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Takeshi's Castle

  • TV Series
  • 2002–2004
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
2.2K
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Takeshi's Castle (2002)
ActionAdventureComedyFamilyGame Show

Comic highlights from a physical Japanese game-show Takeshi's Castle : Japon (1986) with English commentary.Comic highlights from a physical Japanese game-show Takeshi's Castle : Japon (1986) with English commentary.Comic highlights from a physical Japanese game-show Takeshi's Castle : Japon (1986) with English commentary.

  • Stars
    • Marco Marzocca
    • Stefano Sarcinelli
    • Pasquale Petrolo
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  • IMDb RATING
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    2.2K
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    • Stars
      • Marco Marzocca
      • Stefano Sarcinelli
      • Pasquale Petrolo
    • 16User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Marco Marzocca
    Marco Marzocca
    • Self - Italian Commentator
    • 2002–2003
    Stefano Sarcinelli
    • Self - Italian Commentator
    • 2002–2003
    Pasquale Petrolo
    Pasquale Petrolo
    • Self - Italian Commentator
    • 2002
    Claudio Gregori
    Claudio Gregori
    • Self - Italian Commentator
    • 2002
    Ronald van Dam
    • Self - Narrator (2002-2004)
    Ruben van der Meer
    Ruben van der Meer
    • Self - Narrator (2003-2004)
    Takeshi Kitano
    Takeshi Kitano
    • Count Takeshi
    Craig Charles
    Craig Charles
    • Self - Narrator
    Hayato Tani
    • General Lee
    Yûrei Yanagi
    • Yûrei Yanagi
    Kikko Matsuoka
    • Kikko Matsuoka
    Saburô Ishikura
    • Saburo Ishikura
    Hideo Higashikokubaru
    • Sonomanma Higashi
    Umanosuke Ueda
    • Umanosuke Ueda
    Akira Sakamoto
    • Battlefield Reporter
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    • Michiru Jo
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    cleindiansown

    Simply breath taking, stunning work from Charles.

    This is one of the greatest acting jobs in the history of all acting. Seriously, Charles puts you in the drivers seat, he makes you feel like you are living the life of a true movie star. With his fame stemming from the hit series "Robot Wars", Charles has devoloped fine speaking skills and a killer body. His handsome face can only be matched by one man, Dante. Dante is more commonly known as DANTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

    Truly, Charles has shocked the entertainment world with his slim figure filling leather jackets which have been processed through paper shredders. I think Charles should contact a new suiter, don't you think? All in all, A-Class work from a brilliant mind. ANTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT.
    jeeper_white

    Happy Clappy Jappy Chappies

    The contestants on this show are mad.

    Thanks to Challange TV I'm able to watch this tormenting game-show where the contestants leave with bruises and headaches rather than prizes. How many people have actually won? Around 2 i'd say. You can feel the pain that they receive as Craig Charles would inform you 'He plowed the bank with his face'.

    It's hilariously cruel, an idea that only the Japenese could come up with. If only we could view more Japanese game-shows here in Britain.

    Brilliant.
    TMAN247

    Simply the funniest thing I have ever seen.

    I have only recently been introduced to this show, (under the name MXC here in the States) and I am hooked. I have not laughed this hard in years.

    Putting the Americanized potty humor aside (MXC version), the nature of the games shown is total humiliation of the contestants, not to mention complete and utter disregard for their well being. And it is funny. Really funny. Why do I laugh at a 90 pound woman smashing into a brick wall on a rope? Maybe because she is in a duck costume, and comes up muddy and smiling? The level of joy in the contestants faces cannot be measured - they are in bliss, even though they are in pain, and being made fools of.

    Surreal and brilliant, please try and watch Takeshi's Castle on the Challenge network in the UK, or on MXC on the Spike network in the USA.
    ThreeSadTigers

    Maybe even more fun than the original release

    Takeshi's Castle (2002) is the re-dubbed UK release of cult-classic Japanese show Operation! Takeshi's Castle (1986-1989), an endurance-based game show in which 100+ contestants compete in a series of outlandish assault-course-like challenges until the numbers are whittled down to a select few. From here, the remaining handful of contestants can go on to battle the infamous "Count Takeshi" and his guards for the chance to win up to one million in Yen. The show is notable for at least two reasons; the first is the outright eccentric nature of the events and the seemingly dangerous falls, scrapes and mishaps that befall the contestants during their bid for glory. The second is the appearance of esteemed Japanese actor/filmmaker/comedian Takeshi Kitano, who here plays the titular count (though his appearance is edited down in this particular version). The format of the show mixes the bizarre events alongside some even more bizarre sketch-based moments of typically absurdist Japanese humour, as the contestants put themselves through some of the cruellest and most punishing events ever witnessed on national television.

    What was great about the original show was the way that the contestants seemed to be having a great time, even when falling eight feet into shallow water, being smeared in mud or talcum powder and being knocked off a rickety suspension bridge by a barrage of rubber-ball cannon fire. It also benefited from a colourful, larger than life quality, in keeping with the tradition of early Nintendo video games and Anime films; as the overstated supporting characters and continual appearances from General Tani (here renamed General Li) give the events a sense of context and continuity. Ultimately though, the programme works because of its uniqueness; with the nature of the games, the imagination, the willingness and excitement of the contestants and the obviously low-production values (combined with the witty commentary from actor Craig Charles, with his bad puns and sly double-entendres) all adding to the bizarre, subversive glee.
    10jules-patten

    Charles' Castle Commentary

    I absolutely adore Takeshi's Castle, and enjoy watching it immensely. I find myself laughing out load often and love all the games, the Takeshi team antics and the crazy contestants – who I have to say happily laugh at themselves hilariously.

    If you're a lover of energetic, entertaining, manic game shows, this is the one to watch.

    My only complaint is, must the UK listen to Craig Charles' idiotic running commentary? His comments are sexist, racist, puerile, repetitive, irritating and constantly undermine my viewing pleasure to the extent that I have to watch it with the volume turned down, which effectively ruins the show.

    I will keep watching the show, because it's too brilliant to miss, unfortunately with the volume off (can't we have English subtitles of the programme instead Mr Charles' nonsense?).

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 2002 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • El castillo de Takeshi
    • Production companies
      • Black Mole Productions
      • Challenge TV
      • Comedy Central
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