Japan 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 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.
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.
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
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | العربية, English |
| Production Companies | Flextech Television Limited, Black Mole Productions, Challenge TV, Comedy Central |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 5 / 122 |
| Release Date | November 1, 2002 |
| Official Site | www.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.