Takeshi’s Fort is returning this April, and forward of that, Amazon Prime Video has unveiled its forged lineup. Serving as a reboot of the unique Nineteen Eighties Japanese sport present, Takeshi Kitano returns as a resurrected Fort Lord, organising difficult obstacles for its contributors. Different additions embody Osamu Shitara (Star Wars Rebels) and Yuki Himura because the chief retainer and vassal of Takeshi’s Fort, respectively. Comedians Shinya Ueda, Naomi Watanabe, and Ennosuke Ichikawa IV will seem as governors of three castles guarding the centre of Takeshi’s Fort. TV presenter Hayato Tani and Subaru Kimura — greatest identified for voicing Takeshi Goda/ Gian within the Doraemon anime — function the assault captains.
“Takeshi’s Fort is full of fundamentals of selection reveals,” fort lord Kitano mentioned in a ready assertion. “The best way individuals boldly strive one thing almost unattainable and find yourself failing is among the most enjoyable issues to observe. I hope you benefit from the present with out considering an excessive amount of.” For the uninitiated, Takeshi’s Fort was a Japanese sport present, the place over 100 decided volunteer contestants would take part in an array of well-designed bodily challenges, comparable to balancing on a surfboard, swinging throughout a muddy pit, navigating throughout large trolling pins, a claustrophobic maze sport, and an entire lot extra. Whereas most challenges are based mostly on ability and brains, some lean closely in the direction of luck, immediately disqualifying unfortunate contributors. By eliminating Takeshi in a laser-gun-based cart battle, the participant would win ¥1 million (about Rs. 6,14,000), on the time.
The Ball Run course has contestants climb up a steep slope whereas avoiding large boulders
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The sequence spawned a number of different worldwide variations of Takeshi’s Fort and even impressed bodily sport reveals comparable to Wipeout within the US and Complete Wipeout within the UK. In India, a shortened model of the unique Japanese Takeshi’s Fort was aired on the Pogo TV channel, that includes comedic Hindi dubbing/ commentary by Jaaved Jaffrey (Jaadugar), which was maybe the largest draw of the present and made it fairly fashionable for Indian audiences when it aired within the 2000s. When information in regards to the aforementioned reboot broke final yr, the actor expressed his interest in lending hilarious commentary for Hindi-speaking audiences. Presently, there isn’t a phrase on whether or not dubs shall be included within the Amazon Prime Video model.
Whereas Takeshi’s Fort’s commentary fashion would possibly sound aged to a contemporary viewers — in the event that they observe the identical format — it is going to be fascinating to see what tech they use to make challenges extra daunting. Proximity sensors could possibly be a great way to modernise the present, whereas one other cool thought could be to have the contestants put on GoPro or different motion cameras, so we get to expertise the impression first-hand when some large rubber beam slaps towards their faces or they fall head-first into mud.
Takeshi’s Fort reboot shall be accessible for streaming in late April on Amazon Prime Video.
