Sasuke (TV series)

Sasuke
Also known asNinja Warrior
Sasuke Rising
Sasuke Ninja Warrior
JapaneseSASUKE(サスケ)
GenreSports entertainment,
Obstacle course
Created byMasato Inui
Directed byUshio Higuchi (1997–2011)
Masato Inui (1997–2005, 2012–present)
Voices ofIchiro 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 byTakashi Matsuo (1997)
Tsutomu Tareki [ja] (1998–2005)
Ken Taira [ja] (2005)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi (2006–2011)
Yuya Takagawa [ja] (2012–present)
Masato Obara [ja] (2014)
Jun Hattori [ja] (2018–present)
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes41 competitions (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerUshio Higuchi [ja]
ProducersYoshiyuki Kogake
Makoto Fujii
Production locationsMt. Midoriyama, Aoba-ku, Yokohama[1]
Running time120 to 360-minute specials
Production companiesMonster9 [ja] (1997–2011)
Tokyo Broadcasting System (2012–present)
Original release
NetworkTokyo Broadcasting System
Release27 September 1997 (1997-09-27) –
present
Related
Kinniku Banzuke
Kunoichi,
Pro Sportsman No.1,
Viking: The Ultimate Obstacle Course
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Sasuke (SASUKE(サスケ)) 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.

An edited version, Ninja Warrior, is screened in at least 18 other countries.

  1. ^ "Sasuke 2005". Tbs.co.jp. Archived from the original on December 31, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2011.