| House of Ninjas | |
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| Created by | Dave Boyle |
| Written by | Dave Boyle |
| Directed by | Dave Boyle Kento Kaku |
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 1[1] |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
House of Ninjas (Japanese: 忍びの家: Shinobi no Ie, House of Shinobi) is a Japanese television series created by Dave Boyle for Netflix. It stars Kento Kaku as the titular character, 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.[2]
Premise[edit]
The series revolves around the Tawaras, a shinobi family that lives in a traditional 'house of ninjas' in present-day Japan. Six years ago, the eldest son died during a mission to rescue a kidnapped politician, and the Tawaras abandoned their discipline. 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[edit]
- Kento Kaku as Haru Tawara, the second-oldest son
- Yōsuke Eguchi as Souichi Tawara, the father, the descendent of Hattori Hanzō
- Tae Kimura as Yoko Tawara, the mother
- Kengo Kora as Gaku Tawara, the oldest son, who died six years ago during a mission to rescue a kidnapped politician
- Aju Makita as Nagi Tawara, the only daughter, who never formally became a shinobi
- Nobuko Miyamoto as Taki Tawara, the grandmother
- Riho Yoshioka as Karen Ito, a freelance journalist
- Tomorowo Taguchi as Jin Hamashima, the head of the Bureau of Ninja Management
- Bambi Naka as Ayame
- Tokio Emoto as Masamitsu Oki
- Mariko Tsutsui as Hitoko Mukai
- Kyusaku Shimada as Kosaku Kuze, works as a cleaner and interrogator for the Bureau of Ninja Management
- Pierre Taki as Zensuke Omi
- Tenta Banka as Riku Tawara, the youngest son
- Takayuki Yamada as Yosuke Tsujioke, the head of the religious group called Gentenkai
