SASUKE 37 (officially,「SASUKE2019」) has been officially announced by TBS on Twitter, on July 29th, 2019. It was the sixth tournament after Morimoto Yūsuke's kanzenseiha and the first tournament of the new Reiwa era (which started on May 1st, 2019). It was aired on December 31st, 2019 at 7pm JST with a time slot of approximately 5 hours and was the first New Year's Eve of the Reiwa era.
In addition, this is the second time and two consecutive times that a tournament was aired on that date after the previous tournament, with another live Final Stage attempt.
This marks the first time in SASUKE history where in between two tournaments was aired with a duration of exactly a year.
Applications
The application was released on July 29th, 2019 on their Official Website, Twitter and Facebook. Application's deadline is on September 6th, 2019 and auditions has took place at Tokyo in September 13th and 14th, 2019 and Osaka in September 20th and 21st, 2019.
A special auditions were held on October 11th for celebrities that consists of the Quad Steps and a bar simulating the Dragon Glider.
Filming
The taping took place at November 23rd and November 24th, 2019, with the first half of the First Stage took place in November 23rd while the second half including any possible runs for the Second Stage, Third Stage will be on November 24th.
However, due to the bad weather, the filming is postponed by a day from its original date, mainly for safety reason. With that, the original competitor's list revealed on the November 23rd had changed due to scheduling conflict from some of the competitors, thus not be able to compete.
For the second time and two times in a row, competitors who made it to the Final Stage will attempted it at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, the same venue from the previous tournament, which concurrently airing with the pre-taped broadcast on New Year's Eve.
In addition, it is the second time and two times in a row in SASUKE's history where one of the stages do not take place at Midoriyama Studios, disregarding the fact where SASUKE 1 took place in Tokyo Bay NK Hall.
Summary
The First Stage was modified with a newly revised Fish Bone, adding 9 more poles which spun clockwise painted in yellow. Unfortunately, due to bad weather, especially with mist that shrouded the course during the last 10 runs, performances were, on average, worse than in the previous tournament. The time limit was increased to 88 seconds and an addition of 15 seconds for the time limit imposed on women and/or over-50 competitors compared to SASUKE 36, totaling to 120 seconds For the first time ever, Yamamoto Shingo is the only All-Star to compete in the tournament, but ended up failing on the Dragon Glider. In the end, only 10 competitors cleared, with a lot of shocking fails of top competitors such as Matachi Ryo, Nagasaki Shunsuke, Darvish Kenji, Mori Wataru, Yamamoto Keitaro, Kawaguchi Tomohiro, and the most shockingly, SASUKE 31's champion Morimoto Yusuke. Overall, Two Yamada Black Tigers cleared, alongside 2 international competitors, Rene Kaselowsky and Jessie Graff. And both at age 41, Urushihara Yuuji and Suzuki Yusuke cleared the first stage.
The bad weather also affected the Second Stage as well, with the stage being modified with a new obstacle. The Ring Slider was replaced by the Rolling Log as the new first obstacle, however competitors were forced to skip this obstacle due to a safety issue from rain, resulting in each competitor starting on the Salmon Ladder Nobori, officially reducing the number of obstacles to seven. In addition, the time limit imposed on the Second Stage had to be revised without the new obstacle with 100 seconds, a reduction of 10 seconds from the previous tournament. The women and/or over-50 competitors' time limit on the other hand has an addition of 10 seconds, a total of 110 seconds. The Backstream's jets were reduced and the Reverse Conveyor's belt was slowed down. With that in mind, 8 of the 10 competitors managed to clear with most of the competitors left more than 10 seconds on the clock, including Jessie Graff who once again became the only woman in that tournament to clear the First and Second Stages, just like in SASUKE 34 (her previous SASUKE appearance).
The Third Stage was lightly modified with the Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger being replaced by the Cliffhanger Dimension, which took out 5 of the 8 competitors who attempted it, despite how the ledges that were originally meant to move being halted due to the weather issues persisting. However, Urushihara Yuuji, Rene Kaselowsky, and Tada Tatsuya managed to clear it. Furthermore, nobody failed at the Vertical Limit and Kaselowsky and Tada managed to clear the Pipe Slider and move on to the Final Stage, the former of whom being the first rookie to clear the Third Stage since SASUKE 8, while Urushihara made a fatal error on the Pipe Slider, resulting in the bar slipping off the left side and rendering him unable to complete the obstacle. In addition, Kaselowsky became the fourth foreigner to complete the Third Stage (after Jordan Jovtchev and Kane Kosugi in SASUKE 8, and Lee En-Chih in SASUKE 24).
With the first occurrence of more than one finalists since SASUKE 30, the Final Stage was broadcast live, Both Tada and Kaselowsky failed on the Salmon Ladder Jūgo Dan, somewhat attributed to the slippy bar and rungs. Tada made it only a couple of rungs from the top of the ladder, land lop-sided, causing the bar to slip down the rungs; he subsequently could not find the strength to correct himself and timed out. Kaselowsky made it about halfway up the ladder, similar to Tada's attempt, landing lop-sided, only for the bar to slip off from the obstacle resulting in his failing, ending the tournament without anyone even making it to the Tsuna Nobori, the first time since SASUKE 7 during Yamamoto Shingo's dislocation.
First Stage
Obstacles
① Quad Steps クワッドステップス
② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル
③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー
④ *Fish Bone フィッシュボーン
⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー
⑥ Tackle タックル
⑦ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁
Time Limit: 88 seconds (120 seconds for female and/or over-50 competitors.)
^ Denotes New Obstacle
* Denotes Modified Obstacle
Results
| Number | Name (Age) | Profile | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAGI Nakaya (29) | Fire Knife Dancer | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | |
| 2 | Nishino Miki (20) | AKB48 | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | |
| 3 | Torisawa Katsuhide (47) | Former Japanese Weightlifting Representative | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | |
| 4 | Monkki (51) | SASUKE 1-3 Finalist | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | |
| 5 | Yamada Kota (12) | Hasuda Shiritsu Kurohama Junior High School Student | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut. Paravi Original. |
| 6 | Kumakawa Yuya (26) | Fisherman | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | |
| 7 | Matsushita ▽ (26) | Muscle Talent | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | The inverted triangle is known as Gyakusankakkei in Japanese. |
| 8 | Vacant | Tatekawa Dankei originally hold this bib. | ||
| 9 | Haruna Arakawa (20) | Professional Tennis Player | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 10 | Mori Wataru (36) | Athlete Actor | ⑦ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁 | Time Out. |
| 11 | Hashimura Wataru (25) | Consulting Company Worker | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 12 | Natsuaki Kamil (21) | Model/Keio University | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | Shown in Navi. Digest. |
| 13 | TOSHIKI (34) | Vocalist | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | Digest. |
| 14 | Jibiji Yasushi (38) | Air Rescue Wing | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | Digest. |
| 15 | Mishima Ryuhei (36) | Building Maintenance Worker | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut. External Source. |
| 16 | Kirayama Hitomi (49) | Tokyo Metropolitan Legislator | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | Digest. |
| 17 | Takashi Honma (50) | Bandai SASUKE Department Manager | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | Shown in Trailer. |
| 18 | Yagishita Ozora (25) | Bandai SASUKE Team Member | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 19 | Fujishima Kota (24) | Ballet Dancer | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 20 | Katagiri Jō (31) | Deputy Manager of Ramen Restaurant | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | All Cut. Paravi Original. |
| 21 | Sakuma Kota (27) | Kawasaki Municipal Minamigawara Elementary School Teacher | ⑦ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁 | Time Out. |
| 22 | Iwamoto Ako (26) | Mogul Skiier | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | |
| 23 | Nakamura Mao (23) | Bodybuilder and Cabaret Hostess | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 24 | Hosoi Toshiyuki (53) | Iron Rod Uncle | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 25 | Uemura Yuki (26) | Boxing Trainer | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 26 | Kishimoto Kunihide (25) | Former Gymnast | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | All cut, Paravi Original |
| 27 | Ikeno Yoshihiro (24) | Kumano Shinto Priest | ① Quad Steps クワッドステップス | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 28 | Imanishi Satoshi (34) | High School Teacher | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 29 | Omi Yuto (24) | Miso Company Worker | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 30 | Ito Kosei (25) | Chemist Flag Football Candidate | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 31 | Ishibashi Taro (31) | Shueisha "Weekly Playboy" Editorial Department | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | |
| 32 | Matsuda Daisuke (44) | Matsuda Water Supply Plumber | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | |
| 33 | KAREN (23) | CYBERJAPAN DANCERS | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | |
| 34 | Vacant | Swapped with Matsushita ▽ | ||
| 35 | Iwaki Yuta (27) | Actor | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | Digest. |
| 36 | Takahira Tamotsu (27) | Aircraft Assembly | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | Digest. |
| 37 | Saito Shinya (27) | Tendo City Hall Worker | ① Quad Steps クワッドステップス | Digest. |
| 38 | Matsumura Ryo (24) | Kindergarten P.E. Teacher | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | Digest. |
| 39 | Takahito Sakurai (26) | Gamer / DeNa Co Ltd Worker | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 40 | Tanaka Daisuke (25) | Kyoto University Student | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | Digest. |
| 41 | Aoki Satoshi (25) | Pet Shop Employee | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | Shown in Trailer. |
| 42 | Battur (25) | Mongolia's Representative | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | |
| 43 | Ashlin Herbert (25) | Australia's Representative | ⑦ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁 | Time Out. Digest. |
| 44 | Jackie Wong (43) | Hong Kong's Representative | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | Shown in Trailer. Digest. |
| 45 | Jackie Chang (45) | Comedian | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | |
| 46 | Vacant | Swapped with Tada Tatsuya. | ||
| 47 | Yamamoto Yoshiyuki (27) | Yamada Black Tiger | Clear (09.41 seconds left) | |
| 48 | Isa Yoshinori (26) | Yamada Black Tiger | Clear (06.59 seconds left) | |
| 49 | Tada Tatsuya (27) | Yamagata Prefectural Government Official | Clear (06.93 seconds left) | |
| 50 | Sunagawa Shinya (24) | Todai King-member | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | Digest. |
| 51 | Tosaka Junichi (48) | Former NHK Announcer | ① Quad Steps クワッドステップス | Digest. |
| 52 | Inoue Sakura (20) | Talent | ① Quad Steps クワッドステップス | Digest. |
| 53 | Takahashi Fu (21) | Actor | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | Digest. |
| 54 | Restrepo (26) | Macho 29 | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 55 | Saikawa Kōji (24) | Action Actor | Clear (01.90 seconds left) | |
| 56 | Miyashita Junichi (36) | Swimmer | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | Digest. |
| 57 | Araki Naoyuki (26) | Car Designer | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | Digest. |
| 58 | Kato Reo (24) | Junon Boy Finalist | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | Shown in Trailer. |
| 59 | Okada Yoshifumi (35) | Former Professional Baseball Outfielder | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | |
| 60 | Hioki Masashi (38) | Kitagawa Electrical Manager | Clear (03.38 seconds left) | |
| 61 | Iketani Naoki (46) | Former Gymnast | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | Digest. |
| 62 | Akiyama Yuki (29) | Tuna Factory Worker | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 63 | Hide Maeda (34) | Mime Artist | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 64 | Sho Okubo (30) | Air Defence Force Pilot | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 65 | Kikuchi Satoshi (20) | Firefighter | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 66 | Sakai Ichiro (28) | American Football Player | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 67 | Takano Kaoru (20) | Actor | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 68 | Kanno Kazuki (32) | School Chef | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 69 | Minatoso (32) | Fisherman | ⑦ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁 | Time Out. All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 70 | Shintani Kazumasa (31) | Looop Solar Panel Company Worker | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 71 | Wakky (47) | Penalty | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | Digest. |
| 72 | Miyago Shohei (31) | Vetanarian | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 73 | Nakagawa Koji (29) | Employee | ③ Wing Slider ウィングスライダー | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 74 | Morita Maho (21) | Skymark Flight Attendant | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | All Cut, Paravi Original. |
| 75 | Suzuki Yusuke (41) | Physical Educational Teacher | Clear (04.95 seconds left) | |
| 76 | Ali Hay (31) | United Kingdom Representative | ⑦ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁 | All Cut. Time Out. Couldn't complete the obstacle after sustaining an injury on the Rolling Hill. External Source. |
| 77 | Oshima Ayano (25) | Kunoichi Representative | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | |
| 78 | Kou (24) | YouTube Content Creator「TWINS」 | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | Digest, Shown in Trailer. |
| 79 | Gil Marantz (24) | Israel's Representative | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | Digest. |
| 80 | Nagasaki Shunsuke (32) | Trampoline Performer | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | Digest. |
| 81 | Zin (25) | THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | |
| 82 | Urakawa Shohei (22) | THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | |
| 83 | Takechi Kaisei (21) | THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | |
| 84 | Yamamoto Shingo (45) | Competed in Every Sasuke Tournament. | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | |
| 85 | Kanno Hitoshi (34) | Building Services Engineer | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | Time Out. |
| 86 | Iwamoto Hikaru (26) | Snow Man / Johnny's Jr. | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | Touched the Water. |
| 87 | Tsukada Ryoichi (33) | ABC-Z | ⑦ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁 | Time Out. |
| 88 | Rene Kaselowsky (23) | Germany's Representative | Clear (04.05 seconds left) | |
| 89 | Kyoguchi Hiroto (26) | World Champion Boxer | ① Quad Steps クワッドステップス | |
| 90 | Yamamoto Keitaro (28) | EIKOH Seminar Lecturer | ⑦ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁 | Time Out. |
| 91 | Matachi Ryo (30) | Plumber | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | |
| 92 | Jamie Rahn (31) | America's Men's Representative | ② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル | |
| 93 | Tsukahara Naoki (34) | Beijing Olympics Silver Medalist Sprinter | ④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン | |
| 94 | Satō Jun (28) | Parkour Instructor | Clear (20.21 seconds left) | |
| 95 | Sam Kendricks (27) | Pole Vault 2017 & 2019 World Champion | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | |
| 96 | Urushihara Yuuji (41) | Shoes Salesman | Clear (05.80 seconds left) | |
| 97 | Darvish Kenji (39) | Golden Bomber | ⑤ Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー | |
| 98 | Jessie Graff (35) | America's Women Representative | Clear (31.50 seconds left) | |
| 99 | Kawaguchi Tomohiro (38) | Director of Climbing Shoes Manufacturer | ⑦ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁 | Time Out. |
| 100 | Morimoto Yūsuke (28) | Sasuke-kun, SASUKE 31 Kanzenseiha | ⑦ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁 | Time Out. |
| Total | 100 Attempts | 10 Clears |
Second Stage
Due to poor weather, competitors had to skip the Rolling Log, and start directly at the Salmon Ladder Nobori, the obstacle itself will not be numbered.
Obstacles
^Rolling Log ローリングログ
① Salmon Ladder Nobori サーモンラダー 上り
② Salmon Ladder Kudari サーモンラダー 下り
③ Spider Walk スパイダーウォーク
④ Spider Drop スパイダードロップ
⑤ *Backstream バックストリーム
⑥ *Reverse Conveyor リバースコンべア
⑦ Wall Lifting ウォールリフティング
^ Denotes New Obstacle
* Denotes Modified Obstacle
Time Limit: 100 seconds (110 seconds for female and/or over-50 competitors)
Results
| Number | Name (Age) | Profile | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Yamamoto Yoshiyuki (27) | Yamada Black Tiger | Clear (23.57 seconds left) | Fastest Second Stage clear of the tournament |
| 48 | Isa Yoshinori (26) | Yamada Black Tiger | Clear (06.82 seconds left) | |
| 49 | Tada Tatsuya (27) | Yamagata Prefectural Government Official | Clear (19.12 seconds left) | |
| 55 | Saikawa Kōji (24) | Action Actor | ② Salmon Ladder Kudari サーモンラダー 下り | |
| 60 | Hioki Masashi (38) | Kitagawa Electrical Manager | Clear (16.36 seconds left) | |
| 75 | Suzuki Yusuke (41) | Physical Educational Teacher | ③ Spider Walk スパイダーウォーク | |
| 88 | Rene Kaselowsky (23) | Germany's Representative | Clear (11.46 seconds left) | Digest. |
| 94 | Satō Jun (28) | Parkour Instructor | Clear (21.94 seconds left) | Digest. |
| 96 | Urushihara Yuuji (41) | Shoes Salesman | Clear (13.83 seconds left) | |
| 98 | Jessie Graff (35) | America's Women Representative | Clear (16.84 seconds left) | |
| Total | 10 Attempts | 8 Clears |
Third Stage
Obstacles
① Flying Bar フライングバー
② Sidewinder サイドワインダー
③ Planet Bridge プラネットブリッジ
④ ^Cliffhanger Dimension クリフハンガーディメンション
⑤ Vertical Limit バーティカルリミット
⑥ Pipe Slider パイプスライダー
Results
| Number | Name (Age) | Profile | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Yamamoto Yoshiyuki (27) | Yamada Black Tiger | ④ Cliffhanger Dimension クリフハンガーディメンション | Second transition. |
| 48 | Isa Yoshinori (26) | Yamada Black Tiger | ④ Cliffhanger Dimension クリフハンガーディメンション | First transition. |
| 49 | Tada Tatsuya (27) | Yamagata Prefectural Government Official | Clear | First to beat Cliffhanger Dimension. |
| 60 | Hioki Masashi (38) | Kitagawa Electrical Manager | ④ Cliffhanger Dimension クリフハンガーディメンション | First transition. |
| 88 | Rene Kaselowsky (23) | Germany's Representative | Clear | |
| 94 | Satō Jun (28) | Parkour Instructor | ④ Cliffhanger Dimension クリフハンガーディメンション | Second transition. |
| 96 | Urushihara Yuuji (41) | Shoes Salesman | ⑥ Pipe Slider パイプスライダー | Bar is derailed. Oldest person to beat a version of the Cliffhanger and Vertical Limit. |
| 98 | Jessie Graff (35) | America's Women Representative | ④ Cliffhanger Dimension クリフハンガーディメンション | First transition. |
| Total | 8 Attempts | 2 Clears |
Final Stage
Obstacles
① Spider Climb スパイダークライム (8m)
② Salmon Ladder Jūgo Dan サーモンラダー15段 (7m)
③ Tsuna Nobori 綱登り (10m)
Time Limit: 45 seconds.
Results
| Number | Name (Age) | Profile | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Tada Tatsuya (27) | Yamagata Prefectural Government Official | ② Salmon Ladder Jūgo Dan サーモンラダー15段 | Time Out. About 12 meters up. |
| 88 | Rene Kaselowsky (23) | Germany's Representative | ② Salmon Ladder Jūgo Dan サーモンラダー15段 | Bar is derailed. About 13 meters up. Drop to about 12 meters. Last Man Standing. |
| Total | 2 Attempts | 0 Clears |
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