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Sasuke (TV series)

Sasuke
Sasuke Title.jpg
The title card for Sasuke.
Also known as Ninja Warrior
Sasuke Rising
Genre Sports entertainment,
Obstacle course
Created by Ushio Higuchi
Directed by Ushio Higuchi (1997–2011)
Masato Inui (1997–2005, 2012–present)
Voices of Takashi Matsuo (1997)
Tareki Tsutomo () (1998–2005)
Ken Taira () (2005)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi (2006–2011)
Yuya Takagawa () (2012–present)
Masato Obara () (2014)
Narrated by Ichiro Furutachi (1997–2003)
Takahiro Tosaki () (1997)
Keisuke Hatsuta () (1998–2008, 2010–14)
Wataru Ogasawara () (2005–2011)
Sato Fumiyasu () (2009–2011)
Tomohiro Ishii () (2012–14)
Ryusuke Ito () (2010, 2015)
Shinya Sugiyama () (2016–present)
Kengo Komada () (2004, 2015–present)
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese;
English subtitles and dubbed contestant profiles in United States broadcast;
English voice-over in United Kingdom broadcast.
No. of episodes 32 competitions (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Ushio Higuchi ()
Producer(s) Yoshiyuki Kogake
Makoto Fujii
Location(s) Midoriyama, Aoba-ku, Yokohama
Running time 180 to 360-minute specials in Japan;
30-minute episodes (United States, France, Finland, Estonia, Indonesia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, and others);
30- or 60-minute episodes (Singapore);
50-minute episodes (Czech Republic, Serbia)
Production company(s) Monster9 ()
(1997–2011)
Tokyo Broadcasting System
(2012–present)
Release
Original network Tokyo Broadcasting System
Original release 26 September 1997 (1997-09-26) – present
Chronology
Preceded by Kinniku Banzuke
Related shows Kunoichi,
Pro Sportsman No.1,
Viking: The Ultimate Obstacle Course
External links
Website

Sasuke (サスケ; stylized in Japan as SASUKE) is a Japanese sports entertainment television special in which 100 competitors attempt to complete a four-stage obstacle course. An edited version, named Ninja Warrior, is screened in at least 18 other countries. To date, Sasuke content has been aired in 157 countries.

Recorded on location at Midoriyama studio in Yokohama, it airs on Tokyo Broadcasting System between Japanese television drama seasons. Each 3-hour special (with the exception of Sasuke 24 which lasted 5 1/2 hours) covers an entire competition; there are normally 100 participants. There have been 32 specials produced, approximately one new special per season (twice per year before Monster9's bankruptcy, now reduced to once per year since 2012). The show is produced by TBS and is one of the spin-offs of Muscle Ranking (筋肉番付 Kinniku Banzuke?), another sports entertainment competition, which aired on G4 under the name Unbeatable Banzuke. Until the 10th competition, Sasuke was broadcast as a special part of Muscle Ranking, but it became an independent program when Muscle Ranking was discontinued. The first competition was held indoors, marking the only time Sasuke did not take place outside. Competitions generally start in the daytime and continue until completed regardless of weather or darkness. After Monster9's bankruptcy in November 2011, all rights to the show fell completely into the hands of its broadcaster, Tokyo Broadcasting System. Following their acquisition of all rights to Sasuke, TBS renamed the show Sasuke Rising for the 28th, 29th and 30th editions, but have since reverted to the original name.


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