Last Samurai Standing teaser: 300 samurai combat one another in Netflixs darkish and violent Japanese battle royale

Netflix on Monday (September 8) unveiled the teaser of its upcoming Japanese epic, Last Samurai Standing. The battle royale sequence, primarily based on the ‘Ikusagami’ sequence of novels by Shogo Imamura (printed by Kodansha Bunko), is ready to premiere on the streamer on November 13.

The thrilling teaser exhibits us glimpses of a interval drama, described as “Shōgun meets Squid Game,” through which 300 samurai warriors are pit in opposition to one another in a brutal battle for survival at Kyoto’s Tenryuji Temple, with a staggering 100 billion yen prize at stake

“Set within the late nineteenth century in the course of the Meiji interval, Last Samurai Standing thrusts viewers right into a relentless life-and-death recreation. At dusk, 292 warriors — together with lead character Shujiro Saga (Junichi Okada) — collect at Kyoto’s Tenryuji Temple, every lured by the promise of an enormous money prize. Each donning a single wood tag, individuals should steal the tags of their rivals and race to Tokyo to assert victory. As the sign sounds, the temple erupts into chaos, launching a brutal combat for survival the place just one can stand victorious,” reads the logline.

Apart from Okada, the sequence additionally boasts a powerful ensemble, together with Yumia Fujisaka, Kaya Kiyohara, Masahiro Higashide, Shota Sometani, Taichi Saotome, Yuya Endo, Yasushi Fuchikami, Kairi Jo, Takayuki Yamada, Wataru Ichinose, Riho Yoshioka, Kazunari Ninomiya, Hiroshi Tamaki, and Hideaki Ito.

With the teaser, the streamer additionally introduced a brand new set of forged members: Gaku Hamada, Taiiku Okazaki, Arata Iura, Tetsushi Tanaka, and Ayumu Nakajima.

Billed as a “game-changer for the Japanese serial drama trade,” the six-episode sequence is written by Michihito Fujii, Kento Yamaguchi, and Risa Yashiro. Fujii and Yamaguchi additionally direct the sequence together with Toru Yamamoto. With music scored by Takashi Ohmama, the sequence has cinematography by Keisuke Imamura and Hiroki Yamada.