overview : 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".

First Air Date : Dec 31, 1979

Last Air Date : Feb 06, 2021

Runtime : 2h 0m

Episodes : 98

Seasons : 1

Genre : Reality,

Companies : Nippon Television Network Corporation

Countries : JP

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