Toshio Tsuchiya
Director
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! (1989)
Specials
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! (Dauntaun no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!?, lit. "Downtown's 'This is no task for kids!!'")
Released Oct. 3, 1989
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Action, Comedy, Game Show, Reality TV, Talk
Keywords: tmdb.japan, tmdb.tv-show, imdb.comedian, tmdb.comedy-show, imdb.variety, tmdb.variety-show, tmdb.japanese
Production Companies: Mattel
Network: Nippon TV
S0E1 - 24-Hour TagOnigokko
A batsu game that took place over the period of 24 hours where all the cast, except Matsumoto, are locked in a sports arena, playing "tag" with various Oni (demons) (who, here,—except for two or three instances {that were on film},—were men dressed in full-body black suits) that were "summoned" to attack at random moments, each with a specific type of punishment written on the suit to be inflicted whenever the victims were tagged. This batsu game is the result of Matsumoto winning the race against the four others in "Gaki no tsukai - 4 tai 1 100m sou Taiketsu!" (on Oct. 17, 1999).
March 26, 2000, midnight
S0E2 - Haunted Hotel
After Matsumoto loses a swimming match (match aired on Feb. 11, 2001) against the other four cast members, a batsu game is set at a "haunted ryokan", where Matsumoto must remain overnight. He endures ghost apparitions, a seemingly empty samurai suit that comes alive, and random knocks on walls, among other things. The other four cast members attend to support him in controlling his fear, but end up scaring him as well.
Aug. 5, 2001, midnight
S0E4 - No-Reaction Pie Hell
In this game, Matsumoto is punished for losing a bet (bet aired on Oct. 27, 2002) with Hamada over the 2002 Japan Series. In their bet, Hamada picked the Yomiuri Giants while Matsumoto picked the Seibu Lions; the Giants won the series four games to none. Matsumoto's punishment was having to spend a day at home while Hamada, Endō, Tanaka and Yamasaki threw pies at him (after showering and in bed) and everything he touched (including a television set and a toaster), non-stop. Matsumoto had to ignore all of this while following prompts from a narrator over the sound-system.
Nov. 3, 2002, midnight
Network: Nippon TV
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 50850 min.
Released: Oct. 3, 1989
Last Air Date: March 16, 2025, midnight
Status: In Production
Certification: NR
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