"Takeshi's Castle" (2002) TV series 2002-2004

Writers:

Craig Charles (writer)
Ben Mole (writer)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Family

Plot:

Comic highlights from a physical Japanese gameshow presided over and commentated by Craig Charles.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Japanese TV Series | Character Name In Title

Cast

Craig Charles	...	Himself - Narrator
Makoto Dainenji	...	Makoto Dainenji (archive footage)
Gurêto Gidayû	...	Gidayu Great (archive footage)
Hideo Higashikokubaru	...	Sonomanma Higashi (archive footage) (as Sonomanma Higashi)
Rakkyo Ide	...	Rakkyo Ide (archive footage)
Saburô Ishikura	...	Saburo Ishikura (archive footage)
Michiru Jo	...	Michiru Jo (archive footage)
Takeshi Kitano	...	Count Takeshi (archive footage)
Kikko Matsuoka	...	Kikko Matsuoka (archive footage)
Masanori Okada	...	Masanori Okada (archive footage)
Akira Sakamoto	...	Battlefield Reporter
Hayato Tani	...	General Lee (archive footage)
Katsuo Tokashiki	...	Katsuo Tokashiki (archive footage)
Umanosuke Ueda	...	Umanosuke Ueda (archive footage)
Shingo Yanagisawa	...	Battlefield Reporter
Yûrei Yanagi	...	Yûrei Yanagi (archive footage)
Takayuki Yokomizo	...	Takayuki Yokomizo (archive footage)

Also Known As:

Hullut japanilaiset (Finland) [fi]
To kastro tou Takeshi (Greece) [el]

Country:

Japan | UK

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Black Mole Productions

Movie Connections:

Edited from "Fûun! Takeshi Jô" (1986)

Fun, but what's on the other side?

I only started watching this since I was a kid. Having forgot about it and not seen not a single feature of it since the last 4 or 5 years, I was mildly thrilled to see that this show is still on TV. Let me say firstly that Takeshi's Castle is silly and daft. However on the other hand, it is extremely funny and entertaining. I loved yesterday night's feature with the Rolling Pins, Skittles, Bridge Ball, The Honey Maze, Dominoes and skipping stones. Obviously, the best was the rolling pins. Funny seeing people attempting a cross a river by spinning through pins and having these hilarious falls. Even though this show made me and my family laugh our heads off, it still has it's negatives. 1) It is Extremely DANGEROUS! Despite of it's lame funniness, the makers should think twice of what injuries people have had. It presumably seemed like a girl broke her jaw and a man broke his ribs while skipping stones. 2) They say it's a competition, but there's no winner at the end! They just have people who made it through all of the challenges, playing Dodgems or something at the end. Like I said - daft!

Overall, we know this show's fun but what's on the other side? Nothing but daftness, silliness and downright stupidness! It's entertaining but only when you're in the mood.