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00:00Welcome to Japan's legendary Temple of Champions, where athletes gather to face the most difficult
00:14challenges ever conceived.
00:17Testing balance, endurance, and sheer strength, competitors have one goal, beat the course.
00:26Victory is elusive, and the only constant is the bitter taste of defeat.
00:33This is the ultimate competition of man versus obstacle.
00:37Who will top the unbeatable Banzuke?
00:42Welcome to the Muscle Banzuke.
00:45I, Kato Kei, am here to deliver to you the legend of the Temple of Champions.
00:50The best athletes will face 20 or more difficult challenges.
00:54If they succeed, the name of the Banzuke will remain as a glorious name.
00:59The Champion's List.
01:01Today, we will be presenting three different events.
01:06And the first event is...
01:10Like a Piero!
01:12In this challenging course, competitors are required to overcome nine different obstacles
01:17while riding a unicycle.
01:19First, a slalom course.
01:21Then, the unicyclers must ascend and descend a steeply sloped hill,
01:25followed by the zigzag bridge.
01:27Next, they must navigate the corner staircase, cross a series of spring platforms,
01:32and avoid the swinging pendulum.
01:34Then, they will be asked to jump across a gap and climb the final staircase.
01:39Ultimately, they must cross the grooved bridge to reach the finish line.
01:43Does anyone have what it takes to wheel and deal their way to victory?
01:47The history of unicycling is only two years old,
01:50but last year and this year,
01:52Kan Sayaka, the winner of the All Japan Unicycling Championships,
01:56has a great hope.
01:58Kan Sayaka has a great hope.
02:00Let's see how it goes!
02:08He started with speed.
02:12The slalom went well.
02:14He's holding the saddle on the uphill.
02:16How about the downhill?
02:18Oh, he stopped!
02:20He's in the crank.
02:21At first, the width was 20 cm.
02:23The change of direction went well.
02:25Now, he's crossed it!
02:29Calm down!
02:31It's easy to go downhill if you climb three steps.
02:34He's climbed to the second step.
02:36He's climbed to the third step.
02:38Now, he's changing direction.
02:40A spring board is waiting for him.
02:42A spring board is waiting for him.
02:44He's crossed 2.7 m.
02:46A big swing is waiting for him.
02:49Kan Sayaka is 12 years old.
02:51Kan Sayaka is 12 years old.
02:53He's in the front.
02:55He's in the front.
02:57It's alright!
02:58This stairs and the spring board are waiting for him.
03:00This stairs and the spring board are waiting for him.
03:03Oh, he's in the front.
03:05He's stuck in the crack.
03:07It's a pity.
03:10You're close!
03:12Close!
03:14Up next is 29 year old truck driver Naotada Goto.
03:18This father of two has been unicycling for years.
03:21Can this veteran be the first one to reach the finish?
03:24In his youth, he won the national championship.
03:28Sometimes, he rides on a one-wheeled bike while holding his child in his arms.
03:32It's a good one-wheeled dad's challenge.
03:38He's getting a lot of support.
03:39Slow down.
03:41Here is...
03:42Oh, oh, oh, oh!
03:43It's dangerous, it's dangerous, it's dangerous!
03:44It's dangerous!
03:48He has a 19-year career.
03:49If he fails here, he will cry.
03:51Noboizaka stands up.
03:53And this downhill is difficult.
03:55He doesn't have a brake.
03:56He has no choice but to step on his feet.
03:57He goes carefully.
03:59He's caught up.
04:00He's on the right track.
04:01From here, from here,
04:03the first width is 20 centimeters,
04:04and then 15 centimeters.
04:06It's very narrow.
04:07This L-shaped crank.
04:09The width becomes narrower from here.
04:10He has cleared the 15-centimeter width.
04:12He did it!
04:15Next up is Reiko Kadota,
04:17a 17-year-old high school student.
04:20With a one-wheeled car,
04:21she can jump rope, double jump,
04:23and do 200 times!
04:33It's a gentle, unpretentious,
04:35vivid one-wheeled car.
04:39Climbing up this downhill,
04:41be careful.
04:42Be careful down the hill.
04:44It went well.
04:46How about the crank?
04:49This is said to be the most difficult part.
04:51Oh, no!
04:52Are you all right?
04:54Kadota picked up too much speed
04:56on the zigzag bridge,
04:57and she didn't clear the obstacle
04:59as much as she launched herself off of it.
05:02Are you all right?
05:03Yes.
05:04Oh, no.
05:05It's terrible.
05:07I can't do it.
05:09Last to try is 19-year-old college student
05:11Daiki Izumida.
05:13He's the reigning Japanese Unicycle Marathon champion.
05:16Everyone is failing,
05:18but I'm going to make it to the finish line.
05:20I'm definitely going to make it to the finish line.
05:22Riding a one-wheeled car,
05:23he can jump over people who are sleeping.
05:25Riding a one-wheeled car,
05:26he can do a handstand.
05:27Riding a one-wheeled car,
05:28he can do a double jump.
05:29Daiki Izumida is able to perform
05:31such advanced techniques.
05:32His expression is overflowing with confidence,
05:34and he is now out of breath.
05:36Izumida has set a new record
05:38for the Japanese Unicycle Marathon
05:40this year.
05:48He's started in the middle of the race.
05:50He's fast, he's fast, he's fast, he's fast.
05:52Hachon has finished in no time.
05:54Noritaka is also able to finish easily.
05:56How about the downhill?
05:57He's fast, too.
05:58It's only been 12 seconds.
06:00Now, he's passed through
06:02this narrow crank.
06:04He's raised his left hand.
06:06Is he sure of his victory?
06:07Downhill is a simple staircase.
06:09Now, he's crossed the springboard
06:11at once.
06:13It's a big swing.
06:16Now, how will he clear this swing?
06:18Hmm?
06:20He's checking the timing.
06:22He's holding his breath.
06:24And now, he's cleared it.
06:26He's passed 60 centimeters.
06:28He's raised his left hand again.
06:30Now, he can see the goal.
06:32He can see the goal.
06:34The 15-centimeter-high step
06:36is now over.
06:38Now, the 7-centimeter-wide groove.
06:40He can't move the tires here.
06:42The 7-centimeter-wide groove.
06:44Now, he can see the goal.
06:46He can see the goal.
06:48He can see the goal.
06:50Izumida has lost.
06:52Izumida cleared the pendulum
06:54and the gap that followed it with ease.
06:56All that remained was the grooved bridge
06:58and the finish line.
07:00But, he swerved off course
07:02and took a rough fall.
07:04Like a Pierrot,
07:06he can humble even the most confident competitors.
07:08Where did you hit?
07:10It's a peach.
07:13It's a peach.
07:15I'm a little disappointed.
07:17Like a Pierrot
07:19is a course that demands
07:21impeccable balance and control.
07:23Today, none of the competitors
07:25were able to avoid a painful fall.
07:27While no new names will be added
07:29to the list of champions,
07:31more competitors will surely come
07:33to face this brutal challenge.
07:35No champion has ever been able
07:37to ride a one-seater in history.
07:39We praise them
07:42for their perseverance
07:44and for their courage.
07:46We praise them for their perseverance
07:48and for their courage.
07:50When Unbeatable Banzuke returns,
07:52it's the game of teamwork and balance
07:54that has all the competitors
07:56over a barrel.
08:04Welcome to Muscle Banzuke.
08:06We've seen an incredible
08:08momentum and skill.
08:10In the next event,
08:12we'll test their balance.
08:14But it won't be a one-seater.
08:16The park will be full of fun.
08:18Are you ready?
08:22Seesaw 60
08:24In this event,
08:26teams have only 60 seconds
08:28to transfer a heavy barrel
08:30from one side of a large seesaw
08:32to the other.
08:34One teammate coaches from a distance
08:36to help guide the players.
08:39If either side of the seesaw
08:41touches down,
08:43the team is eliminated.
08:45It might look simple,
08:47but this massive seesaw
08:49is no playground.
09:09Up next are a carpenter,
09:11a plasterer and a hairstylist.
09:13Can this odd combination
09:15craft a victory
09:17on the seesaw?
09:39He's got the barrel!
09:41He's got the barrel.
09:43Now he has to pass it to the right.
09:45It's a battle against time.
09:4740 seconds left.
09:51Moriya wants to pass the barrel
09:53to Saito. 30 seconds left!
09:5530 seconds left!
10:03He's passed the barrel!
10:05He's passed the barrel!
10:07He's passed the barrel!
10:09He's passed the barrel!
10:1310 seconds left!
10:15He's passed the barrel!
10:17He's passed the barrel!
10:194 seconds left!
10:21He's passed the barrel!
10:23He's passed the barrel!
10:25Time's up!
10:27With only seconds left,
10:29Kazuhiro Saito made a desperate
10:31attempt to drop the barrel,
10:33but it was too late for Kanichi Moriya
10:36to make it back to the middle.
10:38Next up is a team of machinists.
10:40They design and manufacture
10:42large machines for a living.
10:44Will they be able to master
10:46this oversized seesaw?
10:58That was a good start!
11:00Go outside!
11:02Go outside!
11:05Go outside!
11:15The next team calls itself
11:17The Engineers.
11:19They analyzed Seesaw 60
11:21on a computer for a full month
11:23and claim to have a foolproof method
11:25to win. They only have a minute
11:27to make their analysis pay off.
11:35Will it go well?
11:41The navigator is just
11:43looking at the seconds.
11:47So far, the seesaw is almost horizontal.
11:51These two have been simulating
11:53on the computer for a month.
11:55So far, it's going well!
11:59He's got the barrel!
12:0130 seconds left!
12:05He's got the barrel!
12:07Will they be able to make it back to the middle?
12:09He's getting closer!
12:15He's got the barrel!
12:19Will he make it?
12:21No, he hasn't!
12:2310 seconds left!
12:25Time is running out!
12:27He's got the barrel!
12:30Will he make it back to the middle?
12:323 seconds left!
12:342 seconds left!
12:36Time is up!
12:38As expected, they were simulating!
12:40Despite their computer analysis,
12:42the Engineers couldn't complete
12:44the task in time.
12:46Maybe they need a faster computer.
12:50While teams have conquered Seesaw 60
12:52in the past, today the challenge
12:54proved to be too tough to beat.
12:56The craftsmen looked like they had victory
12:58but at the last second,
13:00they ran out of time.
13:02No new champions were made today.
13:19When Unbeatable Banzuke returns,
13:21grab your hammer
13:23and try to cut this good luck charm
13:25down to size!
13:28Unbeatable Banzuke
13:33Welcome back to Unbeatable Banzuke!
13:35Here, even a modest competitor
13:37may be able to
13:39accomplish the task.
13:41The third event is
13:46Daruma 7!
13:48The Daruma is balanced precariously
13:50atop a stack of identical blocks.
13:52Competitors must swing a hammer
13:54to knock each block free
13:57Each challenger has a partner
13:59to give them strategy and advice
14:01but they'll need to plan carefully.
14:03If the Daruma topples,
14:05then the game is over.
14:27The Daruma is balanced precariously
14:29atop a stack of identical blocks.
14:31If the Daruma topples,
14:33then the game is over.
14:35If the Daruma topples,
14:37then the game is over.
14:39If the Daruma topples,
14:41then the game is over.
14:43If the Daruma topples,
14:45then the game is over.
14:47If the Daruma topples,
14:49then the game is over.
14:51If the Daruma topples,
14:53then the game is over.
14:56The Daruma is balanced precariously
14:58atop a stack of identical blocks.
15:00If the Daruma topples,
15:02then the game is over.
15:04If the Daruma topples,
15:06then the game is over.
15:08If the Daruma topples,
15:10then the game is over.
15:12If the Daruma topples,
15:14then the game is over.
15:16If the Daruma topples,
15:18then the game is over.
15:20If the Daruma topples,
15:22then the game is over.
15:24The son is staring at his father.
15:28The Daruma topples!
15:34Next up is Takami Kato,
15:36age 28.
15:38This housewife has asked her husband,
15:40Mamoru Kanazawa, to be her adviser
15:42on this challenge.
15:44Will this married couple be the first
15:46to bring down the Daruma?
15:48The Daruma topples!
15:50The Daruma topples!
15:53The Daruma topples!
15:59With just one swing,
16:01Kato not only knocked down the Daruma,
16:03she also toppled all seven blocks
16:05and even the hammer rack.
16:08Next up is Ken Mochizuki.
16:10The bus driver's wife, Miwako,
16:12and his one-year-old son
16:14will be advising by his side.
16:16Will they bring him the luck he needs?
16:23The Daruma topples!
16:25With just one swing,
16:27he toppled all seven blocks
16:29and even the hammer rack.
16:35He's the type of person
16:37who wants to topple
16:39everything in a split second.
16:41Next up is Seto.
16:49He toppled all seven blocks
16:51and even the hammer rack.
16:53His one-year-old son
16:55is also clapping his hands.
16:57What a beautiful parent-child love.
16:59The point is where to topple.
17:01Where will he topple?
17:03It's decided.
17:10The Daruma doesn't move.
17:12How will it be?
17:14It's toppled!
17:18He can't hold on to the Daruma.
17:21So far, no one has removed
17:23more than two blocks.
17:25Can Daruma's number one fan
17:27lead her husband to victory?
17:37Welcome back to Muscle Banzuke.
17:39The two teams got the hammer,
17:41but no one was able
17:43to beat Daruma7.
17:45Ken Mochizuki and his one-year-old son
17:47managed to topple two blocks.
17:50And Takami Kato
17:52almost destroyed the entire set.
17:56There's only one challenger left.
17:58Will he be able to topple
18:00all seven blocks
18:02and leave his name
18:04on Banzuke?
18:08The final competitor is white-collar worker
18:10Kazuo Takahashi, age 39.
18:12His wife, Tomoko,
18:14is a huge fan of Daruma.
18:16She'll be his advisor.
18:20Ready?
18:22Go!
18:24He did it!
18:26He did it!
18:28He did it in the first round,
18:30but...
18:32Hit it from the other side.
18:34The right side?
18:36Tomoko, his wife,
18:38is in charge of this team.
18:40Set!
18:42Go!
18:50He did it in the second round!
19:00Hit it from the other side.
19:04Set!
19:08Go!
19:16He's nervous.
19:18His wife's expression
19:20is getting worse.
19:22Go!
19:28The third block
19:30wasn't the charm.
19:32These Daruma fans
19:34learned just how tough
19:36this puzzle can be.
19:38Daruma 7 looks like a game,
19:40but it's actually a difficult puzzle.
19:42Today, the challengers
19:44couldn't remove
19:47their confidence.
19:49Let's take a look at
19:51the three events.
20:17In Daruma 7,
20:19no one could successfully remove
20:21all seven blocks.
20:23Regardless of the strategy,
20:25competitors could not keep
20:27the tower from toppling.
20:29No new names will be added
20:31to the banzuke for these events.
20:33The challengers have
20:35a new day tomorrow.
20:37What kind of devilish
20:39challenge will it be?
20:41And who will be able
20:43to conquer it?
20:45Until next time,
20:47I'm Kato Kei.
20:49The door to the champion's
20:51electric shock is sealed.
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