Takeshi's Castle is Risen: A 40th Anniversary Zoom Chat

In conjunction with The JM Archives, this channel is proud to present a special 40th Anniversary Tribute to the show that brought Japanese variety programs to the world. Takeshi's Castle is Risen: The 40th Anniversary Tribute! At 8PM on Friday May 2nd 1986, A show unlike any program seen before or since was first broadcast to the world. Thrilling Variety Program: Operation! Takeshi's Castle aired from 1986-1989. During those three years, an army of civilian contestants battled challenges in attempt to storm the castle of "Beat" Takeshi. The program garnered international praise and viewership over the past 40 years. In honor of that achievement, We have brought a tribute unlike any seen before. In this video you'll see clips from the series with rarely translated English subtitles, exclusive photos taken on the set of the original series and a conversation with 15 contestants who appeared in various episodes of the series' run. A diverse group has joined this video. From America, Canada and Australia, all recounting their experiences on the series. You'll learn things about the show that you never knew before. Join us for this unique and spectacular tribute to what was recently voted the greatest Japanese Variety show of the Heisei era. Special thanks to all the contestants who took time make this chat amazing: Aaron, Amy, Ben, Bill, Dianne, Frankie, Jeff, Jeremy, Jon, Kris, Michelle, Neal, Roger, Russ and Val. As well as a thanks to those who were not able to make it to the chat: Donna, Dickie, Goetz, Hokulani, Kenan, Kevin, Sabrina and Scott. Thanks to Latedep for making our title card. We hope you enjoy this one of a kind reunion. If you do, great! If you don't, that's fine too. Takeshi's Castle is the property of the Tokyo Broadcasting System. All footage herein used is done under fair use. This video is in no way, shape or form endorsed by Takeshi's Castle, Tokyo Broadcasting System or any of it's affiliates. All opinions expressed are solely of the persons providing them and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this channel or it's representatives.