Takeshi's Castle
2002 5 seasons · 122 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Takeshi's Castle

“Takeshi's Castle”

Synopsis

“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.

Audience Engagement

36
Reviews
56th
Review-volume percentile
99th
Popularity percentile

36 audience reviews — more than 56% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (99th percentile) outruns review volume (56th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

The 2001–2003 Japan Window

Takeshi's Castle holds position #57 of 247 Japan seriess in the 2001–2003 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003
  2. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #2

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  3. My Family
    #3

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  4. The Great White Tower
    #4

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003
  5. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
    #5

    Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

    ★ 8.9 · 2001
  6. Shaman King
    #6

    Shaman King

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  7. Digimon Tamers
    #7

    Digimon Tamers

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  8. Go Heat Man!
    #8

    Go Heat Man!

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Takeshi's Castle premiered alongside 81 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 81 other Japan seriess in 2002.

The 1469th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
November 1, 2002
Last Air Date
June 1, 2005
Broadcast Span
2.6 years
Total Episodes
122 across 5 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 61 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
36
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,112 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #423 of 1,411 (top 30%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageEn
Spoken Languagesالعربية, English
Production CompaniesFlextech Television Limited, Black Mole Productions, Challenge TV, Comedy Central
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes5 / 122
Release DateNovember 1, 2002
Official Sitewww.ifilm.com

Questions Answered

Who created Takeshi's Castle?

Takeshi's Castle was created by Takeshi Kitano.

When did Takeshi's Castle end?

Takeshi's Castle finished its run with its final episode airing on June 1, 2005.