{"id":22805,"date":"2024-04-03T17:34:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=22805"},"modified":"2024-04-04T22:28:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T02:28:05","slug":"house-of-ninjas-star-director-launch-production-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=22805","title":{"rendered":"\u2018House Of Ninjas\u2019 Star Kento Kaku &#038; Director Dave Boyle Launch Production Company Signal181"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the success of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/browse\">Netflix<\/a>\u2019s \u201c<strong>House of Ninja<\/strong>,&#8221; a creator<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2279419\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\"> Dave Boyle<\/a> and Actor\/Executive producer <a href=\"https:\/\/imdb.com\/name\/nm3002430\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\">Kento Kaku<\/a> decided to team up again to start the new production company, Signal181, Kaku announced his production on Instagram.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s name combines with the country codes of Japan (+81) and the United States (+1) which can develop and co-produced projects with global partners, creating some of original movie and TV series for streaming and broadcast as well as theatrical titles.<\/p>\n<p>On his Instagram, Kaku stated, \u201cWe are pleased to announce the establishment of the video production company SIGNAL181 with Mr. Dave Boyle. Together with Dave, I look forward to bringing never-before-seen original stories to the world, made with boundless creative freedom, along with my comrade-in-arms Dave, who I first met on &#8220;<strong><i>House of Ninjas<\/i><\/strong>.&#8221; We are already on the move.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Boyle added the comment, \u201cEven while making &#8220;<strong><i>House of Ninjas<\/i><\/strong>,&#8221; Kento and I were constantly trading new ideas and coming up with new stories, so I knew I didn\u2019t want this collaboration to be a one-and-done, Signal181 is like our own personal laboratory to cultivate the ideas we\u2019re both passionate about \u2014 the irresistible stories that fit our common interests. I can\u2019t wait to share what we\u2019ve been cooking up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>House of the Ninja<\/strong>&#8221; tells the story of a group of ninjas in the modern age. Upon its release on February 15th this year, it became a worldwide sensation, ranking first in the weekly global Top 10 (non-English series) in its second week and hitting the Top Ten in over 90 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Kaku was asked about his future plans during a guest appearance on Fuji Television&#8217;s &#8216;<strong>Dareka to Nakai<\/strong>&#8216; and stated that his goal is to establish a system similar to a production company. \u201cMaking it more convenient to create and systematize, and if it becomes a common practice and spreads, I believe I can generate much more entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you liked this article, please share your comment.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/interviews\/house-of-ninjas-intrview-with-kento-kaku-and-dave-boyle-1\/\">Adriano&#8217;s Interview with Actor Kento Kaku and Director Dave Boyle on &#8220;<strong>House of Ninjas<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/nobuhosokigmail-com\/\">Check out more of Nobuhiro&#8217;s articles.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the success of Netflix\u2019s \u201cHouse of Ninja,&#8221; 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