Sasuke: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sasuke is a Japanese sports entertainment television special in which 100 competitors attempt to complete a four stage obstacle course. An edited version, renamed Ninja Warrior, is screened in at least 18 other countries. Shot on location at Midoriyama, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, it airs on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) between Japanese television drama seasons.

Series details

• Title: Sasuke
• Format: Game Show
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Sports
• Premiere date: 1997-09-26
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 180 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32236
• IMDb ID: tt1263006
• TVDB ID: 88861

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-09-26; final listed air date 1997-09-26; episode order: 1.
• Season 2: premiered 1998-09-27; final listed air date 1998-09-27; episode order: 1.
• Season 3: premiered 1999-04-13; final listed air date 1999-04-13; episode order: 1.
• Season 4: premiered 1999-10-16; final listed air date 1999-10-16; episode order: 1.
• Season 5: premiered 2000-04-18; final listed air date 2000-04-18; episode order: 1.
• Season 6: premiered 2000-09-09; final listed air date 2000-09-09; episode order: 1.
• Season 7: premiered 2001-04-17; final listed air date 2001-04-17; episode order: 1.
• Season 8: premiered 2001-09-29; final listed air date 2001-09-29; episode order: 1.
• Season 9: premiered 2002-04-16; final listed air date 2002-04-16; episode order: 1.
• Season 10: premiered 2002-09-25; final listed air date 2002-09-25; episode order: 1.
• Season 11: premiered 2003-04-21; final listed air date 2003-04-21; episode order: 1.
• Season 12: premiered 2003-10-01; final listed air date 2003-10-01; episode order: 1.
• Season 13: premiered 2004-04-06; final listed air date 2004-04-06; episode order: 1.
• Season 14: premiered 2005-01-04; final listed air date 2005-01-04; episode order: 1.
• Season 15: premiered 2005-07-20; final listed air date 2005-07-20; episode order: 1.
• Season 16: premiered 2005-12-30; final listed air date 2005-12-30; episode order: 1.
• Season 17: premiered 2006-10-11; final listed air date 2006-10-11; episode order: 1.
• Season 18: premiered 2007-04-21; final listed air date 2007-04-21; episode order: 1.
• Season 19: premiered 2007-09-19; final listed air date 2007-09-19; episode order: 1.
• Season 20: premiered 2008-04-26; final listed air date 2008-04-26; episode order: 1.
• Season 21: premiered 2008-09-17; final listed air date 2008-09-17; episode order: 1.
• Season 22: premiered 2009-04-30; final listed air date 2009-04-30; episode order: 1.
• Season 23: premiered 2009-09-27; final listed air date 2009-09-27; episode order: 1.
• Season 24: premiered 2010-01-01; final listed air date 2010-01-01; episode order: 1.
• Season 25: premiered 2010-04-28; final listed air date 2010-04-28; episode order: 1.
• Season 26: premiered 2011-01-02; final listed air date 2011-01-02; episode order: 1.
• Season 27: premiered 2011-07-31; final listed air date 2011-07-31; episode order: 1.
• Season 28: premiered 2012-12-27; final listed air date 2012-12-27; episode order: 1.
• Season 29: premiered 2013-06-27; final listed air date 2013-06-27; episode order: 1.
• Season 30: premiered 2014-07-03; final listed air date 2014-07-03; episode order: 1.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sasuke on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.