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Season 3 (1997-1998)
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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 newly-redesigned course, competitors will need to clear nine challenging obstacles
01:27all while walking on stilts. First, competitors must navigate the propellers, and then stay
01:32up while crossing the moving net. Then they'll need to tread carefully on the tires before
01:37ascending the wicked slope. Competitors next have to descend the zigzag decline and survive
01:43the swinging logs. Then they face the spring-loaded pogo posts, the stairs, and finally, the log
01:49roll that leads to the finish line. The racer who completes the entire course in the fastest
01:54time will be walking tall.
01:58In the second Bamboo Derby, only one competitor was able to defy the odds and become a champion.
02:04Eccentric carpenter Hiroshi Takahashi faced the brutal course on several occasions and,
02:09at last, was able to stilt his way to the finish line. But now, the course has been
02:14redesigned yet again. The difficult obstacles have been made even harder. Will anyone be
02:20able to complete this new challenge?
02:23Hirohata Kiyokazu, a third-year student at Tokyo Keizai University, is 22 years old.
02:27He was born in Hiroshima. Now he lives in Tokyo.
02:32Thanks to the will and honor of Tokyo Keizai University, Hirohata Kiyokazu!
02:37Now, Tokyo Keizai University has cleared the spinning hurdles first!
02:42And now, will Nawagoshi be able to go to Tokyo Keizai University?
02:45Nawagoshi is similar to math! Now, he's cleared this one too!
02:49As expected of Tokyo Keizai University! And now, the third one!
02:52He's going to jump over the tires!
02:55Tokyo Keizai University, Mizumita City!
02:59Next up is Hideo Kakekubo.
03:02Will the 55-year-old printer be the first to survive the new course?
03:10The 55-year-old is going to take on the challenge!
03:12He started riding horseback riding when he was 6 years old.
03:15Now, he's 49 years old!
03:18Kakekubo has been a veteran for 49 years!
03:21Hideo Kakekubo is 55 years old!
03:23How is he doing? How is he doing?
03:25He's a veteran! He was born in the 17th year of the Showa era!
03:28He was born in the 17th year of the Showa era!
03:29Men's pride is unforgivable!
03:31The horseback riding is ours!
03:33The horseback riding was ours in the past!
03:38Up next is student Shintaro Sugawara, age 17.
03:42He was one of many competitors to be defeated by Bamboo Derby 2's Moving Conveyor Belt.
03:47Will he fare any better on this new course?
03:52What will his body be able to do on the horseback?
03:58He's going to use his upper body to challenge himself!
04:04He's going to clear the first obstacle!
04:08The Kamakura High School Swimming Club!
04:10I've heard that the girls are strong, but the boys are weak!
04:12But I want to show the strength of the boys' club
04:16in order to make up for the girls' weakness!
04:19The Kamakura High School Swimming Club!
04:20Shintaro Sugawara, age 17, has cleared the second obstacle!
04:24He's cleared the second obstacle!
04:26Now, the third obstacle, the Swimming Club!
04:28He has to clear the third obstacle!
04:31He has to walk on the tires!
04:33The Swimming Club chose water!
04:37Up next is Koki Ikezawa, age 11.
04:40How will this young competitor handle the brutal new obstacles?
04:46He's been playing soccer since he was in the first grade of elementary school.
04:50He has four years of experience in swimming.
04:53Bamboo Derby 3 is a course that he wants to take on the horseback
04:57with the body he trained in sports.
05:00He's cleared the third obstacle!
05:02Now, the second obstacle.
05:03He's going barefoot.
05:06The barefoot soccer boy, Koki Ikezawa.
05:09He's now 11 years old.
05:11And he's cleared the last obstacle!
05:15Now, the third obstacle.
05:16This is going to be difficult.
05:17Especially since he has high feet,
05:19it might be very difficult for him to ride on the tires.
05:22He's carefully checking the strength of the surface of the tires
05:27and he's taking it step by step.
05:31Are you okay?
05:36Ikezawa made it all the way to the tires.
05:39But in the end, this young athlete paid a painful price.
05:44Are you okay, Koki Ikezawa?
05:47Are you okay?
05:48Did you hit something?
05:50You might not want to talk to me right now.
05:52I'm sorry.
05:53You might want to tell me to leave you alone.
05:57When Unbeatable Banzuke returns,
06:00to beat this course,
06:01competitors will need to walk like champions
06:03or hit the road.
06:12Welcome back to Unbeatable Banzuke.
06:14The new and improved Bamboo Derby
06:17has been a dream of many.
06:20Until now, no one has been able to clear the fourth obstacle.
06:25Will we be able to see the athletes walk to the finish line?
06:30Next up is a juice distributor from Saitama,
06:32Yoko Otake, age 34.
06:39Before the start, he drank a lot of Aoziru.
06:42The reason is that he usually delivers Aoziru.
06:47This is the wife of Aoziru, Yoko Otake.
06:50How is it?
06:52It's a turning hurdle.
06:54He cleared the turning hurdle.
06:57He cleared it.
06:59Now he's in Nagagoshi.
07:01Nagagoshi is also taking his time.
07:02He's pretty fast.
07:03He's taking his time.
07:04He made it to the middle.
07:05Now, he has to be careful of the up and down.
07:07He cleared it without letting his guard down at the end.
07:09The third obstacle is the jumping stone of the tire.
07:13He drank a lot of Aoziru.
07:14He was about to go with the power of Aoziru.
07:18Up next is Kenta Ishii, age 11.
07:22He's been walking on stilts for more than a third of his life.
07:25Can he make short work of this challenge?
07:32He has one younger brother and three younger sisters.
07:35They are the top five siblings, which is very rare nowadays.
07:39Kenta Ishii wants to show his brother's good side.
07:42His brother's pace is light.
07:44He's in the second obstacle.
07:45The second obstacle is Nagagoshi.
07:47His brother is taking his time.
07:49He's taking his time.
07:52This is good.
07:53Kenta Ishii.
07:54The third obstacle is the jumping stone of the tire.
07:57He's going to clear each obstacle.
08:01The jumping stone of the tire.
08:02He's got a good balance.
08:03He's got a good balance.
08:04He cleared it.
08:05He cleared all three obstacles.
08:07Now, the fourth obstacle.
08:08He's not in a hurry.
08:10He's going to make it.
08:11The fourth obstacle is the 45-degree steep slope.
08:14He's doing rock climbing.
08:19He broke the set.
08:22Next is Satoshi Takahashi, a 21-year-old carpenter.
08:29He's going to start.
08:31He's a carpenter from Kanagawa.
08:33He's a carpenter with a single-frame house.
08:35He's building concrete buildings.
08:38He's going to make it.
08:40This is a light step.
08:42He's not in a hurry.
08:44Takahashi is in the second obstacle.
08:47He's challenging.
08:49Next to this stand,
08:51Yuka, who was just born five months ago,
08:53and Yoko, who is beautiful,
08:55are watching Takahashi's Bamboo Derby 3.
08:5921-year-old Satoshi Takahashi.
09:01He's going to start.
09:03He's a carpenter.
09:05He's a carpenter from Edo.
09:12Our last competitor is Masao Komoda.
09:15This 26-year-old dentist gave a valiant effort
09:18on Bamboo Derby 2
09:20only to find himself stuck in the snowy mountain.
09:22Komoda has returned today
09:24to redeem himself on the brand-new course.
09:28Masao Komoda is 26 years old.
09:30He's a dentist.
09:34He's a dentist with a lot of experience.
09:36He's a dentist riding a horse.
09:38He's going to start.
09:40What is this step?
09:42It's intense.
09:44This is amazing.
09:47Yoko cleared the course.
09:49Is he a professional horse rider?
09:51But he's a dentist.
09:53He's a real dentist.
09:55Is he really a dentist?
09:57I don't know why,
09:59but he's been practicing
10:01jumping over rocks
10:031,300 times a day.
10:05He's climbed the mountain
10:07of 45 degrees.
10:09He's climbed.
10:11He's climbed.
10:13He's climbed the mountain
10:16of 45 degrees.
10:18His speed is going up.
10:20He's climbing.
10:22And, he cleared it.
10:24He climbed the slope.
10:26Masao Komoda is 26 years old.
10:28He's studying hard.
10:30He's going to the step.
10:32He's going to the right.
10:34How is he going?
10:36Should he move his feet?
10:38No, he hasn't.
10:40When is he going to move?
10:42Is he going to do it?
10:44Go, Haisha! Go, Haisha!
10:46Go, Haisha!
10:47Be the winner of your life!
10:49Be the winner of your life!
10:51Don't ever become a loser!
10:53Go, Haisha!
10:54To the left, to the right!
10:55To the right, to the left!
10:56He's moving!
10:57Haisha is doing his best!
10:59He was small when he was training!
11:01He's got that strong concentration!
11:03He's cleared the second bar!
11:05Now, the third one!
11:06Now, the third one!
11:07He's got it in one go!
11:11What a terrifying loser!
11:13I don't think there's anyone in the world
11:16who can beat such a good Haisha!
11:19He's the number one dentist in Takeyuma!
11:23Now, the fourth one!
11:27Haisha fell!
11:30He almost fell!
11:33He's buried in the white leaves!
11:36Komoda managed to shuffle his way through the log swing,
11:39but despite getting further than any other competitor,
11:42the dentist's run ended in gut-wrenching defeat.
11:46No one was able to conquer the redesigned Bamboo Derby 3.
11:50The treacherous new obstacles took stilt walking to a new level.
11:54Even the slightest mistake resulted in a painful fall.
11:57It will take a true champion to be the first to reach the finish line of this challenge.
12:03The new Bamboo Derby is only won by champions.
12:07There were many brave battles,
12:09but in the end, they were all crushed.
12:13Fortunately, a new challenge is on its way.
12:33Welcome back to Muscle Banzuke!
12:35Many people come here for the sake of honor,
12:38but they only come back to taste defeat.
12:42We welcome you to this event designed to test your balance.
12:47The second event is...
12:52Hand Walk 3!
12:55In this newly redesigned challenge,
12:57competitors must cross nine levels of increasing difficulty,
13:00all while walking on their hands.
13:03They begin the challenge on the gravel pile,
13:05and then ascend the craggy mountain.
13:07Next, they'll work their way down the log ramp,
13:09and across the bamboo bridge,
13:11before climbing the green incline,
13:13all before reaching the brake zone.
13:16They only have 30 seconds to rest
13:18before taking a ride on the tram car,
13:20and then the suspension bridge.
13:22Then they face the cascading climb,
13:24and finally make their way to the finish line,
13:26which rests atop the volcano.
13:28Time is a factor, so competitors will need to move quickly.
13:32This hand walk course is the toughest ever, hands down.
14:02First, a bit shaky.
14:04Climbing the rock.
14:06Ah, like this.
14:09It's hard to keep your hands on the ground.
14:11It's easy to lose balance.
14:13Climbing the rock,
14:15but Niki has made it to the top!
14:17He continues on.
14:20Momotaro's legendary hometown,
14:22Okayama, is where Niki Kenji came from,
14:24from Kanzei High School.
14:27Swaying.
14:28It's a squid.
14:29It's a swaying squid.
14:30Niki Kenji has made it to the finish line.
14:33All that's left is the brake zone.
14:35If he can make it to the brake zone...
14:38He's made it to the brake zone!
14:43Up next is Masayoshi Kuriyama, age 18.
14:46He and the members of his gymnastics team
14:48built a replica of the hand walk course
14:50to help them train.
14:57Good morning!
14:59Masayoshi Kuriyama, age 18,
15:01has just started gymnastics
15:03at the age of 5.
15:07The hand walk course is easy to clear.
15:09Climbing the rock.
15:11168cm, 65kg!
15:14Has he recovered?
15:15Is he okay?
15:16He's okay.
15:17Ah, he's in danger again!
15:24Next will be Hirohiko Yokota.
15:26The 19-year-old gymnast
15:28has been practicing long and hard for this event.
15:53When unbeatable Banzuke returns,
15:55only the strongest competitors remain.
15:57Will any of them handstand and deliver?
16:00Welcome back to Muscle Banzuke!
16:02Many students have competed
16:04in this tough course.
16:06One by one, they have been trained.
16:08There are still a few competitors left.
16:10Will we be able to witness
16:12the birth of a champion
16:14and the victory?
16:18Up next is Minehito Inagawa,
16:20a high school student who's ranked No. 2
16:22in the world.
16:24Will he be able to do it?
16:31Minehito Inagawa,
16:33who mastered the handstand at the age of 7,
16:35is confident that he can easily
16:37correct his body balance
16:39with a little bit of wobbling.
16:48His muscles are developing
16:50from his shoulders to his arms.
16:52He's also slowly
16:54climbing the stairs
16:56of the Kamajari.
16:58He's made it through.
17:00There's a lot of space.
17:02He's climbing the unstable rock.
17:04He's holding on!
17:06He's spreading his legs
17:08in a Y-shape.
17:10He's going through the course
17:12like a moving Y-shape.
17:14Inagawa is 17 years old.
17:16He's from Saitama Sakai High School.
17:20He's made it through the rock.
17:22This is a relatively easy
17:24course for him.
17:26He's made it through
17:28the two easy stairs
17:30of the Kamajari.
17:32He's holding on!
17:34He's spreading his legs
17:36in a Y-shape.
17:38He's holding on!
17:40He's spreading his legs
17:42in a Y-shape.
17:46Last to face the course
17:48is Akihiro Kasamatsu, age 21.
17:50Kasamatsu has faced the hand-walk course
17:52three times before.
17:54While giving strong performances
17:56in both hand-walk and hand-walk 2,
17:58he's yet to find his name
18:00on the banzuke.
18:02Will the third rendition
18:04of the hand-walk course
18:06be the charm for Kasamatsu?
18:24Kasamatsu has made it to the top!
18:26He's made it to the top!
18:28He's made it to the top!
18:30He's made it to the top!
18:32He's made it to the top!
18:34He's made it to the top!
18:36He's made it to the top!
18:38He's made it to the top!
18:40He's made it to the top!
18:42He's made it to the top!
18:44He's made it to the top!
18:46He's made it to the top!
18:48He's made it to the top!
18:50He's made it to the top!
18:52He's made it to the top!
18:54He's made it to the top!
18:56He's made it to the top!
18:58He's made it to the top!
19:00He's made it to the top!
19:02He's made it to the top!
19:04He's made it to the top!
19:06He's made it to the top!
19:08He's made it to the top!
19:10He's made it to the top!
19:12He's made it to the top!
19:14He's made it to the top!
19:16He's made it to the top!
19:18He's made it to the top!
19:20It's very difficult to keep the balance.
19:23Will he be able to make it?
19:25He's made it to the top!
19:27Kasamatsu has made it to the top!
19:29And now, the slope where the water flows!
19:32It's a battle of stamina!
19:34Can he make it to the top?
19:36It's a Kasamatsu battle!
19:38He's made it to the top!
19:40He's made it to the top!
19:43The running water makes the cascading climb extremely slick.
19:47Kasamatsu put too much torque
19:49and his arms slipped out from underneath him.
19:52Kasamatsu Akihiro has made it to the top!
19:55What a tragedy!
19:57In order to win, you have to take it away with your own hands.
20:01Let's take a look at today's two events.
20:04In Bamboo Derby 3,
20:06the newly redesigned obstacles punished the eager competitors.
20:10From the tires to the wicked slope,
20:12even the best of the best were left battered and bruised.
20:16In Hand Walk 3,
20:18no one had the strength and balance required to survive the full course.
20:22Akihiro Kasamatsu looked like he had a shot,
20:24but even this prodigy saw his chances for victory washed away at the cascading climb.
20:30No new names will be added to the list of champions today.
20:34Today's battle is over.
20:36The competitors must heal their hearts and recover.
20:41There are many challenges ahead.
20:45We need toughness.
20:48Until next time, I'm Kei Kato.
20:51The path to becoming a champion is...
20:54Unlocked!