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A new Japanese period drama called Last Samurai Standing has landed on Netflix featuring an all-star cast from Japan. The gripping series is set in Japan during 1878, a decade after the golden era of the samurai ended, with the warriors now stripped of their former status as social inequality grows.

Netflix 's synopsis states: "In Last Samurai Standing, 292 fallen samurai - facing poverty, a pandemic, and a new regime that has rendered them relics - are lured into a violent game called Kodoku, in which the last competitor left alive will claim a life-changing cash prize.

"Infused with a spirit and aesthetic unique to Japanese cinema , the series brings an emotional and thrilling chapter of history to life."

The series draws inspiration from Ikusagami, a bestselling h

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