Netflix has a long history of canceling a show before it can truly take off, but Last Samurai Standing may have finally broken the trend.

Set in 1878 Japan, Last Samurai Standing takes place in the post-feudal period when the few remaining samurai have become personas non grata, with a rapidly modernizing Japanese society shunning the ...

In the breathless opening one-er of Last Samurai Standing, samurai protagonist Shujiro Saga (Junichi Okada, also a producer and action choreographer) cuts through dozens of men as he charges across a ...

It’s always the ones you least suspect. Sort of. SIGN UP FOR DECIDER DIGEST FOR NEWS AND STREAMING RECOMMENDATIONS When you really think about it, “the founder of modern Japan’s police force” actually ...

TOKYO — “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 Jun’ichi Okada, is one of ...

The show follows former samurai struggling to adapt to the 19th century and fighting to the death to win money While the major events of Last Samurai Standing were created for the show, facets of the ...

Netflix is no stranger to bringing some of the most beloved manga and anime to life in live-action, from their highly successful One Piece series to their sci-fi thriller adaptation Alice in ...

TOKYO — “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 ...