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5 seasons Β· 122 episodes total Β· ~24 per season.
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Takeshi's Castle
2002 5 seasons Β· 122 eps English
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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.
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Cast
Mary Scheer
Joey de Leon
Craig Charles
John Cervenka
Takeshi Kitano
Saburo Ishikura
Created by
Takeshi Kitano
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CRAFT
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Crossed the 100-episode mark β syndication territory.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 61 hours end-to-end β 8 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 2002 to 2005 β a 3-year run.
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Scripted.
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CAST
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Created by Takeshi Kitano.
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DIRECTOR
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Dialogue in English, Arabic.
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- Seasons
- 5
- Total episodes
- 122
- Avg episode length
- 30 min
- Premiered
- 2002-11-01
- Last aired
- 2005-06-01
- Languages
- English, Arabic
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