In 1878, the age of the samurai has ended. Swords are banned, the class system has crumbled, and Japan’s warriors have become relics of a vanished era. Into this world steps “ Last Samurai Standing ,” Netflix Japan’s most ambitious historical series to date — a sweeping survival epic where 292 former samurai are drawn into a lethal contest for a JPY100 billion prize and the chance to reclaim their honor.

Leading the project is Okada Junichi , who serves as star, producer and action choreographer. “It was extremely difficult,” he tells Variety . “As an actor, you should be selfish. As a producer, you think about budgets and logistics — it uses a completely different part of your brain. But when I read this script, I knew right away: this is the one.”

Okada’s character, Shujiro Sag

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