When I clicked on this video, I was hopeful that this was what it was about. I love how insanely dangerous this show was, and I binge watched it as a kid
Takeshi's Castle should be how prisoners get their chance of freedom. If years upon years of prison doesn't reform them, then going through the brutality of this show certainly will.
fun fact this show was made by takeshi kitano, famous comedian, director and actor. hes been in films such as battle royale and is one of the most accomplished japanese filmmakers.
being an indian i have seen the hindi commentary over this show and the commentator once in the interview said that he also donot know what is happening on the show so he just freestyle most of his commentary his commentary made this show 100 times better. i loved this show growing up and its still finds it funny as heck
The funniest part of the whole show is that the host, Beat Takeshi is a super serious actor in Japanese crime films, pretty much the Japanese Robert De-Niro
Takeshi's Castle is old enough that when another RU-vidr Chris Broad worked in Japan as an English teacher he got asked what his favourite Japanese TV show was and because he didn't watch TV he just said Takeshi's Castle since he watched it back in the UK like a true British patriot. None of the kids knew what he was talking about and only the old soon to be in the grave boomer teacher knew what he was talking about.
Gotta tell pyro that there was a Japanese game show where a guy was literally locked into a small house where he only were allowed to live off prizes won in daily competitions. He was locked in and couldn't leave before he finished the challenge. He was literally kept imprisoned while being filmed for national tv. Also when he finished he was taken to south Korea where he was pranked by the producers before getting locked in again just Korea this time.
The big American fella from the football game was Brad Lesley, better known as Animal. He was one of my favourite characters in the show. Rest in peace Animal 🙏🏽
Takeshi's Castle was absolutely goated. I had no idea british people got to see it as well. Watching this show was some of my most cherished childhood memories.
Takeshi's Castle was quite popular in Germany too. We just had a narrator voicing all over the japanese footage making it funnier than it actually was, and in some episodes instead of water pistols they had actual light guns with sensor targets that will detonate a gunpowder contraption on the Kart as an indicator that the contestants are out (I assume they replaced the gunpowder with paper targets to reduce injuries.)
As an italian, I remember this show being a huge part of my childhood especially because of the italian "casters" commenting the show, which are called "Gialappa's Band". They elevated the already funny show so much with their comments. Dude that shit was funny trust me!
I nearly had a heart attack watching the clips for this. I remember watching a show called Most Extreme Elimination Challenge on Spike TV around 2006. It was a show that dubbed over what I now know to be Takeshi's Castle. Vic Romano and Kenny Blankenship got me through High School. To see the show without their voices over it is so surreal to me.
The fact Pyro can't seem to figure out the plan for "rice bowl down hill" is to lean back so when you hit the water your momentum jerks you forward to you stay in the bowl has just given me brain rot.
