The live-action adaptation of Kengo Hanazawa's manga Under Ninja has unveiled a striking poster featuring all 13 key cast members. The film, set to release on January 24, 2025, brings the unique world of modern ninjas lurking in society to life.

A Star-Studded Cast with Intriguing Characters

The poster highlights the main protagonist, Kuro Kumogakure (played by Kento Yamazaki), holding a sword with an enigmatic air. Surrounding him are:

Aya Noguchi (Minami Hamabe), Yamada (Chihiro Yamamoto), and Eita (Ryotaro Sakaguchi), students of Kodan High School.
Kato (Shotaro Mamiya), Suzuki (Mai Shiraishi), and Hachiya (Ryuya Miyase), poised for battle as members of the "NIN" organization.
Saruta (Amane Okayama), a rogue ninja, grinning menacingly, and the mysterious Shuji (Mitsuru Hirata).
Also featured are the quirky residents of Kuro’s apartment building: Ono (Muro Tsuyoshi) and Kawato (Haruka Kinami), alongside Kuro’s class teacher (Shinobu Hasegawa) and Yoshida, a struggling historical novelist (Jiro Sato). Adding further intrigue is a masked, unidentified character.

The Story: A Modern Ninja Thriller

The film’s story delves into the secretive world of ninjas, who have manipulated Japanese history from the shadows. Once disbanded by GHQ after WWII, the ninjas have continued to exist covertly, with some 200,000 operating globally.

Kuro Kumogakure, a low-ranking ninja of "NIN," spends his days idling in a rundown apartment. His mundane life changes when he’s assigned a crucial mission: investigating a mysterious underground organization called "Under Ninja" (UN).

Kuro infiltrates Kodan High School as a student to uncover UN’s secrets. Classmate Aya Noguchi grows suspicious of his strange behavior but can’t help feeling curious about him.

As elite NIN agents are targeted by UN, chaos ensues, culminating in an attack on Kodan High. What is UN’s ultimate goal, and how will Kuro and Aya’s fates intertwine in this high-stakes battle?

Source : ORICON NEWS