Scripted series · Netflix
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Purpose is a weapon
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Maya Erskine
Mizu (voice)
8 eps
George Takei
Seki (voice)
8 eps
Masi Oka
Ringo (voice)
8 eps
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
The Swordmaker (voice)
8 eps
Brenda Song
Akemi (voice)
8 eps
Darren Barnet
Taigen (voice)
8 eps
Randall Park
Heiji Shindo (voice)
8 eps
Kenneth Branagh
Abijah Fowler (voice)
8 eps
Holly Chou
Chiki (voice)
1 eps
Takaaki Hirakawa
Tengu Crest (voice)
1 eps
Brittany Ishibashi
Momo / Ragged Female Merchant (voice)
1 eps
West Liang
Hachi (voice)
2 eps
Daisuke Suzuki
Hulking Teacher (voice)
1 eps
Mark Dacascos
Shindo Samurai 2 / Angry Cook (voice)
2 eps
Yoshi Ando
Additional Voices (voice)
2 eps
Joe Cappelletti
Additional Voices (voice)
2 eps
Matthew Yang King
Smiley / Drunk Teenager (voice)
2 eps
Junko Goda
Additional Voices (voice)
2 eps
James Taku Leung
Additional Voices (voice)
2 eps
Yumi Mizui
Additional Voices (voice)
2 eps
Ryan Moriarty
Additional Voices (voice)
2 eps
Judah Green
Young Taigen (voice)
3 eps
Alpha Takahashi
Additional Voices (voice)
2 eps
Karen Huie
Priestess (voice)
1 eps
Lee Shorten
Complainer Samurai / Yoshi (voice)
1 eps
Orli Mariko Green
Young Mizu (voice)
3 eps
Eric Bauza
Assassin Samurai / Ruffian / Head Tokunobu Guard (voice)
4 eps
Brian Takahashi
Even Drunker Mate / Rinji (voice)
1 eps
Marcus Choi
Shindo Samurai 1 / Townsperson / Even Brawnier Samurai (voice)
3 eps
Jenson Cheng
Okiyama (voice)
1 eps
Ann Harada
Mama (voice)
3 eps
Patrick Gallagher
Daichi (voice)
5 eps
Sherry Cola
Kuma (voice)
1 eps
Stephanie Hsu
Ise (voice)
2 eps
Sophie Kim
Kiku (voice)
2 eps
Gedde Watanabe
Chiba (voice)
6 eps
Clyde Kusatsu
Elder Domo (voice)
4 eps
Keone Young
Shogun Itoh (voice)
4 eps
Amber Noizumi
Woman in Red / Skinny Clawman (voice)
3 eps
Harry Shum Jr.
Takayoshi (voice)
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How BLUE EYE SAMURAI actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
BLUE EYE SAMURAI reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Spectacle.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E05
The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride
During a desperate battle, Mizu remembers another life — and a lesson she learned the hard way.
- Directed by Michael Green
- Written by Amber Noizumi
S01E01
Hammerscale
Lone-wolf warrior Mizu gets stuck with an unexpected travel companion, while Princess Akemi grasps for a way to control her future.
- Directed by Jane Wu
- Written by Amber Noizumi, Michael Green
S01E06
All Evil Dreams and Angry Words
Determined to see Fowler dead, Mizu scrapes up all the wits, grit and strength she has left to make her way through his castle's defenses.
- Directed by Sunny Sun, Earl A. Hibbert
- Written by Amber Noizumi, Michael Green
S01E04
Peculiarities
Akemi embarks on a new career and Mizu searches for a way to reach Fowler, bringing them both to Madame Kaji's rather unusual establishment.
- Directed by Ryan O'Loughlin
- Written by Amber Noizumi, Michael Green
S01E07
Nothing Broken
Fowler, bound for Edo, reveals the terrifying scope of his plans. Akemi braces herself for her upcoming wedding. Mizu and Taigen return home.
- Directed by Alan Taylor
- Written by Yana Bille-Chung
S01E03
A Fixed Number of Paths
Taigen proposes a deal, and Mizu receives an invitation to tea. Life on the road turns out to be more challenging than Akemi imagined.
- Directed by Alan Wan, Earl A. Hibbert
- Written by Amber Noizumi, Michael Green
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Hammerscale
- Directed by Jane Wu
- Written by Amber Noizumi, Michael Green
S01E02
An Unexpected Element
- Directed by Ryan O'Loughlin
- Written by Amber Noizumi, Michael Green
S01E03
A Fixed Number of Paths
- Directed by Alan Wan, Earl A. Hibbert
- Written by Amber Noizumi, Michael Green
S01E04
Peculiarities
- Directed by Ryan O'Loughlin
- Written by Amber Noizumi, Michael Green
S01E05
The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride
- Directed by Michael Green
- Written by Amber Noizumi
S01E06
All Evil Dreams and Angry Words
- Directed by Sunny Sun, Earl A. Hibbert
- Written by Amber Noizumi, Michael Green
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Amber NoizumiExecutive Producer
- Jane WuExecutive Producer
- Jane WuProducer
- Michael GreenExecutive Producer
- Erwin StoffExecutive Producer
- Haven AlexanderProducer
Writing
- Amber NoizumiWriter
- Michael GreenWriter
- Yana Bille-ChungWriter
Direction
- Ryan O'LoughlinDirector
- Sunny SunDirector
- Alan WanDirector
- Jane WuDirector
- Michael GreenDirector
- Earl A. HibbertDirector
Music
- Amie DohertyOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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