YuYu Hakusho (TV series)

Action adventure Netflix series

For the anime television series, see YuYu Hakusho § Anime.

YuYu Hakusho

Promotional poster

Genre|

* Action
* Adventure
* Comedy drama
* Fantasy

Based on| YuYu Hakusho
by Yoshihiro Togashi
Developed by|

* Akira Morii
* Kaata Sakamoto

Written by| Tatsurō Mishima
Directed by| Shō Tsukikawa
Starring|

* Takumi Kitamura
* Jun Shison
* Kanata Hongō
* Shuhei Uesugi

Music by| Yutaka Yamada
Composer| F.A.M.E.S. Project
Country of origin| Japan
Original language| Japanese
No. of episodes| 5
Production
Executive producer| Kaata Sakamoto
Producer| Akira Morii
Cinematography| Kosuke Yamada
Editor| Junnosuke Hogaki
Running time| 45–56 minutes
Production company| Robot Communications
Original release
Network| Netflix
Release| December 14, 2023 (2023-12-14) –
present

YuYu Hakusho (Japanese: 幽遊白書, Hepburn: YūYū Hakusho) is a Japanese action fantasy adventure streaming television series developed by Akira Morii and Kaata Sakamoto for Netflix. The series is a live-action adaptation of the 1990–94 manga series of the same name by Yoshihiro Togashi. It is produced by Robot Communications, and stars Takumi Kitamura, Jun Shison, Kanata Hongō and Shuhei Uesugi. It premiered on December 14, 2023.

## Premise[edit]

The story revolves around Yusuke Urameshi, a delinquent junior high school student who spends his days getting into fights. He dies after saving a child in a car accident, and gets resurrected to serve as an investigator of the supernatural.

## Cast[edit]

See also: List of YuYu Hakusho characters

* Takumi Kitamura as Yusuke Urameshi
* Shuhei Uesugi as Kazuma Kuwabara
* Jun Shison as Kurama
* Kanata Hongō as Hiei
* Sei Shiraishi as Keiko Yukimura
* Kotone Furukawa as Botan
* Ai Mikami as Yukina
* Hiroya Shimizu as Karasu
* Keita Machida as Koenma
* Meiko Kaji as Genkai
* Ayumi Ito as Atsuko Urameshi
* Kenichi Takitō as Elder Toguro
* Go Ayano as Younger Toguro
* Goro Inagaki as Sakyo

## Episodes[edit]

No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date

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1| "Episode 1"| Shō Tsukikawa| Tatsurō Mishima| December 14, 2023 (2023-12-14)
2| "Episode 2"| Shō Tsukikawa| Tatsurō Mishima| December 14, 2023 (2023-12-14)
3| "Episode 3"| Shō Tsukikawa| Tatsurō Mishima| December 14, 2023 (2023-12-14)
4| "Episode 4"| Shō Tsukikawa| Tatsurō Mishima| December 14, 2023 (2023-12-14)
5| "Episode 5"| Shō Tsukikawa| Tatsurō Mishima| December 14, 2023 (2023-12-14)

## Production[edit]

### Development[edit]

On December 16, 2020, a Japanese live-action series adaptation was announced. It is scheduled to stream on Netflix worldwide, with Netflix contents acquisition director Kaata Sakamoto serving as executive producer and Akira Morii producing the series at Robot.[1][2][3] On July 15, 2022, it was reported that Shō Tsukikawa would serve as the series director, with Tatsurō Mishima handling the script and Ryō Sakaguchi serving as the VFX supervisor.[4]

### Casting[edit]

In July 2022, Netflix announced the series is set to star Takumi Kitamura as Yusuke Urameshi,[4] Shuhei Uesugi as Kazuma Kuwabara,[5] Jun Shison as Kurama,[6] and Kanata Hongō as Hiei.[7]

## Release[edit]

YuYu Hakusho premiered on Netflix on December 14, 2023.[8][9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Loo, Egan (December 15, 2020). "Yu Yu Hakusho Manga Gets Live-Action Series on Netflix". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
2. ^ King, Aidan (November 9, 2021). "'YuYu Hakusho' Live Action Series Coming to Netflix in 2023". Collider. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
3. ^ Hazra, Adriana (November 9, 2021). "Netflix Schedules Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series for December 2023". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
4. ^ a b Hazra, Adriana (July 15, 2022). "Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series Casts Takumi Kitamura (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
5. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 19, 2022). "Shuhei Uesugi Joins Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Cast as Kazuma Kuwabara". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
6. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 17, 2022). "Jun Shison Joins Cast of Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series as Kurama". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
7. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 18, 2022). "Kanata Hongō Plays Hiei in Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
8. ^ Hazra, Adriana (November 9, 2021). "Netflix Schedules Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series for December 2023". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
9. ^ Alexander, Cristina (October 12, 2023). "Netflix's Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Live-Action Remake Has a Release Date". IGN. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* YuYu Hakusho on Netflix
* YuYu Hakusho at IMDb

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YuYu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi

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