Last Samurai Standing (TV series)
Last Samurai Standing (TV series)
Last Samurai Standing (Japanese: イクサガミ, Hepburn: Ikusagami) is a 2025 Japanese Netflix original live-action television series adapted from the novel of the same name written by Shogo Imamura. Starring Junichi Okada, Yumia Fujisaki and Kaya Kiyohara, and set in the late 19th century during the Meiji period, the series takes place at the Tenryūji monastery in Kyoto.
Last Samurai Standing (TV series)
The first two episodes of the series premiered at the 30th Busan International Film Festival in the On Screen section on September 18, 2025. Following its festival release, the six episodes series became available to stream worldwide on Netflix from November 13, 2025. A second season was confirmed by Netflix Japan.
Synopsis
During the Meiji era (late 19th century), 292 fighters come together at Tenryū-ji Temple in Kyoto, drawn by the chance to win a grand prize of ¥100,000. The challenge is clear: take each other's wooden tags and make it all the way to Tokyo. The winner takes the prize. One of the warriors, Shujiro Saga, joins the dangerous contest with a personal mission: to help his sick wife and child.
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