Amazon Prime Video Unveils Forged Lineup for Takeshi’s Fortress Reboot

Takeshi’s Fortress is returning this April, and forward of that, Amazon Prime Video has unveiled its forged lineup. Serving as a reboot of the unique Eighties Japanese recreation present, Takeshi Kitano returns as a resurrected Fortress Lord, organising difficult obstacles for its contributors. Different additions embrace Osamu Shitara (Star Wars Rebels) and Yuki Himura because the chief retainer and vassal of Takeshi’s Fortress, respectively. Comedians Shinya Ueda, Naomi Watanabe, and Ennosuke Ichikawa IV will seem as governors of three castles guarding the centre of Takeshi’s Fortress. TV presenter Hayato Tani and Subaru Kimura — finest identified for voicing Takeshi Goda/ Gian within the Doraemon anime — function the assault captains.

“Takeshi’s Fortress is crammed with fundamentals of selection reveals,” fort lord Kitano stated in a ready assertion. “The way in which folks boldly attempt one thing almost unimaginable and find yourself failing is without doubt one of 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 Fortress was a Japanese recreation 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 recreation, and an entire lot extra. Whereas most challenges are primarily based on ability and brains, some lean closely in 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 collection spawned a number of different worldwide variations of Takeshi’s Fortress and even impressed bodily recreation reveals comparable to Wipeout within the US and Complete Wipeout within the UK. In India, a shortened model of the unique Japanese Takeshi’s Fortress 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 concerning the aforementioned reboot broke final 12 months, the actor expressed his interest in lending hilarious commentary for Hindi-speaking audiences. Presently, there isn’t a phrase on whether or not dubs will likely be included within the Amazon Prime Video model.

Whereas Takeshi’s Fortress’s commentary model would possibly sound aged to a contemporary viewers — in the event that they comply with the identical format — will probably be attention-grabbing to see what tech they use to make challenges extra daunting. Proximity sensors may very well be a great way to modernise the present, whereas one other cool concept can be to have the contestants put on GoPro or different motion cameras, so we get to expertise the affect first-hand when some large rubber beam slaps towards their faces or they fall head-first into mud.

Takeshi’s Fortress reboot will likely be out there for streaming in late April on Amazon Prime Video.