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Hell's Paradise
Nothing will ever be allowed to have any say in how we live...not even death itself.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Chiaki Kobayashi
Gabimaru (voice)
25 eps
Yumiri Hanamori
Yamada Asaemon Sagiri (voice)
25 eps
Ryohei Kimura
Aza Chobei (voice)
25 eps
Rie Takahashi
Yuzuriha (voice)
25 eps
Tetsu Inada
Tamiya Gantetsusai (voice)
25 eps
Aoi Ichikawa
Yamada Asaemon Fuchi (voice)
25 eps
Makoto Koichi
Nurugai (voice)
25 eps
Daiki Yamashita
Yamada Asaemon Senta (voice)
25 eps
Konomi Kohara
Mei (voice)
25 eps
Kenji Nomura
Narrator (voice)
2 eps
Mugihito
Village Chief (voice)
5 eps
Chafurin
Tokugawa Nariyoshi (voice)
2 eps
Hinata Tadokoro
Rokurota (voice)
3 eps
Minami Hinata
Aza Chobei (Young) (voice)
2 eps
Miyuu Ogura
Yamada Asaemon Toma (Young) (voice)
2 eps
Cho
Hoko (voice)
5 eps
Takahiro Sumi
Doshi B (voice)
5 eps
Shunichi Maki
Twisted Keiun (voice)
4 eps
Junichi Suwabe
Mu Dan (voice)
6 eps
Yuhko Kaida
Mu Dan (voice)
6 eps
Makoto Furukawa
Yamada Asaemon Eizen (voice)
4 eps
Yu Wakabayashi
Rokurota's Father (voice)
6 eps
Kazuya Saji
Chief Retainer (voice)
1 eps
Yu Okano
Official with Flower (voice)
3 eps
Takaaki Torashima
Voice of the Wooden People (voice)
4 eps
Ryunosuke Watanuki
Criminal B (voice)
1 eps
Takayuki Nakatsukasa
Tattooed Criminal (voice)
1 eps
Ritsu Takahashi
Boy / Child (voice)
1 eps
Shunichi Toki
Yamada Asaemon Kisho (voice)
2 eps
Yuichi Mizuguchi
Townsman C (voice)
6 eps
Volcano Ota
Yamada Asaemon Genji (voice)
3 eps
Satoru Ito
Feudal Lord (voice)
1 eps
Ai Kaneta
Rokurota's Mother (voice)
1 eps
Kyoko Chikiri
Rokurota (Young) (voice)
1 eps
Yusuke Kobayashi
Yamada Asaemon Tenza (voice)
2 eps
Masafumi Kimura
Nurugai's Grandfather (voice)
1 eps
Hidenari Ugaki
Kichiji (Sagiri's Father) (voice)
1 eps
Hayato Fujii
Townsman B (voice)
1 eps
Taiki Yamashita
Samurai (voice)
1 eps
Mamiko Noto
Yui (Gabimaru's Wife) (voice)
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Hell's Paradise actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Hell's Paradise reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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
For a chance at a pardon, a ninja assassin joins other condemned criminals on a journey to a mysterious island to retrieve an elixir of immortality.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E20
Two People and One Person
Gantetsusai and Fuchi struggle against Tao Fa, but they seem to be enjoying themselves.
- Directed by Ryota Hoshikawa
- Written by Akira Kindaichi
S01E16
Immutability and Change
While Aza Chobe battles Rien, Gabimaru regains his memories and begins training in the use of tao.
- Directed by Kayona Yamada
- Written by Akira Kindaichi
S01E21
Chrysanthemum and Peach
When Tao Fa asks Ju Fa for help, Ju Fa recalls the time they spent together.
- Directed by Hajime Ohtani
- Written by Akira Kindaichi
S01E09
Gods and People
Sagiri's group sets off in search of Horai. Gabimaru goes ahead and encounters the same powerful being that confronted Tenza...
- Directed by Ryuta Yamamoto
- Written by Akira Kindaichi
S01E19
Hindering and Restoration
Gabimaru's group finally enters the sacred mountain, but the Tensen can see everything they're up to.
- Directed by Masahiro Mukai
- Written by Akira Kindaichi
S01E18
Humans and Sages
As the expeditioners prepare, Gabimaru asks Mei if she's sure she wants to leave the island with them.
- Directed by Ai Yoshimura
- Written by Akira Kindaichi
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E12
A Bit of Hell's Paradise Episode 12: Yamada Clan Trivia Part 2
- Directed by Yasuhiro Geshi, Kaori Makita
- Written by Yuji Kaku
S01E25
Endings and Beginnings
- Directed by Iho Ishikawa, Ai Yoshimura
- Written by Akira Kindaichi
S01E24
Ephemeralness and Fire
- Directed by Masahiro Mukai
- Written by Akira Kindaichi
S00E11
A Bit of Hell's Paradise Episode 11: My Wife's Secret
S00E10
A Bit of Hell's Paradise Episode 10: Sensei's Pun
S01E23
Master and Student
- Directed by Kaori Makita
- Written by Akira Kindaichi
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
- Nozomi IshiiProducer
- Kirito IwashitaProducer
- Kenta OdaProducer
Writing
- Akira KindaichiWriter
Direction
- Yasuhiro GeshiDirector
- Kaori MakitaDirector
- Masahiro MukaiDirector
- Fumito YamadaDirector
- Kento ShintaniDirector
- Hajime OhtaniDirector
Cinematography
- Chika TodaDirector of Photography
- Park Hyo-gyuDirector of Photography
Music
- Yoshiaki DewaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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