Miniseries · Netflix
House of Ninjas
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kento Kaku
Haru Tawara
8 eps
Yosuke Eguchi
Soichi Tawara
8 eps
Tae Kimura
Yoko Tawara
8 eps
Kengo Kora
Gaku Tawara
8 eps
Aju Makita
Nagi Tawara
8 eps
Riho Yoshioka
Karen Ito
8 eps
Nobuko Miyamoto
Taki Tawara
8 eps
Takayuki Yamada
Yosuke Tsujioka
8 eps
Tomorowo Taguchi
Jin Hamashima
8 eps
Tokio Emoto
Masamitsu Oki
8 eps
Pierre Taki
Zensuke Omi
5 eps
Mariko Tsutsui
Hitoko Mukai
6 eps
Banka Tenta
Riku Tawara
8 eps
Bambi Naka
Ayame
8 eps
Ryu Kohata
Sawabe
7 eps
Akari Kinoshita
Female Detective
5 eps
Udai Iwasaki
Haru's Colleague
3 eps
Kurumi Inagaki
Young Nagi
5 eps
Taisei Kido
Kohei Kyotani
4 eps
Moro Morooka
4 eps
Shoken Kunimoto
2 eps
Joe Hiri
1 eps
Hiroshi Kuroda
1 eps
Yuki Hoshikawa
1 eps
Yasushi Sakai
1 eps
Ryuki Nishimoto
2 eps
Goro Yoshida
2 eps
Shinto Narumi
1 eps
Kenji Inoue
1 eps
Tetsu Kanbara
2 eps
Love Morinaga
1 eps
Yoshiki Tano
2 eps
Atsushi Nakamura
1 eps
Keiichiro Azuma
2 eps
Makoto Shiraga
1 eps
Naoki Hayashida
1 eps
Masayuki Kohno
1 eps
Toshio Uotani
1 eps
Go Fujita
2 eps
Hanako Ohtowa
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How House of Ninjas actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
House of Ninjas reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Years after retiring from their formidable ninja lives, a dysfunctional family must return to shadowy missions to counteract a string of looming threats.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
The Eclipse
With a massive attack on the horizon, the Tawaras must band together to save their family, honor and many lives before a solar eclipse.
- Directed by Dave Boyle
- Written by Masahiro Yamaura, Kota Oura
S01E01
The Offer
While Haru Tawara develops a crush on a mysterious young woman at work, an unusual opportunity arises at his father's financially struggling brewery.
- Directed by Dave Boyle
- Written by Dave Boyle
S01E06
The Stranger
An unexpected reunion stirs up more questions at the Tawara household. Soichi and Yoko inch closer to a sinister conspiracy.
- Directed by Tomoyuki Takimoto
- Written by Masahiro Yamaura, Kanna Kimura
S01E07
The Trade
To save Karen's life, Haru makes a promise to Hama-san. Riku, Nagi, and their grandmother face an unprecedented challenge at home.
- Directed by Tomoyuki Takimoto
- Written by Masahiro Yamaura, Kota Oura
S01E02
The Trail
Haru accompanies Karen to investigate a whistleblower's apartment. Meanwhile, several other Tawaras are tempted to step out of their ordinary lives.
- Directed by Dave Boyle
- Written by Masahiro Yamaura, Kota Oura
S01E05
The Confession
As Riku probes into his family's secrets, information about Gentenkai — a peculiar cult — reminds the Tawaras of a tragedy from six years ago.
- Directed by Yoshiaki Murao
- Written by Masahiro Yamaura, Kota Oura
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E02
The Trail
- Directed by Dave Boyle
- Written by Masahiro Yamaura, Kota Oura
S01E03
The Flower
- Directed by Dave Boyle
- Written by Masahiro Yamaura, Kota Oura
S01E04
The Resurrection
- Directed by Yoshiaki Murao
- Written by Masahiro Yamaura, Kota Oura
S01E05
The Confession
- Directed by Yoshiaki Murao
- Written by Masahiro Yamaura, Kota Oura
S01E06
The Stranger
- Directed by Tomoyuki Takimoto
- Written by Masahiro Yamaura, Kanna Kimura
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
- Akira KanbeProducer
- Yoshihiro SatoExecutive Producer
Writing
- Masahiro YamauraWriter
- Dave BoyleWriter
- Kanna KimuraWriter
- Kota OuraWriter
Direction
- Tomoyuki TakimotoDirector
- Dave BoyleDirector
- Yoshiaki MuraoDirector
Cinematography
- Shôji EharaDirector of Photography
Music
- Jonathan SnipesOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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