Masquerade (1979)
Masquerade
1979
Masquerade (Kasou Taishou) is a semi-annual show on NTV in which various amateur groups perform short skits, which are rated by a panel of judges. Especially in recent years, many of the skits have revolved around clever methods of "faking" cinematic special effects on a live stage. The show is hosted by Kinichi Hagimoto and Katori Shingo. Worldwide, the most famous of these skits, and among the most successful at "fake special effects" was a skit which is widely known as "Matrix ping pong".
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Seasons & Episode
1
Episode 1 - Episode 1
December. 31,1979
Episode 2 - Episode 2
May. 03,1980
Episode 3 - Episode 3
January. 03,1981
Episode 4 - Episode 4
June. 18,1981
Episode 5 - Episode 5
January. 02,1982
Episode 6 - Episode 6
May. 01,1982
Episode 7 - Episode 7
September. 18,1982
Episode 8 - Episode 8
January. 01,1983
Episode 9 - Episode 9
April. 30,1983
Episode 10 - Episode 10
September. 17,1983
Episode 11 - Episode 11
January. 02,1984
Episode 12 - Episode 12
May. 05,1984
Episode 13 - Episode 13
September. 01,1984
Episode 14 - Episode 14
January. 01,1985
Episode 15 - Episode 15
May. 04,1985
Episode 16 - Episode 16
September. 14,1985
Episode 17 - Episode 17
January. 02,1986
Episode 18 - Episode 18
May. 22,1986
Episode 19 - Episode 19
October. 09,1986
Episode 20 - Episode 20
January. 01,1987
Episode 21 - Episode 21
May. 21,1987
Episode 22 - Episode 22
October. 15,1987
Episode 23 - Episode 23
January. 02,1988
Episode 24 - Episode 24
May. 14,1988
Episode 25 - Episode 25
October. 08,1988
Episode 26 - Episode 26
January. 01,1989
Episode 27 - Episode 27
May. 27,1989
Episode 28 - Episode 28
October. 01,1989
Episode 29 - Episode 29
January. 01,1990
Episode 30 - Episode 30
May. 10,1990
Episode 31 - Episode 31
October. 07,1990
Episode 32 - Episode 32
January. 01,1991
Episode 33 - Episode 33
May. 04,1991
Episode 34 - Episode 34
October. 05,1991
Episode 35 - Episode 35
January. 01,1992
Episode 36 - Episode 36
May. 07,1992
Episode 37 - Episode 37
October. 11,1992
Episode 38 - Episode 38
January. 01,1993
Episode 39 - Episode 39
May. 06,1993
Episode 40 - Episode 40
September. 30,1993
Episode 41 - Episode 41
January. 01,1994
Episode 42 - Episode 42
May. 28,1994
Episode 43 - Episode 43
October. 08,1994
Episode 44 - Episode 44
January. 01,1995
Episode 45 - Episode 45
May. 04,1995
Episode 46 - Episode 46
September. 16,1995
Episode 47 - Episode 47
January. 03,1996
Episode 48 - Episode 48
May. 25,1996
Episode 49 - Episode 49
October. 03,1996
Episode 50 - Episode 50
January. 01,1997
Episode 51 - Episode 51
May. 24,1997
Episode 52 - Episode 52
October. 01,1997
Episode 53 - Episode 53
January. 03,1998
Episode 54 - Episode 54
May. 16,1998
Episode 55 - Episode 55
September. 23,1998
Episode 56 - Episode 56
January. 03,1999
Episode 57 - Episode 57
June. 05,1999
Episode 58 - Episode 58
October. 10,1999
Episode 59 - Episode 59
January. 02,2000
Episode 60 - Episode 60
May. 20,2000
Episode 61 - Episode 61
September. 30,2000
Episode 62 - Episode 62
January. 03,2001
Episode 63 - Episode 63
May. 05,2001
Episode 64 - Episode 64
September. 29,2001
Episode 65 - Episode 65
January. 01,2002
Episode 66 - Episode 66
April. 12,2002
Episode 67 - Episode 67
September. 20,2002
Episode 68 - Episode 68
January. 01,2003
Episode 69 - Episode 69
March. 31,2003
Episode 70 - Episode 70
September. 28,2003
Episode 71 - Episode 71
January. 01,2004
Episode 72 - Episode 72
May. 05,2004
Episode 73 - Episode 73
January. 08,2005
Episode 74 - Episode 74
May. 07,2005
Episode 75 - Episode 75
January. 07,2006
Episode 76 - Episode 76
May. 06,2006
Episode 77 - Episode 77
January. 05,2007
Episode 78 - Episode 78
May. 05,2007
Episode 79 - Episode 79
January. 05,2008
Episode 80 - Episode 80
May. 03,2008
Episode 81 - Episode 81
January. 08,2009
Episode 82 - Episode 82
May. 05,2009
Episode 83 - Episode 83
January. 10,2010
Episode 84 - Episode 84
May. 04,2010
Episode 85 - Episode 85
January. 09,2011
Episode 86 - Episode 86
May. 07,2011
Episode 87 - Episode 87
January. 09,2012
Episode 88 - Episode 88
May. 05,2012
Episode 89 - Episode 89
January. 12,2013
Episode 90 - Episode 90
April. 29,2013
Episode 91 - Episode 91
February. 11,2014
Episode 92 - Episode 92
January. 12,2015
Episode 93 - Episode 93
February. 13,2016
Episode 94 - Episode 94
January. 21,2017
Episode 95 - Episode 95
February. 03,2018
Episode 96 - Episode 96
February. 02,2019
Episode 97 - Episode 97
February. 01,2020
Episode 98 - Episode 98
February. 06,2021
Masquerade (Kasou Taishou) is a semi-annual show on NTV in which various amateur groups perform short skits, which are rated by a panel of judges. Especially in recent years, many of the skits have revolved around clever methods of "faking" cinematic special effects on a live stage. The show is hosted by Kinichi Hagimoto and Katori Shingo. Worldwide, the most famous of these skits, and among the most successful at "fake special effects" was a skit which is widely known as "Matrix ping pong".
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Cast
Kinichi Hagimoto, Shingo Katori
Producted By
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Genres
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