About Takeshi's Castle
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.
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 from 47 votes
- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes
- 122
Seasons and episodes
The latest season with aired episodes is shown first. Specials are kept separate.
Latest aired season
Season 4
Episode 101
Honeycomb Maze Show of Hands Skipping Stones Rice Bowl Down Hill Fish Food Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #055]
Episode 102
Great Wall Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Big Bird High Rollers Quake Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #057]
Episode 103
Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones High Rollers Mud Slide Rice Bowl Down Hill Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #059]
Episode 104
Great Wall Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Skittles High Rollers Dominoes Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #061]
Episode 105
Great Wall Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Knock Knock Catch It (Mud Ball) Skittles Poles Apart Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #064]
Episode 106
Honeycomb Maze Slip Way Knock Knock High Rollers Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #068]
Episode 107
Great Wall Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Catch It High Rollers Poles Apart Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #066]
Episode 108
Grid Iron Wipe Out Slip Way High Rollers Skipping Stones Quake Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #070]
Episode 109
Grid Iron Wipe Out High Rollers Slip Way Skipping Stones Poles Apart Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #072]
Episode 110
Honeycomb Maze Home Run Knock Knock Wipe Out Catch It Go Nuts (Nut Roll) Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #076]
Episode 111
Match Maker Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Poles Apart Skipping Stones Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #080]
Episode 112
Great Wall Honeycomb Maze Slip Way (Run Way) Knock Knock High Rollers Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #081]
Episode 113
Great Wall Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Yellow Brick Road Skipping Stones Home Run High Rollers Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #082]
Episode 114
Slipped Disks Skipping Stones Rice Bowl Down Hill Mud Ball Ball Cupping Wipe Out Show of Hands Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #???]
Episode 115
Great Wall* Skipping Stones High Rollers Sling Swing Fling Bridge Ball Catch It Gauntlet Show Down (v2)* [Original Japanese Episode #133]
Episode 116
Flag Down Wipe Out Grid Iron Tug Of War Velcro Fly Catch It High Rollers Show Down (v2)* [Original Japanese Episode #088]
Episode 117 (Parents & Kids Special)
Knock Knock (II) Grid Iron Ball Cupping High Rollers Velcro Fly Slip Way (Pushy Parents) Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #102]
Episode 118 (Teenagers' Special)
Match Maker Skipping Stones Rice Bowl Down Hill Buggy Me Show of Hands Wipe Out Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #103]
Episode 119
Knock Knock (II) Dragon Lake (New) Gauntlet Skipping Stones Ball Cupping Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #114]
Episode 120 (Beachside Special)
Drop In the Ocean Sandscript Sand Flee Stuff Diving* Nautiball Jetskid Show Down (v2)* [Original Japanese Episode #133]
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