks Square Maze Rope Uphill Garden Skipping Stones Up the Creek Knock Knock Show Down (v1) [Original Japanese Edition #003]
Episode 3 • May 01, 2003
Great Wall Slipped Disks Square Maze Bridge Ball Skipping Stones (& Knock Knock) Dragon Lake Uphill Garden (Group Attack) Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #005]
Episode 4 • May 02, 2003
Slippery Wall Slipped Disks Square Maze Knock Knock Skipping Stones Uphill Garden Bridge Ball Mushroom Trip Final Fall Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #007]
Episode 5 • May 03, 2003
Slippery Wall Slipped Disks Square Maze Uphill Garden Skipping Stones Leap Frog Knock Knock Mushroom Trip Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #009]
Episode 6 • May 04, 2003
Slippery Wall Slipped Disks Square Maze Mushroom Trip Skipping Stones Dragon Lake Uphill Garden Knock Knock Final Fall Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #011]
Episode 1 • May 11, 2004
Great Wall Slipped Disks Mushroom Trip High Rollers Honeycomb Maze Wipe Out Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #067]
Episode 2 • May 12, 2004
Great Wall Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Grid Iron Skittles High Rollers Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #069]
Episode 3 • May 13, 2004
Slip Way Sumo Rings High Rollers Poles Apart Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #071]
Episode 4 • May 14, 2004
Great Wall Grid Iron Wipe Out Mushroom Trip Home Run Poles Apart Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #074]
Episode 5 • May 15, 2004
Great Wall Honeycomb Maze Grid Iron Skipping Stones Knock Knock Home Run High Rollers Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #077]
Episode 6 • May 16, 2004
Bite the Bun Honeycomb Maze Roller Derby Sumo Rings Skipping Stones Blueberry Hill Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #079]
Episode 1 • May 11, 2005
Honeycomb Maze Show of Hands Skipping Stones Rice Bowl Down Hill Fish Food Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #055]
Episode 2 • May 12, 2005
Great Wall Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Big Bird High Rollers Quake Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #057]
Episode 3 • May 13, 2005
Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones High Rollers Mud Slide Rice Bowl Down Hill Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #059]
Episode 4 • May 14, 2005
Great Wall Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Skittles High Rollers Dominoes Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #061]
Episode 5 • May 15, 2005
Great Wall Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Knock Knock Catch It (Mud Ball) Skittles Poles Apart Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #064]
Episode 6 • May 16, 2005
Honeycomb Maze Slip Way Knock Knock High Rollers Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #068]
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