Takeshi's Castle

Takeshi's Castle
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Starring
Narrated by
  • Shizuo Miyauchi
  • Runpei Masui
Composers
  • Tadakazu Onodera
  • Noriaki Sato
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes
  • 133 (original)[1]
  • 8 (revival)
Production
Producers
  • Kunihiko Katsura
  • Eiichi Misumi
Running time47 minutes
Production companyTBS
Original release
NetworkJNN (TBS)
Release2 May 1986 (1986-05-02) –
19 October 1990 (1990-10-19)
NetworkAmazon Prime Video
Release21 April (2023-04-21) –
28 April 2023 (2023-04-28)
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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 sets up difficult physical challenges that players (or a volunteer army) must overcome in order to reach him in his castle.

The show became a cult television hit around the world.[2] 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. On 2 April 2005, a special live "revival" was broadcast for TBS's 50th anniversary celebrations. A reboot of the show was released on Amazon Prime Video on 21 April 2023.[3] German-Japanese actor Subaru Kimura joined the returning Tani as co-leader of the contestants.[4]

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  1. ^ "Episode Guide". keshiheads.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Cool Japan: Why Japanese remakes are so popular on American TV, and where we're getting it wrong". Archived from the original on 15 September 2008.
  3. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (30 March 2022). "Prime Video To Reboot 'Takeshi's Castle', Sets Japanese Adaptation Of 'Modern Love'". Deadline Hollywood.
  4. ^ "谷隼人、復活『風雲!たけし城』で34年ぶり攻撃隊長「行けぇ!」 木村昴とダブル隊長". ENCOUNT (in Japanese). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.