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Takeshi's Castle: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Takeshi's Castle (1986): Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Welcome to Takeshi's Castle, a Japanese game show involving 100 to 140 contestants who try to go through a series of silly physical challenges designed to eliminate them. Designed like a live-action Mario game, thousands of people have come to take on Takeshi's Castle to try and win the ¥1,000,000 prize but hardly anyone does!

Series details

  • Title: Takeshi's Castle
  • Format: Game Show
  • Language: Japanese
  • Premiere date: 1986-05-02
  • Final broadcast date listed: 1990-10-19
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
  • Network country: Japan
  • Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 76806
  • IMDb ID: tt0375466
  • TVDB ID: 347486

Cast and credited roles

  • Takeshi Kitano — Count Takeshi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 1986-05-02; final listed air date 1990-10-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Takeshi's Castle on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.

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