Must Watch Awesome Trailer for ‘Last Samurai Standing’ Action Series
by Alex Billington
October 27, 2025
Source: YouTube
“You fools who live without meaning: kill each other, until just one remains.” Netflix has revealed their full official trailer for their awesome new Japanese action series called Last Samurai Standing, which is not a game show despite the title sounding like it might be. Based on the manga of the same name, it’s about a battle between nearly 300 samurai warriors in Kyoto back in the late 19th century. “One life, one point.” Shujiro enters a deadly game where points are earned for each kill. Who will be the last samurai standing in this sinister scheme? During the Meiji period, 292 warriors, including Shujiro Saga, gather at the 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 bloodthirsy warriors. When the signal is given to begin the game, the combatants launch into their relentless battle for survival. Let them fight! Starring Junichi Okada, Yumia Fujisaki, Kaya Kiyohara, Hiroshi Tamaki, Hideaki Itō, Gaku Hamada, Hiroshi Abe. This looks as badass as Netflix’s Blue Eye Samurai and as entertaining as the recent Shogun series. Stylish and action-packed! I’ll definitely be watching when it’s out.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Netflix’s action series Last Samurai Standing, from YouTube:
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 era, 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 bloodthirsy warriors. When the signal is given to begin the game – the combatants launch into their relentless battle for survival. Last Samurai Standing, also titled イクサガミ in Japanese, is a series created & written & directed by Kento Yamaguchi (Tokyo City Girl, Dependence, “Our Fake Marriage”) & Michihito Fujii (The Last 10 Days, Village, Hard Days, The Parades, Shoutai). Also with eps directed by Toru Yamamoto. Creative direction by Junichi Okada. Based on a Japanese manga series of the same name, which is also based on the novel, written by Shogo Imamura and illustrated by Katsumi Tatsuzawa. Produced by Kosuke Oshida & Junichi Okada. Exec produced by Shinichi Takahashi. Netflix will debut Last Samurai Standing streaming on Netflix starting November 13th, 2025 this fall. Who’s down?
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