Netflix, with its penchant for delivering hit narrative survival dramas that hold a candle to class inequity and tumult with shows like “Squid Game” and “Alice In Borderland,” is back with another offering in the form of Last Samurai Standing. Actor and action choreographer Junichi Okada (The Fable, Hell Dogs, Hard Days) takes the lead for the new six-part period episodic which premieres on Netflix beginning November 13, and the official teaser has arrived to offer a deadly taste of things to come.
One point per life.
The curtain rises on an epic battle royale between brave warriors who lived through an uncertain era.
In the late 19th century during the Meiji period, 292 warriors, including Shujiro Saga (Junichi Okada), gather at Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto at nightfall, lured by the promise of a huge cash prize. Each given a wooden tag, they join a vicious game in which they must steal the tags of their fellow participants and reach Tokyo to win the prize money. Under the veil of night, the temple grounds are filled with unease and the presence of bloodthirsty warriors. When the signal is given to begin the game, the combatants launch into their relentless battle for survival.
“You fools who live without meaning: kill each other, until just one remains.”
Last Samurai Standing is directed per episode by Michihito Fujii, Kento Yamaguchi, and Toru Yamamoto, and is based Shogo Imamura’s Kodansha Bunko publication of serial “Ikusagami” novels. The series was adapted for the screen by Fujii and Yamaguchi, and by Risa Yashiro, and is produced by Kosuke Oshida, and exec produced by Shinichi Takahashi.
Okada is joined on screen by an extensive cast roster that lists Yumia Fujisaki, Kaya Kiyohara, Masahiro Higashide, Shota Sometani, Taichi Saotome, Yuya Endo, Taiiku Okazaki, Kairi Jo, Yasushi Fuchikami, Takaaki Enoki, Yoshi Sakou, Satoru Matsuo, Toshihiro Yashiba, Daisuke Kuroda, Mitsuo Yoshihara, Wataru Ichinose, Takashi Sasano, Yuya Matsuura, Ryudo Uzaki, Arata Iura, Tetsushi Tanaka, Ayumu Nakajima Takayuki Yamada, Riho Yoshioka, Kazunari Ninomiya, Hiroshi Tamaki, Hideaki Ito, and Gaku Hamada.
Catch the teaser and poster below!
