From Today, It’s My Turn!! and Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room The Movie actor Kento Kaku can now be seen front and center in a first look poster for upcoming series drama, House Of Ninjas. Kaku stars, served as co-executive producer and also had a hand in crafting the story alongside Yoshiaki Murao and Takafumi Imai. Masahiro Yamaura, Kota Oura, and Kanna Kimura penned the story along with Dave Boyle who directs the new series which premieres beginning February 15, produced by Netflix in association with TOHO Studio. Take a look!
Ninjas existed throughout many pivotal times in Japanese history — but what if they were still secretly undertaking missions in modern society? Set in today’s Japan, this series tells the story of the Tawara family, the last ninja clan that abandoned its roots after a particular mission. Now, the family must face the biggest crisis Japan has seen yet — one that threatens to shake the nation to its core.
Kaku is joined on screen by Yosuke Eguchi (The Silent Service), Tae Kimura (My Home Hero), Kengo Kora (G-Men), Aju Makita (Pure Japanese), Riho Yoshioka (Lumberjack The Monster), Nobuko Miyamoto (BL Metamorphosis), Tomorowo Taguchi (The Door Into Summer), Tokio Emoto (Ichikei’s Crow), Pierre Taki (Romance Doll), Kyusaku Shimada (Pure Japanese), Mariko Tsutsui (Tengaramon), and Tenta Banka (Ninomiya Kinjirou). Netflix has more details in the character breakdowns just beneath.
Kaku plays Haru, the second son of the Tawara family. Although he is an elite ninja with unrivaled skills, Haru’s kindness led to disaster and a great trauma that still haunts him. The actors portraying Haru’s family are Yosuke Eguchi as his father Soichi, Tae Kimura as his mother Yoko, Kengo Kora as his older brother Gaku, Aju Makita as his older sister Nagi, and Nobuko Miyamoto as his mysterious grandmother Taki, who watches the family from the shadows.
Additional cast members who play essential characters have now been revealed. Riho Yoshioka plays magazine reporter Karen Ito, who covered the incident involving the Tawaras that occurred six years earlier. Tomorowo Taguchi plays Jin Hamashima, a government official who works behind the scenes to prevent a national crisis. Tokio Emoto plays Masamitsu Oki, a new recruit in Hamashima’s organization who uses high-tech equipment in his ninja activities. Other cast members and their supporting roles have been revealed as well: Pierre Taki plays Zensuke Omi, a detective investigating a series of mysterious robberies. Kyusaku Shimada plays Kosaku Kuze, the leader of a cleaning crew who is tasked by Hamashima to cover the ninjas’ tracks. Mariko Tsutsui plays Toko Mukai, the ruling party’s policy chief who was once rescued by the Tawara family. Rounding out this star-studded cast is Tenta Banka, who plays Riku, the third son of the Tawaras and the only member of the family who is unaware that they are ninjas. What crisis threatens the nation? And how will the Tawara family — the last ninja clan that turned its back on its heritage — face this threat? Keep an eye out for more updates about this series.