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00:00Today on Unbeatable Banzuke, take a trek down the amazing road.
00:07It's totally new, and totally painful.
00:10Then, couples line up for more insane cat competition.
00:13Neko to Drive is back, and it hasn't gotten easier.
00:18Welcome to Japan's legendary Temple of Champions, where athletes gather to face the most difficult
00:28challenges ever conceived.
00:32Testing balance, endurance, and sheer strength, competitors have one goal, beat the course.
00:41But victory is elusive, and the only constant is the bitter taste of defeat.
00:48This is the ultimate competition of man versus obstacle, who will top the Unbeatable Banzuke?
01:19This is the list of the Unbeatable Banzuke Champions.
01:21Let's start with a new challenge.
01:25Let's go!
01:30Amazing Road
01:31In Amazing Road, brave travelers must navigate a complex spinning maze of turnstiles, all while balancing on a narrow catwalk.
01:39The course is short and straight, but one misstep can lead to a punishing blow and a dunk in the water on either side.
01:46This fast-moving puzzle requires total body control and a willingness to improvise.
01:51But since this is a new event, the banzuke for Amazing Road is wide open.
01:57First-year student, Hiroki Ikeda.
02:00Considering his body balance, he's training his abs.
02:05And he made it!
02:09He's going for the high jump.
02:11He turned around! He's still OK!
02:13He's very stuck!
02:15The direction of his jump is different!
02:18He made it to the goal. Let's go to Hawaii!
02:22Next up is Takashi Uchino, a 36-year-old father of twins.
02:26After raising two toddlers, will he have the stamina needed to run down this road?
02:32Uchino tried throwing in a jump, but that just set him up to get hit in the head.
02:47Twice, the amazing road clearly leads to some amazing wipeouts.
02:53Up next will be 28-year-old homemaker Atsuko Tada.
02:56Can she reach the finish?
03:14Next to try is homemaker Makiko Uehara, age 27.
03:18Can Makiko find victory where our last homemaker found defeat?
03:37Next to face the course is 28-year-old landscaper Yusunao Fukuju.
03:42Can he be the first to endure the amazing road?
04:0224-year-old Mika Komagata is next.
04:20She's a school dietitian who plans kids' lunches.
04:23For some reason, she came dressed like a waitress.
04:42Up next is Masamitsu Shimizu.
04:45This 19-year-old college student is very active in athletics.
04:48Will this give him an edge on the amazing road?
05:00Shimizu jumped right into the oncoming bars, and the resulting wipeout was anything but
05:05surprising.
05:08College student Sayaka Kudo is next to try.
05:11Can anyone survive this dangerous maze?
05:37When Unbeatable Banzuke returns, the amazing road is paved with good intentions and some
05:42bad falls.
05:44More competitors hit the road, and the road hits back.
05:54Welcome back to Unbeatable Banzuke.
05:57So far, the amazing road has been nothing but one quick detour to failure.
06:02With their maps to victory in hand, more competitors are lined up to hit the road.
06:08Next up is Kazuhiro Kurata, age 19.
06:12Can he make it all the way across?
06:3224-year-old Tomo Ando is next.
06:34Does she have a date with destiny on the amazing road?
06:58Up next will be 18-year-old college student Toshiki Kashiwagi.
07:02Will he tread where all others have fallen?
07:28Kashiwagi sped through the turnstiles with impressive dexterity.
07:32However, with the finish line close, a bar blocked his way, and he lost his momentum
07:37and then his balance.
07:40Nurse Sachiko Miyahara has only one question.
07:43Will she need medical care after this attempt?
08:08Next will be 23-year-old Shingo Takamatsu.
08:11The young businessman has 17 years of tennis experience, but can he ace this challenge?
08:3321-year-old university student Yuriko Yokuzuka is next to run the gauntlet.
08:38Can this self-professed couch potato beat the course?
08:57Up next is 28-year-old Kozo Uehara.
09:00This social worker is used to guiding people down the long, hard road.
09:04Can he succeed today?
09:24Next up is Naoko Kamba, a 22-year-old university student holding down three part-time jobs.
09:30Can she complete the course where all others have failed?
09:48College student Daisuke Morizumi is the last to go.
09:51Will his best be good enough?
10:15Morizumi was just a few steps away from the finish line when he got tangled up on the
10:28turnstiles.
10:29Not even this promising athlete could go the distance.
10:32The amazing road absolutely crushed the competition.
10:36The combination of rotating turnstiles is an ever-shifting maze, and competitors will
10:40need quick reflexes and perseverance to succeed.
10:44So far, no one was able to reach the finish and join the banzuke.
10:50Coming up next, Neko to Drive, the cat-themed obstacle course where if you stray, you pay.
11:14In the last Neko to Drive competition, couples teamed up to face the wild ride, but not a
11:29single team could navigate the full course.
11:32The watermelon ramp and the punishing mousetrap remain the most difficult obstacles, but brother
11:37and sister team Kyoji and Keiko Naito Matsumoto survived both and made it the farthest, lasting
11:43all the way to the broken piano before wiping out.
11:46Still, no one has earned a spot on the banzuke.
12:43Perhaps this defeat will inspire Miki to stick to her diet next time.
13:03Next will be 63-year-old Ikuo Sato and his wife of 40 years, Toshiko.
13:34The watermelon ramp is steeper than it looks, and
13:46Ikuo Sato is even more feeble than he looks.
14:03Next up is Kazuyuki Takekuma, age 35.
14:06This railway worker is no stranger to pushing heavy loads.
14:10Pushing his wife Naomi should be just another day on the job.
14:34Takekuma's wife is struggling to keep her balance.
14:38Takekuma's wife is struggling to keep her balance.
14:41Takekuma's wife is struggling to keep her balance.
14:44Takekuma's wife is struggling to keep her balance.
14:47Takekuma's wife is struggling to keep her balance.
14:50Takekuma's wife is struggling to keep her balance.
14:53Takekuma's wife is struggling to keep her balance.
14:56Takekuma's wife is struggling to keep her balance.
14:59Takekuma's wife is struggling to keep her balance.
15:02Can he keep his balance?
15:04He's surprisingly delicate.
15:06Kazuyuki Takekuma is surprisingly delicate.
15:09More to the right! More to the right!
15:11There's no time!
15:12There's no time!
15:1410 seconds left!
15:17He has to get to the break zone!
15:19He's in a terrible situation!
15:22He's in a terrible situation!
15:25When unbeatable Banzuke returns,
15:27with a challenge this adorable,
15:29how could anything possibly go wrong?
15:39Welcome back to Unbeatable Banzuke.
15:42With its colorful course,
15:43it's easy to underestimate Neko to Drive.
15:46But so far,
15:47no one has ever been able to complete the entire event.
15:50But that won't stop these couples from taking their best shot.
15:55Are you OK?
15:56I'm OK.
15:57I'll do my best.
15:58I'll do my best.
16:03Next up is the day's oldest couple,
16:0566-year-old Kazunobu Imasawa
16:07and his wife of 34 years, Yoko.
16:10This competition is attracting attention from the younger generation.
16:14The players are Imasawa and Kazunobu.
16:16The navigator is his wife, Yoko.
16:19They've been married for 34 years.
16:25Meow!
16:26Meow!
16:53Up next will be Yuji Kurehara,
16:55age 20,
16:56and his 17-year-old girlfriend, Hisako Hijikata.
16:59Can these young lovers succeed
17:01where the older couples have faltered?
17:07Meow!
17:08Good luck!
17:09Good luck!
17:10The young player and the 17-year-old navigator.
17:13I'm going to run.
17:14I'm going to run.
17:15They're on the same pace.
17:17Kazunobu is in the lead.
17:19Go straight.
17:20Right, right, right.
17:21Usually, Yuji and Noriko are in the lead.
17:23Which way?
17:24Which way?
17:25Go straight, go straight.
17:26Is it a collision of opinions?
17:27Go straight, go straight.
17:28From the watermelon slope,
17:30they've made it to the donuts.
17:32Not bad.
17:33Not bad at all.
17:34He's young, but he's tall and bold.
17:37All that's left is stamina.
17:40It's said that young people these days don't have enough stamina,
17:43but Yuji Kurehara, age 20,
17:44with his girlfriend,
17:45will make it to the donuts in just one lap.
17:47Go straight.
17:48Go straight.
17:49They've made it to the donuts in just one lap.
17:51Go straight.
17:52Kazura Maosu is going to drop the ball and the bomb.
17:55Will he be able to make it?
17:56He made it!
17:57He made it!
17:58He made it!
18:00Is his girlfriend okay?
18:02Is his girlfriend okay?
18:04She's okay.
18:06After hurling his girlfriend through the brake zone,
18:08Yuji Kurehara might have lost more than just this challenge today.
18:14The final couple is construction worker Koichi Obana
18:17and his girlfriend, Naoko Tabata.
18:19Both are 26.
18:21Each day, they do 50 push-ups,
18:23300 push-ups,
18:24100 squats,
18:25and train their bodies.
18:27Go, Koichi!
18:35They've been together for 4 years.
18:39They're really in sync.
18:41Speed up!
18:42Speed up!
18:45Each day, they train their bodies.
18:47More! More! More!
18:49Full rotation!
18:50Up! Up! Up!
18:51Can they climb up?
18:52Oh, they slipped!
18:53That's dangerous!
18:54That's dangerous!
18:55That's dangerous!
18:56They're still okay!
18:57They're still okay!
18:59They don't hate to lose!
19:00They don't hate to lose!
19:02They've cleared it in the second attempt.
19:04The couple has been in a lot of trouble from the start.
19:07Right! Right! Right!
19:08Right! Right!
19:09Right!
19:10Right! Right!
19:11When climbing the watermelon slope,
19:13they're using a lot of stamina.
19:16They're running out of time.
19:1910 seconds left!
19:20Time's up!
19:22Can they make it to the break zone in 6 seconds?
19:25It's a race against time!
19:27It's a race against time!
19:28They're in too much of a hurry!
19:32With time running short,
19:33Obana gave a last-ditch effort,
19:35and it worked.
19:36He ended up in a ditch.
19:39Driving with a cat is not a game.
19:41It's a cruel thing.
19:44Until this day,
19:45no one has raised their voice of happiness at the finish line.
19:48Now, let's look back at the results of today's event.
19:52In the premiere of The Amazing Road,
19:54competitors set off to cross the moving maze,
19:57but were quickly knocked painfully into the shallow waters.
20:00With so many moving parts,
20:02one's journey could be over in the blink of an eye.
20:05No one survived,
20:06and the bonzuke for this event is left empty.
20:10In Neko to Drive,
20:11every couple that loaded up the cat cart
20:13was quickly met with defeat.
20:15The event requires a tricky combination of skill and dexterity,
20:18and without them,
20:19it's just one nasty wheelbarrow ride.
20:22Yet again,
20:23this challenge is unbeaten,
20:25and the bonzuke is still empty.
20:27In the face of such a harsh challenge,
20:29our dreams of victory have faded away.
20:32We were moved by those who faced this great challenge.
20:37However, we must never give up on this battle.
20:41In order to bring a chance for glory,
20:43more events are coming soon.
20:47Until next time,
20:48I'm Kato Keiga.
20:50The door to the Champion's Road is sealed!
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