Naruto is expanding its live entertainment lineup with Ninja Show: Naruto, a new non-verbal ninja live show set to run at Kyoto’s Minamiza Theater from February until June 2027. A teaser visual and announcement trailer have also been released alongside the project’s first cast and staff details.
Unlike previous Naruto stage adaptations, Ningeki Ninja Show: Naruto will tell its story without spoken dialogue, relying instead on live action, martial arts choreography, acrobatics, aerial performance, projection mapping, illusion effects, and Minamiza’s traditional Kabuki stage mechanisms to bring the series’ signature ninja techniques to life. The production aims to create an experience that can be enjoyed by audiences regardless of language.
The show will adapt the original Naruto story, following Naruto Uzumaki’s early journey as he grows alongside his teammates in the Hidden Leaf Village.
Yuri Takahashi and Ryuma Aoi will alternate in the role of Naruto Uzumaki, with REI as Sasuke Uchiha, Yui Oikawa as Sakura Haruno, and HIROMA as Kakashi Hatake.
The production is directed by Go Ueki, whose previous stage work includes Attack on Titan: The Musical and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. Shinjiro Kameda is handling composition, while Neil Dorward is credited as International Creative Consultant.
According to the production committee, the show combines Japan’s theatrical traditions with modern stage technology, positioning the project as a new tourism attraction in Kyoto while showcasing the global appeal of Naruto through a dialogue-free format.
Naruto is a manga written by Masashi Kishimoto. It began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in September 1999 and ran for 15 years until November 2014, ending with a total of 72 volumes. Studio Pierrot animated the anime adaptation, which premiered in October 2002 and ran for 220 episodes. The anime was followed by a sequel titled Naruto Shippuden, which ran for 500 episodes.
There is also the sequel Boruto: Naruto Next Generations manga, originally written by Ukyo Kodachi. Masashi Kishimoto later took over the story, which has illustrations by Mikio Ikimoto. The manga started in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 2016 but moved to V Jump in 2019.
Part 2 of the manga titled Boruto: Two Blue Vortex began in August 2023. The Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime adaptation began broadcasting in April 2017, while the anime went on a break in March 2023. A 4-episode special was originally scheduled to broadcast for 4 consecutive weeks from September 3, 2023, but was delayed to ‘improve quality.’
A new NARUTO Card Game TCG was also recently announced for 2027.
Source: Comic Natalie, Oricon
ⒸMasashi Kishimoto, Scott/SHUEISHA/Ninja Show “NARUTO” Production Committee 2027
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