<P> The original show involved between 100 and 142 contestants whom General Tani ( Hayato Tani ) `` forced '' into a series of physical challenges , in some ways similar to those in It 's a Knockout , eliminating many of the contestants . Each show finished with a `` Final Showdown '' in which Count Takeshi ( Kitano ) was faced by the remaining contestants . In early episodes they would storm the castle set itself in a short - range water gun assault . Later episodes introduced carts with paper rings , and eventually lasers and light - sensitive targets . If the contestant 's gun penetrated the paper ring or hit the sensor on Takeshi 's cart , against such weapons as a large water gun and a laser - armed plane , Takeshi 's cart was deactivated , the castle was `` taken '' and the game `` won '' . The player who stopped Takeshi won 1 Million yen ( which , at the time , was roughly equivalent to $ 8,000 US or £ 5,000 sterling ) . However , there were only nine winners during the show 's run . </P>
<P> The original show involved between 100 and 142 contestants whom General Tani ( Hayato Tani ) `` forced '' into a series of physical challenges , in some ways similar to those in It 's a Knockout , eliminating many of the contestants . Each show finished with a `` Final Showdown '' in which Count Takeshi ( Kitano ) was faced by the remaining contestants . In early episodes they would storm the castle set itself in a short - range water gun assault . Later episodes introduced carts with paper rings , and eventually lasers and light - sensitive targets . If the contestant 's gun penetrated the paper ring or hit the sensor on Takeshi 's cart , against such weapons as a large water gun and a laser - armed plane , Takeshi 's cart was deactivated , the castle was `` taken '' and the game `` won '' . The player who stopped Takeshi won 1 Million yen ( which , at the time , was roughly equivalent to $ 8,000 US or £ 5,000 sterling ) . However , there were only nine winners during the show 's run . </P>
what does the winner of takeshi 's castle get
what does the winner of takeshi 's castle get
1 Million yen ( which , at the time , was roughly equivalent to $ 8,000 US or £ 5,000 sterling )
1 Million yen ( which , at the time , was roughly equivalent to $ 8,000 US or £ 5,000 sterling )