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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.
00:34This is the ultimate competition of man versus obstacle. Who will top the unbeatable Banzuke?
00:56In this event, challengers pilot a remote control helicopter through nine obstacles
01:26of increasing difficulty. First, they must navigate through a slalom of ribbons. Next,
01:32they will have to circle the large tower. After this, they'll need to guide their copter
01:36carefully through the debris tunnels. Then they will have to fly into the cage, and then
01:41through the underground cave, all before reaching the break zone. After a brief rest, challengers
01:47take to the skies again, dodging the fans, executing the Crazy Eight, and hooking their
01:53landing gear on the slider. Once this is complete, the landing pad will open. Any pilot
01:59skilled enough to touch down here will see their name etched onto the Banzuke.
02:23Next up will be Mitsuo Yamazaki, age 42. When he's not making circuit boards, Yamazaki
02:41spends his time flying RC helicopters.
03:11Next up is Toshiki Iijima. This 34-year-old had to borrow a helicopter from his friend.
03:27Will he give it back to him in one piece?
03:57Toshiki Iijima.
04:27He made it!
04:42Up next is 30-year-old Takashi Koizumi. This model maker has high hopes, and named his copter accordingly.
04:57Toshiki Iijima.
05:00He has taken off.
05:03First, he's cleared the blue balloon.
05:06He's cleared the orange balloon as well.
05:09How about the third red balloon?
05:12He's cleared it slowly.
05:15And now, there's a tower in front of him.
05:18He has to go around this tower.
05:20The tower is 5.7 meters high.
05:23He's turning it around.
05:26It's going well so far.
05:30He's turning the rotor around to go around the tower.
05:35Will it take a while?
05:38Will he make it?
05:40Oh no!
05:42He's hit the tail rotor in the back!
05:45The tower has collapsed!
05:47I hope you all enjoyed it.
05:50Thank you for making this show!
05:53Coming up, the pilots have turned off the no-crashing sign.
05:58Be prepared for a turbulent ride!
06:08Welcome back to Muscle Man!
06:11The Super Helicopter was a real-life test to see if humans can control machines.
06:15The higher you fly, the harder you fall.
06:19No one was able to fly off to victory.
06:22There are only a few pilots left.
06:25Who will be the champion?
06:28Who will fly off?
06:31Next will be Katsuo Nishimumi, age 47.
06:35This cop has a room in his home dedicated to RC helicopters.
06:39Can he put his obsession to good use today?
06:41Aiki Mad Twister cost him 250,000 yen.
06:50First, he's going to raise the helicopter.
06:54The first thing he's going to do is a set that looks like a big city.
06:58He has to clear three big adventures in a slalom.
07:03Oh no! The balloon is a little low, but it's okay!
07:06Mad Twister is doing well.
07:10He's turning the third adventure balloon to the right.
07:16He's turning it to the right and going around the tower.
07:21Will he be able to go around it?
07:24Did he go around it?
07:26He's turning it to the right.
07:29There are three big holes in the wall.
07:32The holes are getting smaller and smaller.
07:34Oh no! Mad Twister is in danger!
07:35250,000 yen was broken in an instant!
07:41Up now is Mikio Shimizu, age 48.
07:45He has 25 years RC experience and a helicopter named Shake It Up Baby.
07:50Will this combo mean victory?
07:55Shimizu Akiyo is aiming for the goal.
07:59Shake It Up Baby has increased the altitude quite a bit.
08:05He's lowering the altitude.
08:07He's turning it to the right!
08:10It's dangerous!
08:12It's a little dangerous!
08:14Let's calm down, Shimizu-san.
08:18The red adventure balloon is getting better and better.
08:21But his body is shaking a little.
08:24His body's altitude isn't going up.
08:26He's increasing the altitude.
08:27That's it!
08:29Let's go around the tower.
08:32Will he be able to go around the tower?
08:34This is the difficult part at first.
08:37It's a very sharp jump.
08:41Shake It Up Baby is a rock'n'roll.
08:44It's a rock'n'roll jump.
08:46He went around it.
08:48He's going around it, but he's shaking a lot.
08:51He's a little anxious.
08:53There are three big holes in the wall.
08:55Shimizu Mikio, who is getting smaller and smaller,
08:58is working as a radio operator.
09:01That's it!
09:03Shake It Up Baby!
09:06Next up is shoe salesman Hiroyuki Yorizumi.
09:09This 40-year-old didn't have a helicopter of his own,
09:12so he put this one on his credit card.
09:17Papi-Go, a light aircraft,
09:20has launched with the sound of a rotor.
09:23Three adventure balloons are floating.
09:25Papi-Go is controlled by the 25-year-old Hiroyuki Yorizumi.
09:28First, the blue adventure balloon is cleared.
09:31And the orange adventure balloon is also cleared.
09:34It's like a cruise.
09:36Papi-Go is waiting for the sky with pleasure.
09:40Papi-Go has cleared the adventure balloon.
09:44And he's heading for the tower.
09:46The tower of the Zaitoka tower.
09:48He will go around this tower.
09:50Papi-Go usually uses an engine helicopter.
09:55But for this test,
09:57he bought an electric helicopter.
09:59But look at this.
10:01It's a stable flight.
10:03Papi-Go's flight has been stable for 25 years.
10:07It's not dangerous.
10:09And it's the wall hole zone.
10:11The three wall holes are getting smaller and smaller.
10:13Oh, it's a little slippery.
10:15He lowered the second wall hole.
10:18Oh, it's dangerous.
10:20The aircraft is shaking.
10:22It's calm here.
10:23And it's cleared.
10:25The third wall hole is a little higher.
10:27It's up.
10:29It's cleared.
10:3125 years of experience.
10:33I can feel the taste of a veteran.
10:35Papi-Go is heading for the net zone,
10:39which looks like an animal cage.
10:41If the aircraft touches the ground, it will explode.
10:43The left and right sides are very narrow.
10:45The left and right sides are narrow.
10:47He's going up vertically.
10:49The rotor is out.
10:51He failed to go up vertically.
10:55Papi-Go collapsed with the smoke.
10:58Many competitors were eager to give Super Helico a try.
11:03But the sprawling, complicated course demands incredible skill.
11:06The slightest miscalculation will send the helicopters crashing down to earth.
11:11To this day, no one has been able to soar through all the obstacles and achieve victory.
11:17It's like a toy helicopter.
11:20There is a glory on the top that seems to reach after a while.
11:23Today, no one was able to reach the height of the true champion.
11:28However, we will have another competition.
11:32Now, the next event.
11:35When Unbeatable Banzuke returns, victory is just a quick walk away.
11:41But can anyone cross this bridge when they come to it?
11:45Unbeatable Banzuke
11:52Welcome back to Unbeatable Banzuke.
11:55Now, come down from the sky and witness the next new event.
12:00If you can walk, you can participate in the competition.
12:04But the road to victory is long.
12:07The second challenge is...
12:11Sponge Bridge 2
12:13The course consists of 64 styrofoam boards delicately balanced over three sections of increasing difficulty.
12:20Competitors must first traverse the green zone, which is all level.
12:24Next, they face the descending yellow zone that bank to the left.
12:28Finally, they will enter the red zone, where the boards get taller and more precarious with each step.
12:33Competitors will need to be light on their feet or see their hopes topple.
12:37Aizawa Yuri
12:39Aizawa Yuri is a 3rd year high school student.
12:42He has 8 years of experience in modern dance.
12:44He has a lot of records in ZENKON KOKKURU.
12:47Pay attention to his sense of balance!
12:58He was just a normal person.
13:02Next on the bridge is college student Takeshi Tsushima, age 19.
13:07Takeshi Tsushima, age 19
13:14Up next is Masao Nagasawa, age 27.
13:18This construction worker is no stranger to walking on narrow boards.
13:22Masao Nagasawa, age 27
13:37That's not how you do it!
13:40I'll do my best!
13:42Next up will be Koichi Yamada, a 21-year-old college student.
13:47Koichi Yamada, age 27
13:53Put your hands behind your back.
13:57Are your glasses okay?
14:05Now, 16-year-old high school student Sane Ichikawa is ready to try.
14:12He was fast, but he fell!
14:14Sado's Ichikawa is good at tatami mats.
14:20Can college student Taro Kameya be the first to clear the green zone?
14:30He's going at a fast pace!
14:35He's so fast, but he fell!
14:38Losing his balance, Taro Kameya skipped over a board.
14:42He would have been disqualified.
14:44That is, if he hadn't run right off the course.
14:48That's not how you do it!
14:53Up next is 16-year-old Junko Saotome.
14:56This high schooler has been training by walking on rolls of toilet paper.
15:00Will this odd technique pay off?
15:06He has cleared the green zone with his 38kg weight!
15:10He has cleared the green zone with his 38kg weight!
15:13He's happy to get a V-sign with both hands!
15:16His friends are getting excited, too.
15:20If he clears this yellow zone, it will be a big deal!
15:27Downhill!
15:32He has turned around brilliantly!
15:35Up next is Yuichi Yamazaki, a 30-year-old steeplejack.
15:40Up next is Yuichi Yamazaki, a 30-year-old steeplejack.
15:46He's going at an incredible speed!
15:55He's going at a fast pace!
15:57Yuichi Yamazaki!
15:59His sense of balance is terrifying!
16:01He's going downhill!
16:03He's going fast, too!
16:05He fell over the edge!
16:08Yamazaki showed us!
16:10Coming up, who's crazier?
16:13The creators of a bridge that's meant to fall,
16:16or the people waiting their turn to try and cross it?
16:19Coming up, who's crazier?
16:21The creators of a bridge that's meant to fall,
16:24or the people waiting their turn to try and cross it?
16:27Welcome back to the Muscle Bunch!
16:30We have created an unreasonable bridge that cannot be crossed.
16:33We have faced many challenges,
16:36but all of them have failed.
16:38Now, who will cross this bridge
16:41and leave their name on the board along with their goal?
16:45Next up is 18-year-old Tomoko Fujihira.
16:49This high school student has been swimming for 9 years.
16:52Will this help her glide to the finish line?
17:03Up next will be 44-year-old Kiyomi Nomoto.
17:06The cosmetics expert trained for this by walking on a ladder.
17:36As Kiyomi Nomoto started off on the yellow zone,
17:39she hesitated for just a second and it was all over.
17:42She landed with a painful thud.
17:45Next to face the bridge is 31-year-old Masaaki Hoshino.
17:49Can this printer be the first to reach the finish line?
17:57This bridge has been designed to be the first bridge
18:00to cross the finish line.
18:0219-year-old Hoshino is walking with her agent.
18:05She is not even in a pinch.
18:07She is calm.
18:09She is calm.
18:11She is not moving at all.
18:13She has successfully crossed the green zone.
18:16What is this calmness?
18:19Her wife is also watching.
18:21Now, it's time for the downhill.
18:23This curve is quite difficult, Hoshino.
18:26She is calm here as well.
18:28She has never been this calm before.
18:30She has never seen such a calm challenger before.
18:33Now, the board is collapsing.
18:35She was calm until she fell.
18:39The day's last competitor is Misako Ishikawa,
18:42a 22-year-old agricultural worker.
18:45146cm, 38kg.
18:48She seems to be suitable for this event.
18:54Will she be able to reach the finish line?
18:56She is fast.
19:00She has successfully crossed the finish line.
19:02The board is not shaking at all.
19:04She has high expectations.
19:06However, she is nervous.
19:09Even if she asks her father for help,
19:11he can't help her.
19:13She has no choice but to use her own strength.
19:15How about the yellow zone?
19:17She is fast.
19:19She is fast.
19:21She is fast.
19:23Misako Ishikawa is brilliant.
19:25Her expression says she can't believe it.
19:28The red board is left.
19:30If Saint Bernard's wish comes true,
19:32she might be able to return to the finish line.
19:34How about the red zone?
19:36She is fast.
19:38She is fast.
19:40She is fast.
19:42She is fast.
19:44She has fallen in the middle of the road.
19:46She has fallen in the middle of the road.
19:48She had just a little bit more to go.
19:50But that's not enough.
19:52All the people who tried to run the course with the sponge
19:55were dropped.
19:56Let's look back at today's two events.
19:59In Super Helico,
20:01not a single pilot had the skill
20:03to navigate the challenging course successfully.
20:05Some of the top RC operators gave it a run,
20:08but their helicopters paid the price.
20:10In the newly redesigned Sponge Bridge 2,
20:14competitors lined up to try,
20:16but not one reached the finish line.
20:18In this event,
20:20every step must be perfectly placed,
20:22and the slightest shift in balance
20:23leads to failure.
20:25Today,
20:27no one was able to achieve victory
20:29and add their name to the banzuke
20:31for either event.
20:33Today was a day of failure.
20:35But defeat makes us stronger.
20:38And we need to be more determined.
20:41A new challenge awaits us.
20:43Until next time,
20:45I'm Kei Kato.
20:47The champion, Dendo Enomon,
20:49will be back.
20:50The champion, Dendo Enomon,
20:52will be sealed.