1
Seasons

98
Episodes

December 31, 1979
Release Date

Masquerade (1979)

Name: Masquerade
Genre: Reality
Released: 1979-12-31

Running Time

1
Seasons

98
Episodes

December 31, 1979
Release Date

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Plot.

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 & Crew.

Kinichi Hagimoto

Host

Shingo Katori

Host

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Details.

Release Date
December 31, 1979

Original Name
欽ちゃん&香取慎吾の全日本仮装大賞

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
98

Running Time
2h

Genres
Reality

Last updated: 2025-02-14

Wiki.

Kasou Taishou (欽ちゃん＆香取慎吾の全日本仮装大賞, Kinchan ando Katori Shingo no Zen Nihon Kasō Taishō, All Japan Kasoh Grand Prix, internationally known as Masquerade) is a semi-annual Japanese television variety show that is run on Nippon TV and first aired in 1979.

The program shows various amateur groups (or solo artists) performing 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 Shingo Katori. 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".

On the 98th edition (February 6, 2021) of the program, Kinichi Hagimoto announced that this would be the last time that he will present the program. However, he ended up returning in the 99th edition (2023).