The non-verbal "ninja" live show project, Ningeki "NARUTO," has launched, and it has been decided that a long-run production will play at Minamiza in Kyoto starting February 2027.
Ningeki "NARUTO" is a non-verbal (non-linguistic, dialogue-free) live show that depicts "ninjas"—legendary figures from ancient Japan—using the manga "NARUTO," Japan's proud contemporary global IP, as its symbol. The ninja techniques of "NARUTO" will be expressed by fusing live action, physical expression through acrobatics and aerial arts by flesh-and-blood actors, with cutting-edge technology such as projection mapping and illusions, while utilizing all the stage mechanisms of Minamiza, which possesses numerous theatrical devices unique to a Kabuki theater.