The Truth About Takeshi's Castle and its Winners
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- The truth about Takeshi's Castle winners is finally revealed in this "Shocking" video. Well not shocking if you ever watched the original show. In this video I, your awkward host and seminal Takeshi's Castle Fan, breakdown every winner that the show ever saw and finally answer questions.
Did the show only have 8 winners?
Have more people been to the moon than won on the show?
What happens when the host wins the game?
This and more will all be revealed in this special video essay.
And yes I made a video just to disprove a meme. I have no life. Now that I've made the joke it defeats the purpose of making it yourself :) .
I should note that I'm not a professional youtuber and this video was really made for fun and to disprove longstanding misconceptions about Takeshi's Castle. Healthy criticism is fine but please be kind.
If you want to know more about Takeshi's Castle feel free to ask any questions you may have in the comments below. If you want to see more of these type of videos about Takeshi's Castle, Ultra Quiz or any number of Japanese game shows, please make your voice heard.
If you want to listen to an interview I conducted with a Takeshi's Castle Showdown winner, the video can be found here:
• Takeshi's Castle Winne...
Special thanks to evilninjadev for making the title card for me.
Takeshi's Castle is the sole property of TBS. No challenge is intended with this video and clips are used under fair use.
Have you ever heard of a British TV show called "Clive James in Japan"? Its a docu series about his time in japan and one episode was about him being a contestant on Takeshi's Castle, loads of behind the scanes stuff.
Hi Larry, I did see the special at one point because it was online. It was cool seeing behind the scenes. He was in episode 42 which was a parent/child tournament. I suspect he was meant to be in episode 41 which was a celebrities special. Some of the stuff he said was inaccurate, though I bet it was for joke's sake. Let me know if you need anymore info.
Hello, you.
No I never saw that but I'm sure as hell gonna search for it. Thanks again for the facts Larry.
Man,was just watching one of your vids a couple hours ago,and now here you are in a obscure comment section 😅
Don't get eliminated!
Even if you only count people that won multiple times once, we can't forget the person that won the most times out of everyone: Takeshi
Sensei
Noticed that pfp, its by felis right?
Very close
Dude I loved this. Takeshi's Castle produces such intense feelings of nostalgia for me. What an incredible show.
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. Takeshi's Castle means a lot to me as well.
@@notundercovercop327 One question. How many contestants were there and why is everybody running and rushing?
@@Lessgo00Old thread, I know, but the idea is that they are an attacking army charging against Takeshi's forces to take his castle. Hence the run. Also, they've done a remake of Takeshi on Prime TV.
its back
IKR
Takeshi's Castle had such a big cultural impact that it even made it's way to German TV. It's crazy to see there's someone so dedicated to it even decades later. Love the videos.
Thank you.
Ja man
i didnt even know there where other final battles.i thought the laser showdown in the 90s was always the final battle.
und ja in österreich waren viele japanische sachen in dem fernsehen.
inuyasha und sailor moon und bam one piece japan fan für life XD
we need a cyberpunk modern reboot with takeshis castle.
I think it's more likely that it was very cheap, rather than "cultural impact". Some of the UK's lowest budget channels showed loads of Takeshi's Castle. A 1980s gameshow that's already earned it's pay in Japan, in a foreign language that basically nobody outside Japan speaks, it's not gonna bring a high price. That's probably why it's been everywhere.
I used to watch it constantly (and still love it!) and I’m in Ireland! Unfortunately I don’t think it airs here anymore but cannot wait for the new episodes :)
Interviewer: "How long have you been competing in Takeshi's Castle?"
Minoru: "About 4 years now"
Interviewer: "So you must be good then."
Minoru: 😰
Intense sobbing
Congratulations on being chosen for the attack team for the Takeshi's Castle revival!
Thank You!
Revival? 😮
@@notundercovercop327i happened to see your segment on the 45min trailer! So excited to watch! I hope you had a fantastic time! You’re living my masochistic dream! 😂
@@NeoJackBauerso in case you haven't been told in the last couple of days: A new season is on prime video (at least here in germany).
I coincidentally opened it yesterday which happens like 3 times a year and was so hyped to see it pop up. That's probably the reason the algorithm recommended this video to me now lol
Thank you. It was amazing. @@smilesfordays
Takeshi's castle was wild. One of the greatest shows ever made imo cos it was just fun to watch and everyone just seemed happy to be there. No drama, no forced tension, just did what it did and was better for it.
Sounds like the result of one of those conspiracy theories, where the matrix is set up to keep us busy, lazy and entertained with simple, brain dumbing content.
Takeshi's Castle = modern gladiator fights
I always felt bad because I thought that nobody ever won anything, thanks to you I feel happier.
Glad I could make you happy.
Grow up watching Takeshi's castle as a Filipino child back in the year 2000s. I didn't even know there was a backstory and I always thought the general was Takeshi. Anyways, I admire those great collections. Keep up the good work on making this vid.
Thank you. Challenger of Fire video coming soon.
Takeshi's castle has been aired in the Philippines since the 90s. Anjo Illana and Smokey Manaloto as Takeshi were the host in SBN 21.
@@suiken3149 I'm not sure if it's lost media or anything but I really wanted to see at least one episode of it.
Actually, one fun fact too, there were Filipinos who joined as contestants of Takeshi's Castle during both the 1986 and 1988 International Special. Sadly, I did not identify who they were and where they failed. Wish I'd knew too honestly :^)
I grew up watching Takeshi's Castle as a Greek kid too! I even I had a dream of one of those challenges (the bridge where they try to shoot you with a ball launcher)
The real intro has so much drama. In the UK edition they made no attempt at that, a lot of the story that seems to be in the Japanese original was cut, no-one had a clue what was going on, and we all just sat back and laughed as people fell over, a whole generation of kids introduced to the legend that is Craig Charles through the narration.
Well put. We had no clue what was going on in the UK but yet still one of my favourite tv shows.
I disagree a bit I and my family and friends knew what was going on, it wasn't that confusing they did challenges and then had to attack the castle as the final challenge.
In Sweden it was even worse as we didn't even get full episodes. There was a show called "Dumburken" playing random funny clips and some of them were from Takeshi's Castle.
Remember he called the guy General Lee 😂
What a wazzock!
No game show in the world currently is as awesome as Takeshi’s castle. What a great show after dinner every weekends
Taskmaster.
I imagine you mean currently in production, as my recording of a 20 year old game that isn't played anymore, is still considered "currently"
but a game show is better when they try to hurt their contestants.
Sasuke is good too
@@OlothurIt’s pretty good. But, the epic and sheer wildness doesn’t match Takeshi’s Castle.
But there’s a couple unfavorable variables for Taskmaster.
When TC was airing, there was just not much like it especially for non japanese audiences.
And Taskmaster is far more controlled.
You could play takeshis castle now on PC but as a cute little beans named fall guys.
I loved Takeshi’s Castle. The number of cruel pranks on those contestants, the way they would get pummeled and slip off something, or just try running through what they thought was a paper doorway and instead running into the wall. I would laugh so much. I can never remember anyone ever winning.
I loved the UK version of Takeshis castle with Craig Charles. I only recently found out that the base game show is re-dubbed in each country it's called something like MXC in the US and other places and after seeing a few clips I'm glad we had the UK version
Takeshis Castle... Robot Wars... and oc Red Dwarf... Craig Charles was a big part of my childhood. Truly a national treasure.
They were great, I heard they just stuck Craig in a room with a pile of mexicola and let him go at it. All the episodes are on the internet archive btw.
I always found the random mismatched clothes the contestants wore hilarious. It was like when you forgot your PE gear at school and had to wear whatever was left behind by other kids lol
A generation of kids like me (from India) watched Takeshi castle in 2005-2008 (some still do watch re-uploaded archives) as it was a tv show over which a famous comedian did funny commentary, and it became like a cult. Was always curious as a kid how the show's winnings and technicalities took place because in majority the show just ended with credits rolling and rarely did we get to ever watch an episode where someone did win, the objective of the show was never clear 😂 but was all in all a wholesome experience watching how much the participants had fun playing it.
Thanks for clearing a lot things for a small (5 - 6 years old) kid from that time.
You are welcome.
Jaaved Jaffrey's commentary surely was icing on the cake..😂 i never realized the show was this old.. i always assumed the contestants where just paid actors/acrobats having fun.. didn't knew there was prize money for winning.
Javed Jaffrey is a legend. I suppose he also commented on the Hindi version of Japanese ninja warrior.
This was a part of my life, i used to watch it every night at 11 pm on pogo (Indian Cartoon channel) while doing dinner, that was a fun time but nowadays there are no Takeshi's Castle reruns and no good shows, old nostalgic days ♥️
same br0......miss those old nights of takeshis castle
You ate dinner at 11 pm??
@@siroshcelothaha,that’s exactly what I was thinking.
@@siroshcelotyeah. Most indians do have dinner at that time
And not to forget the iconic commentary of Javed Jaffrey!
As a huge fan of old japanese tv, this was such a cool find to stumble across today. Thanks for making this!!
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
Just watched the Prime reboot and now I unexpectedly clicked on this video! So nice to see that you actually went to Japan! I hope that you enjoyed it, greetings from the Netherlands! :)
Dankjewel! It was an amazing experience. I loved being on it. 2 of the best days of my life.
Just did the same as above, you did It bro! 👏👏👏👏
@@notundercovercop327It was great! I was so happy that they stayed so faithful to the original. I can't get enough of Japanese TV. I'm also a huge Sumo fan and enjoy watching it with my kids. You did a great job with your video, and we liked it very much!
Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Feel free to share!@@Jonathan.D
@@notundercovercop327happy to hear that 😊
This was very informative and fun to watch. My only knowledge of Takeshi’s Castle came from watching the comedic re-dub of MXC (Most eXtreme elimination Challenge) on Spike. So knowing the backstory was really helpful and puts a lot of things in context. Thanks for that!
if you didn't know until now...I am willing to wager you never actually watched the Most Extreme Elimination Challenge. Its only stated how many times? at least once per show?
@@ravinraven6913 .......The American comedic dub is nothing like the full Japanese version. The American dub version is stupid.
@@dethvyper3136 agreed the commentators are loud, annoying and not that funny and worst of all they edit the show haphazardly instead of letting the episode play out, completely unwatchable
I'm glad you enjoyed
@@The8merp Actually, most foreign versions of Takeshi's Castle were edited haphazardly. MXC never presented itself as Takeshi's Castle. It was it's own show that utilized Takeshi's Castle footage.
Craig Charles didn't even notice when they had a winner one time, he was so used to them failing..! It's great that people like yourself do the hard work of cataloguing and archiving this stuff. One thing I always wondered; in the British coverage Craig would say after each game that ' go through to the next game' but that always seemed like it must be wrong; almost every contestant failed almost every challenge and yet more than half seemed to make it through every time. Sometimes the footage showed more people failing than would be possible..! Did every contestant play every game, or was it just a subset of them on each challenge?
Thank you, I am passionate. This comes straight from the producer of the British edit, they didn't have any notes or any numbers from the original series. Everything they had was what was on the screen. The numbers Craig said were made up. Sorry if it ruins the illusion. How it worked on the show is everyone would do the opening game (wall, perfection, ect). The people who made it through that would then be on line to play the next game. Once they were satisfied and had enough footage, then they would move to the next game. Average constant who made the cart battle usually played 3-4 games, including the opening game.
Craig is funny but I’ve been watching the British version and I swear he always says they lost!
@@americanbadger6986i remember him celebrating a winner one time but could not name which episode it might have been. I doubt theres much of a scene to catalogue the british dub of the game show since it is so abridged compared to the japanese version, but it would be nice to know if every episode was translated or not
I remember seeing them win once, and Craig said they won absolutely nothing prizewise
The original german version tried very hard to tell the story as it was intended, though I have no doubt they made up numbers in between for the same reason.
Unfortunately later on a different channel aired a more garbled version that was totally confusing and now it's hard to search for the good version lol
That was quite fascinating! Thank you for such the well-researched (perhaps more, well-loved) information! I've always enjoyed the show when I get the opportunity to see it, and it always looked like, despite the challenges, the contestants loved the game as much as the viewers did. To know the game-show hosts were quite generous and friendly with their contestants was a heartwarming fact.
Glad you enjoyed it!
would definitely be interested in more gameshow history/fun facts videos
Thank you. We'll see what happens.
Craig Charles's commentary was the absolute best. Wish they got him back for the remake, he made it.
I'm not a huge fan of Japanese entertainment, but Takeshi's Castle holds a very strong and special place in my heart
I LOVED Takeshi's castle as a kid and teen, I used to love the top down maze run. Always cheered on the contestants, edge of the seat stuff. Thanks for the video dude, I never realised just how many people won, I never saw an episode where they did win!
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
this video deserves more exposure man...
wow, so thorough, i like the way you explain things. Despite giving naration of the game is [rigged, unfair, imposibly hard, etc etc..], it was all part of the show. And takeshi castle already so generous providing their participant with their fighting spirit award. i love the show, many love takeshi castle in my country too.
Thank you for the compliment. I'm not sure I would say the game is rigged but Much of the program was "show". It wasn't as strict as an American or British Game Show. Feel free to share the video and get it that exposure.
@@notundercovercop327 yes, I even cheered for the fighting spirit awardees ;) (or in the Indoneisan translation : the most tenacious challenger)
@@farhanrafdionza1593 I've seen a few clips of the Indonesian version. Not sure how accurate the translation is but I'm told it's one of the few that used all footage from an episode.
yepp...they dubbed the whole show and not giving them commentaries like they did in the west 🤣 and trust me, the dubbing was hillarious 😂😂😂
@@farhanrafdionza1593 If you ever find/have full cpies of episodes, please let me know.
Takeshi Kitano can't just be called a comic. Guy is a legend. Incredible director, great actor, comic, host and god knows what else.
First time i saw Takeshis castle was as a 13 year old when my family moved back to Lebanon 94. I hated the move as it derailed my whole life.
I was scrolling the channels when this show caught my eye. I didn't understand anything as it was in japanese but dubbed over in Arabic. Instantly loved it and would always wait for the next episode to air.
Shows how far reaching the shows appeal and premise was.
Grew up watching Takeshi’s Castle in Ireland. Crazy to see someone so dedicated to it. Seen some comments saying you’re on the new revival of the show, which is so awesome to hear!
Keep up the great work!
EDIT: Also I got more episodes to watch, the episodes in Ireland seem to be very limited. I’ve only seen the water/laser versions and haven’t seen the later challenges you mentioned. (Such as the video game challenge). Sad I missed out on them but happy as I now get to watch more of the show for the first time :)
I used to watch Takeshi's Castle when it aired as MXC as a kid. Brought back a lot of nostalgia, and since I got older I wanted to learn more about the original dub of Takeshi's Castle.
I never seen the Castle battles air in the US, and didn't know there was this whole final battle against Takeshi. That is wild and it looks like so much fun! I'm gonna go and hunt for those videos. And glad to learn something about my old favorite Japanese game show. That and lots of people won. Thanks for making this video and providing cool info about Japanese game shows
I used to watch this show every Saturday on Comedy Central right after the Simpsons. Absolutely loved this series! Also, that one guy taking on all the challenges as a Chinese hopping vampire is a legend. XD
I think it’s really cool and exiting that you are sharing your passion. ❤️
Thank you so much for the info! Japan can be a mostly closed society for an outsider - that makes it all the more interesting to gain some story’s, fun facts and insights. ☺️
I cannot explain to you the vibes of watching Takeshis castle at 3 in the morning in univeristy dorm in a single bed with my now wife. That's nostalgia right there.
A woman wanted to watch the show with you at 3AM? You're an idiot if you didn't marry her right then and there.
@@notundercovercop327 we got round to it eventually 😅
I used to watch Takeshis Castle religiously as kid, even though I didn’t understand the concept of the show 😅 I really enjoyed this video and I’m definitely going to binge watch you entire channel 🎉
So glad the algorithm served this to me
Glad you got to see it.
In the spanish localization of the show it was called "Humor Amarillo" and the only things in common with the original were some names. The final battle was always cut so its nice to know a little more about the intended premise of the show.
I'm interested to know the numbers on how many severe injuries were sustained throughout the shows history - health and safety was clearly a different kettle of fish back then 😅
I've talked to a lot of people who were on the show and the answer is very boring. I've only talked to one person who said they saw major injuries. But two other contestants who were in the same episode said they didn't remember that. I'm sure there were minor injuries but not the thousands that have been floated around by false sources for years. The show looked a lot more painful than it was.
@@notundercovercop327 thanks for the answer! It's surprising that not more people were hurt, some of the falls look bone shattering 😅
@@rockstarJDPA famous Chinese singer (Wong Ka Kui of the band Beyond) died doing a stupid stunt on a Japanese show, so they started taking safety a lot more seriously after that.
And before some moron starts up about "typical Japan I'm afraid TBH SMH 😢", in the early 90's a British gameshow also thought it would be funny to have untrained people pulled off the street doing extreme stunts, with the inevitable result.
@michaelmartin9022 90s were wild time for TV. In an unnecessary dangerous way that is.
"Can you imagine a world without lawyers?"
*Takashi's castle theme music starts playing"
I used to watch MXC on spike TV with my brother and step dad in the early 2000s ❤ It was my favourite show growing up. I learned about the original, takeshis castle, within the last few years, and I’ve watched some episodes but I don’t know Japanese and the episodes I watched didn’t have English subs. It was still awesome though. It’s crazy to see all the edits for this show… like the weird British one. Original Takeshi’s castle is definitely the best!! I loved your voice over for the intro! 😊
Thank you. I try
You're so confident on camera with such an interesting niche! Love that show and MxC
Thank you.
This show was so popular even in the middle east! It was called alhisn (the fort) and was dubbed by a legendary Arabic voice actor. Sooo many fun memories of me watching it with my father on Saudi Arabian tv
Dude, Takeshi's castle was such a hit in my country in INDIA 🇮🇳 that not only kids but elders used to watch it too 😍
Thanks for the video, that brought back so many memories
You are welcome. Hope they were happy memories!
MXC brought me here. Enjoyed the detailed post and the history of the actual show MXC was based on. Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome
I love stumbling across videos about unique things like this that I never usually think about, made by someone passionate about it.
Thank you for the compliment. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Making videos takes a lot of time, but hopefully I can get another one done sometime in the near future.
Nostalgia hits hard. Thanks for the info. Greetings from B&H
This brought me back to my childhood! Dang, one of the best game shows ever made
I only ever watched the British version with Craig Charles of Red Dwarf and Robot Wars fame. Even though there wasn't any context it was just an immensely entertaining show. Also I remember Tetsyua getting the nickname Mr Technique. He was great on Bridge Ball.
Craig’s commentary was legendary
Craig he’s so great 🥺
I grew up watching Takeshi's Castle & every time I was in stitches laughing.
Amazing video!!
Thanks! 😄
"thanks for putting up with my awkwardness on camera" dude, you're naturally very good at this. Clear communication with a nice clear cadence. If you continue to establish a niche your channel will do well.
Thank you for your kind words. I will do my best.
Nice video, learned a bunch of things :D Would be interested in seeing your thoughts on the American attempt at making a "Japanese game show" (sortof...) with the "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" show!
I could. I don't know if the footage is still out there (I know it was at one point).
@@notundercovercop327 I spent a bit of time looking around for them a few years ago, but just now I did it again and it looks like its still available to watch on ABC. Both seasons of it! Lots easier to find just now than it was back like 10 years ago
That sounds like an anime title lol
America has certainly had "beat the crazy, near-impossible obstacle course" game shows since then (and lets not forget Gladiators and Guts, which was like kid gladiators). I saw one where a guy did it in a T-rex costume. He did pretty well considering he could probably barely see!
I loved watching Takeshi's Castle while growing up. In the UK it was narrated by the amazingly talented craig charles (famous for his role in the show Red Dwarf, as a DJ, and TV show presenter for Robot Wars).
Great video! Really enjoyed the info and everything. Loved MXC as a kid
Awesome! Thank you!
This is the most pleasant RUclips video I've ever seen. Not because of the subject but because of how tranquil and nice you are when you talk. Great job I loved it!
Wow, thank you!
I loved this show as a teen. It aired in Portugal from 95 to 98 if I remember it right. I was 15 in 95. I would record it on VHS tapes to rewatch it. It's a television masterpiece. Absolutely amazing show. There's no compliment good enough to qualify it. IMO.
94! 😊
I'd love to see more videos about Takeshi's Castle? I've been a lifelong fan but had never even heard about some of the memorabilia you have!
I'll see what I can do. A lot of the memorabilia is known only inside of Japan. But I hope to do a full collection video some time in the future.
Oh, god. That opening theme brings back memories.
awkwardness? idc you deliver the facts you kept me and somehow kept me watching, this is an intresting video even after 2 years... idk how this ended in my recomended section but glad to know, takeshi castle was my childhood show it was fun 😆
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
This is awesome! I'd love to know how Takeshi's castle became "localized" in to MXC here in the states!
I may do an MXC video. I've interviewed Most of the cast and crew at one point or another.
Also thank you.
@@notundercovercop327 You're welcome. I love videos like this that deal with the cool weird stuff most of us watched as a teenager. My dad and I watched MXC when it was on TV and we couldn't' stop laughing at not only the falls but the ridiculous things the voice actors dubbed over the original footage. Any little part of TC/MXC is a great piece of nostalgia to me, so thanks for the reliving of the great memories.
I love Takeshi's Castle and MXC, I hope you do more of these videos.
Thank you. Hope to have another video up by late February.
9:30 i dont agree cause I enjoyed the video, its well made and you are not awkward at all! much love from another takeshi fan from germany
Great video! I’ve been waiting for a while for someone to debunk the whole “more people went to the moon than won Takeshi’s Castle” myth. I’d definitely love to see you do more TC videos in the future.
And I’ve gotta say, you have a pretty sweet collection. My inner Takeshi’s Castle addict loves it.
Thank you. Feel free to spread the video to those who continue to re-iterate the erroneous claim. Want to do more. We'll see what comes down the pike.
As far as I know, I have the biggest collection outside of Asia. Glad you love it. Planning on doing a collection video soon.
Feeling old.
The show aired way back during my highschool days here in the Philippines in the 2000's.
The Joey de Leon version?
@@notundercovercop327
Yeah that's it.
I remember seeing it in the 1990s! 🤣🤣🤣
A man with a passion. So good to see.
What can I say? I have passion.
Loved the video. This show was big dubbed and rebroadcasted in India in the 2000s. I remember watching this show with my grandparents and discussing the hilarious events next day with friends.
funny video, I watched it a lot of times as a kid and never knew what the hell was going on. I always found it funny how no one ever won the boss battle
Thank you. Apparently neither did any of the production companies that imported the footage into their own countries.
Fun fact, this guy is going to be on the new season of Takeshi’s Castle. Awesome!
New season? wtf
@@jaydub2546 yep, it was revived! There was a new version in Japan, and it's been brought over to the UK.
Although the commentators do roast him quite a bit.
This gave me such old youtube vibes. Pure content, no "content". Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
“It’s time for Kenny Blakenships most painful eliminations of the day!”
Yeah, I remember the Jiangshi guy (Tetsuya)... Among many iconic contestant, he is the only one I remember even after more than 20 year... Jumping from one obstacle to another... Too bad he didn't get into the final round. I think he is defeated in the hole challenge where he have to find a hole without enemy in it, he is only defeated on a luck based game instead of skill. What a legendary guy...
Shame he didn't come back for episode 100.
I were a child when the show used to air on POGO in India. I used to laugh a lot watching this show. Javed sir (Hindi) also did a great commentary.
absolutely awesome video. Mate you are dedicated af for your interests and hobbies. Mad respect.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed.
Your passion is contagious and thats awesome!
I appreciate that!
I loved Takeshi's Castle growing up, and was damn sure this video would expose some shady practices by the showrunners. In this era of critical revisionism, god it feels good to have loved something great!
Great video! Subscribed. Would love to see more videos talking about or explaining Japanese game shows. Or just more Takeshi’s Challenge would be neat.
Thank you. We'll see what the future holds.
Bro I deadass just watched you on the Takeshi Castle revival
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed!
This show takes me back many years ago. Good times.
Enjoyable video, would watch more
Thank you. Maybe I'll do more but no guarantees.
Takeshi's Castle is just awesome. In Latin America we got a humorous version (for its time, given the dub was pretty much racist jokes), but everyone could see the challenges were fun and seeing the contestants beat/fail them was the real drawing point of it. I remember seeing only one episode with someone defeating Takeshi, so I too never thought anyone else had won the final prize. But seeing the build up of the army slowly making their way up to the castle as more and more soldiers sacrificed themselves for it, was simply magical.
Dude!! Just saw you in Episode 6 of Takeshi’s Castle (2023)! Nice work winning the Fighting Spirit award.
Thank you. It was a dream come true to be there.
Very glad to have seen this, never watched the original broadcast but just dug around from the MXC side of things.
For the Algorithm
How do you watch your shows? I'd love a reliable way to watch Banzuke.
I don't know if full episodes of Banzuke have ever rurun anywhere other than in Taiwan. Certainly doesn't air in Japan anymore.
I used to watch this show with my dad when it was on TV, this and youve been framed used to make my day
This brought back soo many happy memories of me watching the show as a kid, great great video dude!
Glad you enjoyed it
MOOOORE (please)
Thank you. We'll see what happens.
Loved the analysis snd you did a good job talking about the show. I knew there were more than 8 winners but not the fighting spirit award.
To help, my understanding is during the paper disc and tank era, if Takeshi’s disk was punched out everyone got to share the prize. The laser era was easier as they could program them for each cart so it could be identified.
I do find it funny though the first cart win was during Takeshi Kitano’s ban from TV for violating codes. (The had an actor with a Takeshi head then).
Would love to watch more.
Thank you for the compliment. Your understanding is correct. During the water gun battle, all players would share in the prize if Takeshi was defeated. During the laser gun battle it went to whoever fired the winning shot. Unless it was during a parent/kid episode in which case the parent would get their kid's share of the money (kids can't win large sums of money on Japanese game shows). I hope to do more Takeshi related content in the future (I know way too damn much about that show).
Why was Kitano banned?
@@mouneydonuru2769 Long story short, he and his entourage of underling comedians caused major havoc at the offices of a tabloid called Fridays for publishing an unflattering article about him. Several of his Gundan (his junior comedians) were banned from TV for a couple of months, Takeshi being banned the longest. Episodes 31 to 54 of Takeshi's Castle being that period of time (six months) that Takeshi was not on the show.
@@latedep31 Ooh thanks for the info
came across your vid after seeing that stupid quote comparing it to moon landings lmao i appreciate the deep dive notundercovercop327 and i hope your japanese game show memorabilia collection has grown
The rocks that people would slip and bang themselves on when crossing the river must have been brutal. I recall multiple contestants smashing their ribs right onto them as they fall into the water
Covering this in a future video, but ironically, that game was used often because it produced so few injuries.
Did you just spend nearly 45 percent of the video flexing of how hardcore fan of Japanese game show you are? The flex so interesting I will even forgot what the video is all about if you don't remind me halfway through.
Glad you found it interesting.
The idea for the fighting spirit prize had to come from sumo, where in every tournament they gave it to any rikishi with pretty much the same criteria as Takeshi's Castle
Amazing that he got to go run the course at the new Takeshi's Castle set!
duuuude. thank you so much for your work on this. This was a big part of our childhood
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Me and my friend have been watching all the episodes we can find and we noticed how different Takeshis cart target both looked and acted when hit with water and learning it had been lacquered makes so much sense.
DON'T GET ELIMINATED!
Running down that hill with all those people during the introduction of the game show looked like so much fun I couldn’t take the smile off of my face the entire time I was watching it.
I would LOVE to know way more about Takeshi's castle, especially how it worked behind the scenes, and the level of understanding between the contestants, local staff, and tv narration.
I'll try to make a video about that some day.
"God I miss that show.". Amen brother.
Congrats on making it out to the new Takeshi's Castle
THank you!
Okay, and NOW I need you to dub the whole show including all the original skits wee never got to see!!
I wish I had that ability.
Takeshi's Castle seems like it would be a most extreme elimination challenge
Hope your channel grows, I love Takeshi's Castle.
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