2024 Japanese television series
House of Ninjas (Japanese: 忍びの家, Hepburn: Shinobi no Ie) is a Japanese television series developed by Dave Boyle for Netflix based on a story by Kento Kaku (acting as co-executive producer),[1] Yoshiaki Murrao and Takafumi Imai.[2] It stars Kaku as the protagonist, alongside Yōsuke Eguchi, Tae Kimura, Kengo Kora, Aju Makita, Nobuko Miyamoto, and Riho Yoshioka. It follows a family of ninjas, known as shinobi, as they struggle to connect as a family and return to the shinobi lifestyle.
House of Ninjas was released worldwide on February 15, 2024.[3]
Premise
The series revolves around the Tawaras, a shinobi family that lives in a traditional 'house of ninjas' in present-day Japan and are descended from Hattori Hanzo.[4] Six years ago, the eldest son died during a mission to rescue a kidnapped politician, and the Tawaras abandoned their role in the government. They aim to be a normal family, but struggle with some idiosyncratic dysfunctions. When a new crisis unfolds, however, the family is drawn back into the shadows of its past.
Cast
- The second-oldest son of the Tawara family of ninjas. He feels responsible for the death of his older brother Gaku, who was killed by an assailant whom Haru spared.
- The patriarch of the Tawara family of ninjas and a descendent of Hattori Hanzō. Since the death of his oldest son Gaku, he has since retired from ninja duties and relegated his life to running the family brewery as a normal civilian, not knowing that his remaining son, daughter, and wife have secretly continued using their abilities for missions.
- The wife of Soichi and a small-time shoplifter who is the first to secretly utilize her skills for a mission regarding the cruiser six years ago from which her son Gaku had died on.
- The oldest son of the Tawara family who was killed six years ago during a mission to rescue a kidnapped politician.
- The only daughter of the Tawara family and a college student who utilized her skills to commit a series of high-profile museum thefts that gets her involved in a public conspiracy.
- The grandmother and Soichi's mother.
- A journalist whom Haru meets regularly at a beef bowl restaurant. She becomes involved when her paper assigns her to investigate a case that Hamashima informs Haru to stop her from doing so.
- The head of the Bureau of Ninja Management who assigns missions to the Tawara family.
- An assassin working for the Gentenkai cult.
- A junior member of the Bureau of Ninja Management working under Hamashima.
- A high-profile politician who was the subject of a kidnapping six years ago, but was rescued by the Tawara family on the day her kidnappers' ransom was announced.
- A cleaner and interrogator for the Bureau of Ninja Management
- A police detective investigating the ninja conflict between the Tawara and Fuma.
- Tenta Banka as Riku Tawara
- The youngest son of the Tawara family with no knowledge of the ninja activities of his family.
- The leader of the Gentenkai cult. He is the 19th "Fuma Kotaro" of the Fuma clan and was the man whom Haru spared six years ago.
- Aoba Kawai as Mori Mayuko
- The new sales manager at Tawara Brewery with a mysterious past.
Episodes
Reception
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating based on 7 critic reviews.[5]
Netflix reported that in February 2024, the show is number one in the Weekly Global Top 10 (Non-English) in the second week of release.[6]
References
- ^ https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2022/9/8/netflixs-house-of-ninjas-live-action-series-slated-for-worldwide-release-in-2024
- ^ https://deadline.com/2024/04/house-of-ninjas-kento-kaku-dave-boyle-signal181-1235875058/
- ^ Kelley, Aidan (February 14, 2024). "Where to Watch 'House of Ninjas': Premiere Date, Episode Schedule, and More". Collider.
- ^ https://president.jp/articles/-/79577?page=1
- ^ "House of Ninjas: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ https://about.netflix.com/en/news/house-of-ninjas-has-now-risen-to-rank-1
External links
- House of Ninjas on Netflix
- House of Ninjas at IMDb