Survivor (Japanese TV series)
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was a Japanese
version of the Survivor
game show
, broadcast on the Tokyo Broadcasting System
on Tuesdays.
Its hosts were Neptune
as 'Presenter', and Munehiro Tokita, a voice actor
, as 'Guide Staff'. Four series were broadcast from April 2002 to March 2003.
In the Japanese version, more subtitles
and narrations
were used than in the American version, because Japanese people express themselves less than Americans.
The prize for Sole Survivors was 10,000,000 yen
.
, with some differences.
In all series, sixteen contestants were separated into two tribes ('teams' in the Japanese version) which consisted of four men and four women. When ten or nine players remained, the contestants merged into one team. Original team colors were yellow and light blue; the merged team's color was green.
When a player was forced out of the game due to sickness, he/she could not be a member of the jury.
In the event of a tie at Tribal Councils, numbers of past votes were used, and a player who had obtained the larger number of votes was eliminated.
Japan
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version of the Survivor
Survivor (TV series)
Survivor is a reality television game show format produced in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for cash and other prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe...
game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
, broadcast on the Tokyo Broadcasting System
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
on Tuesdays.
Its hosts were Neptune
Neptune (Owarai)
is a three-man Japanese conte group consisting of two boke, , and - usually referred to as , and one tsukkomi, . Their trio name comes from the Kinnikuman character, Neptuneman.-History:...
as 'Presenter', and Munehiro Tokita, a voice actor
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
, as 'Guide Staff'. Four series were broadcast from April 2002 to March 2003.
In the Japanese version, more subtitles
Subtitle (captioning)
Subtitles are textual versions of the dialog in films and television programs, usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. They can either be a form of written translation of a dialog in a foreign language, or a written rendering of the dialog in the same language, with or without added...
and narrations
Narrative
A narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...
were used than in the American version, because Japanese people express themselves less than Americans.
The prize for Sole Survivors was 10,000,000 yen
Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...
.
Format and rules
Japanese Survivor followed the format of American SurvivorSurvivor (U.S. TV series)
Survivor is an American version of the Survivor reality television game show, itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson originally created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. The series premiered on May 31, 2000 on CBS...
, with some differences.
In all series, sixteen contestants were separated into two tribes ('teams' in the Japanese version) which consisted of four men and four women. When ten or nine players remained, the contestants merged into one team. Original team colors were yellow and light blue; the merged team's color was green.
When a player was forced out of the game due to sickness, he/she could not be a member of the jury.
In the event of a tie at Tribal Councils, numbers of past votes were used, and a player who had obtained the larger number of votes was eliminated.