Takeshi's Castle (series)
- User score: 7.7
- Production country: US, JP, PH, GB
- Creator: Takeshi Kitano
- Production companies: Flextech Television Limited, Black Mole Productions, Challenge TV, Comedy Central
- Genre: Comedy
- Release date: 11/1/2002
- Release date of last episode: 6/1/2005
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 5 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 122
- Run time: 30, 54 min.
Series description
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.
