Takeshi's Castle Season 1 Episode 21 Episode 21 ( Air Date 1986-10-31 ) Genre Comedy, Family, Reality category. Overview "Takeshi's Castle is a Japanese game show that aired between 1986 and 1990, on the Tokyo Broadcasting System. It features the Japanese comedian Takeshi Kitano (also known as Beat Takeshi) as a count who owns a castle and sets up difficult challenges for players (or a volunteer army) to get to him.".