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Regularly updated with hilarious and bizarre Japanese game show clips. This site also showcases various commercials and products that come from Japan, all of which are unique and amusing.
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Door Runner Challenge
Here is some old school brilliance from Takeshi's Castle. Contestants must choose which doors to run through at full speed. Some are made of paper and some are solid wood. Funny and sadistic - exactly what we want out of a Japanese game show! ...
Parking Challenge
Here, men must quickly drive a car backwards to pop a balloon. If they knock down the temporary wall with the car, they don't clear the challenge. Naturally, this is all set to the soundtrack from Top Gun. ...
Endurance
Here are clips from a show that is apparently called "Endurance." I don't need to go into any detail, as a nice English chap is hosting the clip segment. There are some pretty hilarious, yet brutal, moments here. ...
Catch The Baseball... Or Else
This game actually looks like a lot of fun, kind of like a giant Chuck E. Cheese game. Here, contestants must try to catch as many baseballs as they can and throw them into various areas for points. Of course, it wouldn't be a Japanese game show if s...
More "Do Not Laugh" Torture
Once again, contestants are faced with an absurd situation in which they can not laugh. If they laugh, they get a beatin'. This one picks up speed after a minute, so hang in there. Those poor schmucks!...
More Human Tetris Videos!
I can't get enough of this stuff and neither should you! Watch Japanese men in tight-fitting costumes try to fit through a hole in a moving wall. If there's a heaven, then I will someday have access to a 24-hour Human Tetris channel! Am I going crazy...
Don't Fan Me, Bro!
Here, one Japanese game show contestant loses his cool. To my knowledge, this isn't staged at all and the guy just goes mental in the middle of a game. By the way, that's a girl he starts beating on. Boo! Hiss, hiss! ...
Banana Peel Unicycling
Here, contestants must unicycle across a narrow and bumpy path that is covered in banana peels. Naturally, people get hurt and we get to laugh at their misfortune.Via Japan Probe...
Tilted Floor Cleaning
Here, men are tasked with wiping a floor that's sharply tilted. They must make it all the way to the red laser before falling. Naturally, they must also wear a spandex bug costume. This is a two-parter, so enjoy! I have been told that these are the s...
Human Bowling
I always associate bowling with drinking, smoking and eating nachos. That is exactly why I consider it one of America's finest sports. Apparently they bowl in Japan, too. With humans. Meh, that was funny, but it would have been better if the pins had...
Brutal, Albeit Hilarious, Wipeouts
"Takeshi's Castle" is a classic Japanese program that tasked various people with insane challenges. Here are some of the show's most heinous wipeouts, which someone has inexplicably set to the theme song from "Benny Hill." Enjoy:An interesting note a...
Death By Mushroom?
In this clip, two young ladies are blindfolded and mushrooms are lowered onto their heads. Of course, they have no idea what it is, so they flip out. It's great fun, don't you agree?Hey, I don't blame them for freaking out! This is Japanese televisio...
Treadmill Hurdles
I didn't file this one under "sadistic" because the contestants were actually given safety helmets and no one was struck in the groin. Still, there is no way in Hell I would ever jump hurdles while running on a treadmill. I'll leave that to my good f...
Dizzy Japanese Boxing
Here, two boxers are rapidly spun in circles until they are dizzy. Then, they are released to run at each other along a narrow plank and... eh, you just watch it. This is complicated stuff. Rocket science, really.Via Japan Probe...
The Japanese Hate Your Groin
If I were to base my knowledge of Japanese people on what I see here (and I do), then I can only deduce that they hate your groin. They want it to experience pain for the sake of comedy. And who can blame them? It's hilarious! Enjoy:Remind me to forw...
Don't Laugh, Please Don't Laugh...
On this show, contestants must watch a video of a Japanese man learning to speak English. If a contestant laughs, he is is severely punished. Please God, don't laugh... oh man, I can't look... you look.What I don't understand is how the hell they cou...
Brutal Torture + Homophobia = Whimsical, Japanese Game Show
In this clip, the poor bastards who endured Silent Library must contend with more torture. Oh, you know what time it is. It's time to see some groin smackin'. Enjoy:I love how that guy freaked out when he was kissed by another man. As if that's anyt...
Marshmallow Challenge
Here, contestants must eat marshmallows off a string while their face is being tugged by a taut rubber band. The results? Magical. Why don't we do this here in America?! We don't need the Writers Guild! Let them strike all they want. For $10, you cou...
Don't Laugh, Part II
Here, the same group of men must try to keep their composure, lest they get a beatin' from some random dude with a cane. You'd think they would have learned their lesson but, man, this is too funny. I couldn't hold it together, either. ...
Human Tetris
This is one of the funniest Japanese game shows ever made. Contestants have only seconds to contort their bodies to fit through a strange hole in a wall. Why do they only have seconds? The wall is coming right at them! This is pretty tame for a game ...
