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The legendary action variety show from Japan is back!
New format version of the worldwide megahit Takeshi's Castle to be released in 2023! Takeshi’s Castle Project Scheduled to stream worldwide exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in 2023!
2022.03.30
The original Takeshi’s Castle was an unscripted physical reality show that aired on TBS from 1986 to 1989. In each episode, some 100 contestants selected from the general public attacked the all-but-impregnable castle, taking on challenging games and competing with each other and to win the prize money. The show’s hilariously entertaining format made it a major social phenomenon. One of the biggest hits from Japan, Takeshi’s Castle transcended language and cultural barriers to entertain audiences in the U.S., the UK, Australia, South America, throughout Asia, and in many other countries starting in the late 1980s. In addition to the original show, local productions featuring native casts and contestants have been produced in many countries, and the popularity of the format continues to grow. The format has had a major impact, laying the foundation for later audience-participation physical reality shows worldwide. Crossing ponds on suspect stepping-stones, walking on unstable scaffolding, hanging from bars and swinging from ropes, leaping over obstacles, and getting soaking wet and muddy from head to foot are just some of the tribulations contestants faced in the over 100 games featured on the show. The contestants’ struggles and hilarious predicaments have continued to captivate audiences around the world. This new Prime Video version of Takeshi's Castle takes things to a new dimension, with the contestants encountering a varied array of new games, and sure to find themselves in some new seriously messed-up situations. The renewed labor and laughter of this Takeshi’s Castle reboot will surely delight fans all over the world. Team: |