TOKYO (AP) — “Last Samurai Standing,” a Netflix series launching on Thursday, is set in a Japan where the feudal samurai era is about to end. The hero, Saga Kokushu, played by Junichi Okada, is one of ...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A throng of impoverished, disenfranchised, and desperate people join a game conceived by a mysterious orchestrator. As VIPs watch, they compete in a deadly ...
Oct 27, 2025 - 'Last Samurai Standing' Trailer In the late 19th century during the Meiji period, 292 warriors, including Shujiro Saga (Junichi Okada), gather at Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto at nightfall, ...
Netflix has greenlit a second season of 'Last Samurai Standing,' the Japanese period-action series that has become a global ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Thus when fighting throughout the series, Kenshin instead uses the blunt end of his sword and ...
Netflix is heading back to feudal-era Japan. The streaming service has officially renewed Last Samurai Standing for Season 2, following the series’ explosive debut and rapid rise as a global hit. The ...
This image released by Netflix shows, from left, Junichi Okada, Yumia Fujisaki, Kaya Kiyohara and Masahiro Higashide in a scene from "The Last Samurai Standing." (Chihoko Ishii/Netflix via AP) TOKYO ...
TOKYO (AP) — “Last Samurai Standing,” a Netflix series launching on Thursday, is set in a Japan where the feudal samurai era is about to end. The hero, Saga Kokushu, played by Junichi Okada, is one of ...