http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkBkZpK-fYQ
SASUKE (
Romanized in Japanese) is a competition held in Japan produced by Monster9
[1] and broadcast on the
Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) television network twice a year between Japanese TV drama seasons. It is one of the
spin-offs of
Muscle Ranking Series (
Japanese: 筋肉番付シリーズ,
Kinniku Banzuke Shiriizu?), a former TBS physical tournament program.
SASUKE consists of four obstacle courses, each more difficult than the last. Each competition is taped prior to the air date and is shown as a three hour show with edits made for time consideration.
Champions
Those who complete all four stages are awarded a cash prize of 2 million
yen. To date, only two men have completed all four stages:
crab diver Kazuhiro Akiyama and commercial
fisherman Makoto Nagano. Nagano had been to the final stage a number of times before finally clearing, including reaching the buzzer just a half-second too late. A handful of others have reached the final stage only to come up short; one of them, gas station manager Shingo Yamamoto, dislocated his shoulder at the very beginning of the wall climb and had to withdraw from the competition.
More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_Warrior