Sasuke (TV series)
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"Ninja Warrior" redirects here. For other uses, see Ninja Warrior (disambiguation).
For other uses of Sasuke, see Sasuke.
Sasuke (SASUKE) is a Japanese sports entertainment reality television show, airing since 1997, in which 100 competitors attempt to complete a four-stage obstacle course. The show was renamed Sasuke Rising before reverting to the original name and then Sasuke Ninja Warrior.
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Sasuke | |
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Also known as | Ninja Warrior Sasuke Rising Sasuke Ninja Warrior |
Japanese | SASUKE |
Genre | Sports entertainment, Obstacle course |
Created by | Ushio Higuchi |
Directed by | Ushio Higuchi (1997–2011) Masato Inui (1997–2005, 2012–present) |
Voices of | Ichiro Furutachi (1997–2003) Takahiro Tosaki [ja] (1997) Keisuke Hatsuta [ja] (1998–2008, 2010–14) Wataru Ogasawara [ja] (2005–2011, 2019) Fumiyasu Sato [ja] (2009–2011, 2018) Tomohiro Ishii [ja] (2012–14) Ryusuke Ito [ja] (2010, 2015) Shinya Sugiyama [ja] (2016–present) Kengo Komada [ja] (2004, 2015–18) Shinichiro Azumi [ja] (2018–2019) Tomohiro Kiire [ja] (2020) Kazato Kumazaki [ja] (2020–present) Masatoshi Nanba [ja] (2021–present) |
Narrated by | Takashi Matsuo (1997) Tsutomu Tareki [ja] (1998–2005) Ken Taira [ja] (2005) Kiyoshi Kobayashi (2006–2011) Yuya Takagawa [ja] (2012–present) Masato Obara [ja] (2014) |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 41 competitions (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Ushio Higuchi [ja] |
Producers | Yoshiyuki Kogake Makoto Fujii |
Production locations | Mt. Midoriyama, Aoba-ku, Yokohama[1] |
Running time | 120 to 360-minute specials |
Production companies | Monster9 [ja] (1997–2011) Tokyo Broadcasting System (2012–present) |
Original release | |
Network | Tokyo Broadcasting System |
Release | 27 September 1997 (1997-09-27) – present |
Related | |
Kinniku Banzuke Kunoichi, Pro Sportsman No.1, Viking: The Ultimate Obstacle Course |
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An edited version, Ninja Warrior, is screened in at least 18 other countries.