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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! ...
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. ...
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!...
The Japanese VS Nature
This video has really made the rounds in the past year, but it's definitely worth watching again. Here, a komodo dragon is unleashed on a group of women with meat strapped to their foreheads. Hey, it's a game show! Lighten up! Yikes! Here's another f...
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...
Are There No Lawyers In Japan?
Apparently, Japan isn't overrun with lawyers like the United States. If it was, then cruel pranks like these wouldn't be televised for your amusement. God bless the Japanese. Here, some unsuspecting saps sit down on a massage chair... only to be spi...
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...
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...
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. ...
Japanese Pac-Man
Another hilarious, sadistic video from our friends to the East. It's more of a comedy sketch than a game show, but I get the feeling some of the pain was definitely unscripted. Enjoy:Boy, the guy in the pink really filled out that leotard......
The Library Game
Behold, an insane Japanese game show set in a library. When a contestant turns over the card with the skull and crossbones, bad things happen to him! The insanity is compounded by the fact that they are supposed to be quiet in the library and not bur...
