Overview
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.
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
S01E01 Episode 1
November 1, 2002
Knock Knock (II) High Rollers Velcro Fly* Grid Iron Poles Apart Rice Bowl Down Hill Show of Hands Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #090]
S01E02 Episode 2
November 2, 2002
Knock Knock (II) High Rollers Grid Iron Dragon Lake (New) Skittles Velcro Fly Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #093]
S01E03 Episode 3
November 3, 2002
Knock Knock (II) Velcro Fly High Rollers Grid Iron Wipe Out Skipping Stones Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #092]
S01E04 Episode 4
November 4, 2002
Bite the Bun Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Ride the Wave Sumo Rings Blueberry Hill High Rollers Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #087]
S01E05 Episode 5
November 5, 2002
Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Grid Iron High Rollers Show of Hands Velcro Fly Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #091]
S01E06 Episode 6
November 6, 2002
Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Slipped Disks* Wipe Out* Tug of War High Rollers Poles Apart Quake Final Fall Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #089]
S01E07 Episode 7
November 7, 2002
Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Grid Iron High Rollers Show of Hands Wipe Out Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #094]
S01E08 Episode 8 (Rank Holder Special)
November 8, 2002
Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Wet Paint Sumo Rings Show Of Hands Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #095]
S01E09 Episode 9
November 9, 2002
Knock Knock (II) Dragon Lake (New) High Rollers Velcro Fly Quake Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #097]
S01E10 Episode 10 (Fighting Spirit Award Winners Special)
November 10, 2002
Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Ball Cupping High Rollers Dragon Lake (New) Sumo Rings Poles Apart Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #100]
S01E11 Episode 11 (Parents & Kids Special)
November 11, 2002
Honeycomb Maze Slip Way (Pushy Parents) Ball Cupping Blueberry Hill (Berryz Go-Go) Whack the Stack Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #104]
S01E12 Episode 12
November 12, 2002
Knock Knock (II) Velcro Fly Skipping Stones Grid Iron Show of Hands Rice Bowl Down Hill Wipe Out Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #107]
S01E13 Episode 13
November 13, 2002
Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Dragon Lake (New) Mud Slide Sumo Rings Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #108]
S01E14 Episode 14
November 14, 2002
Bite the Bun Skipping Stones Blueberry Hill Rice Bowl Down Hill Show of Hands Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #109]
S01E15 Episode 15 (International Special)
November 15, 2002
Knock Knock (II) Skipping Stones Dragon Lake (New) Gauntlet High Rollers Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #110]
S01E16 Episode 16
November 16, 2002
Knock Knock (II) Velcro Fly Gauntlet Wipe Out Skittles Poles Apart Bridge Ball Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #111]
S01E17 Episode 17 (Family Special)
November 17, 2002
Match Maker Gauntlet Sumo Rings Velcro Fly High Rollers Karaoke Wipe Out Skipping Stones Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #112]
S01E18 Episode 18 (Parents & Kids Special)
November 17, 2002
Bite the Bun Honeycomb Maze Slip Way (Pushy Parents) Ball Cupping Blueberry Hill (Berryz Go-Go) Whack the Stack Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #113]
S01E19 Episode 19
November 18, 2002
Line Up Catch It Gauntlet Single Roller Ball Cupping Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #115]
S01E20 Episode 20
November 19, 2002
Line Up High Rollers Slip Way Gauntlet Skittles Single Roller Dominoes Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #117]
S01E21 Episode 21
November 20, 2002
Bite the Bun Skipping Stones Gauntlet Sumo Rings Roller Derby Dominoes Poles Apart Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #118]
S01E22 Episode 22
November 21, 2002
Match Maker Skipping Stones High Rollers Gauntlet Wipe Out Skittles Single Roller Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #119]
S01E23 Episode 23
November 22, 2002
Foot Loose Wipe Out Catch It Gauntlet Dragon Lake (New) Run Way (On the Rocks) High Rollers Poles Apart Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #120]
S01E24 Episode 24
November 23, 2002
Bite the Bun Slip Way Skipping Stones Dragon Lake (New) Velcro Fly High Rollers Bridge Ball Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #121]
S01E25 Episode 25
November 24, 2002
Match Maker Gauntlet Sumo Rings Skipping Stones Show of Hands Wipe Out Quake Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #122]
S01E26 Episode 26
November 25, 2002
Bite the Bun Honeycomb Maze Run Way Slip Way Sumo Rings Quake Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #123]
S01E27 Episode 27 (Womens' Special)
November 26, 2002
Bite the Bun Honeycomb Maze Run Way Skipping Stones Skittles Rice Bowl Down Hill Karaoke Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #124]
S01E28 Episode 28
November 27, 2002
Roulette Skipping Stones Gauntlet Ball Cupping Skittles Wipe Out High Rollers Rice Bowl Down Hill Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #125]
S01E29 Episode 29
November 28, 2002
Roulette Dragon Lake (New) Gauntlet Skipping Stones Wipe Out Quake Rice Bowl Down Hill Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #126]
S01E30 Episode 30
November 29, 2002
Fortress Gauntlet High Rollers Catch It Dragon Lake (New) Sumo Rings Wipe Out Skipping Stones Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #127]
S01E31 Episode 31
November 30, 2002
Great Wall Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Knock Knock Wipe Out Show of Hands Skipping Stones Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #085]
S01E32 Episode 32 (International Special)
December 1, 2002
Slippery Wall Slipped Disks Square Maze Skipping Stones Knock Knock Dragon Lake Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #012]
S01E33 Episode 33 (Couples' Special)
December 2, 2002
In the Sack Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Roll the Dice Walk the Plank Quake Karaoke Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #036]
S01E34 Episode 34 (Womens' Special)
December 3, 2002
Great Wall Slipped Disks Skipping Stones The Run Way Home Run Grid Iron Quake High Rollers Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #075]
S01E35 Episode 35 (International Special)
December 4, 2002
Bite the Bun Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Skipping Stones Sumo Rings Quake Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #083]
S01E36 Episode 36
December 5, 2002
Match Maker Slipped Disks Honeycomb Maze Roller Derby Skipping Stones The Dragon Lake High Rollers Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #084]
S01E37 Episode 37 (Women's special)
December 6, 2002
Knock Knock (II) Honeycomb Maze Wipe Out Rice Bowl Down Hill (Bum) Sumo Rings Dragon Lake Karaoke Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #096]
S01E38 Episode 38 (Couples' Special)
December 7, 2002
Knock Knock (II) Walk the Plank Wipe Out Rice Bowl Down Hill Blueberry Hill Velcro Fly Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #098]
S01E39 Episode 39
December 8, 2002
Match Maker Skipping Stones Honeycomb Maze Roller Derby Slip Way Wipe Out Bridge Ball Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #099]
S01E40 Episode 40 (Teenagers' Special)
December 9, 2002
Bite the Bun Wet Paint High Rollers Quake Run Way Wipe Out Velcro Fly Skipping Stones Show Down (v2) [Original Japanese Episode #105]