Blue Eye Samurai is an original adult animated action series on Netflix, released on November 3rd 2023. The series was created by Michael Green and Amber Noizumi.
Synopsis[]
Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.
In 17th-century Japan, when borders are closed to the outside world, citizens would never see a face that was not Japanese, except in rare cases of illegal trade. Our hero, Mizu, knows there were only four white men in Japan at the time of her birth and sets off to kill these men, one of whom is her father, who made her a "creature of shame." But revenge is not an option for women, so Mizu must forge her revenge quest while hiding her gender as well as her blue eyes.
Cast[]
- Maya Erskine as Mizu
- Masi Oka as Ringo
- Brenda Song as Akemi
- Darren Barnet as Taigen
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as The Swordmaker
- Patrick Gallagher as Daichi
- George Takei as Seki
- Randall Park as Heiji Shindo
- Ming-Na Wen as Madame Kaji
- Stephanie Hsu as Ise
- Harry Shum Jr. as Takayoshi
- Mark Dacascos as Chiaki
- Kenneth Branagh as Abijah Fowler
Seasons[]
- Main article: Season 1
Production[]
In October 2020, the new project was announced with Green and Noizumi attached as the writers and showrunners. Green is best known for his work on major Hollywood movies such as Logan, Blade Runner 2049, and Green Lantern. Jane Wu is directing the project who has previously worked on Disney’s Mulan, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Star Trek Beyond. Netflix Animation is working on the project alongside “animation services” provided by French studio Blue Spirit.
A first-look photo was released for the series on April 21st, 2023, alongside the news that the series will debut at the Annecy Film Festival in June 2023 alongside other Netflix animated projects
Release[]
Blue Eye Samurai released on Netflix on November 3, 2023.
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