Takeshi's Castle
Takeshi's Castle (Japanese: 風雲!たけし城, Hepburn: Fuun!Takeshi-jō) is a Japanese game show that aired between 1986 and 1990 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS). It features the Japanese comedian Takeshi Kitano (also known as Beat Takeshi) as a count who owns a castle and sets up difficult physical challenges for players (or a volunteer army) to get to him.
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Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
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Running time | 47 minutes |
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Network | Tokyo Broadcasting System |
Release | 2 May 1986 – 19 October 1990 |
Network | Amazon Prime Video |
Release | 21 April 2023 – present |
The show became a cult television hit around the world. It was highly influential on global popular culture, inspiring a genre of game shows involving physical challenges and painful entertainment, as well as other media. A special live "revival" was broadcast on 2 April 2005, for TBS's 50th anniversary celebrations. A reboot of the show was released for Amazon Prime Video on 21 April 2023. German-Japanese actor Subaru Kimura joined the returning Tani/General Lee as co-leader of the contestants.