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.
| Alternative Titles | قلعة تاكيشي |
| First Air Date: | 2002-11-01 |
| Last Air Date: | 2005-06-01 |
| Number of Episodes: | 122 |
| Number of Seasons: | 5 |
| Genres: | Comedy, Reality |
| Status: | Ended |
| Networks: | $Spike |
| Casts: | Mary Scheer, Joey de Leon, Craig Charles, John Cervenka, Takeshi Kitano, Saburo Ishikura |
The film starts out with a pretty good plot and storyline, but as the film continues, it just seems to drag on. It needed to move at a quicker pace, or modify the storyline to keep the watchers attention and interest. I’ve seen it all the way through once(1x), after that I always leave the movie 50-75% complete. > **RATING: _2.5_ / 5**
