Last Samurai Standing / Netflix
Netflix has presented a list of Japanese content for 2025, and among other things, showed the first frame of the series Last Samurai Standing, which is boldly described as «Shogun’s meeting with Squid Game».
Last Samurai Standing is a drama about 300 samurai warriors who gathered at Tenryuji temple in Kyoto, tempted by the promise of a 100 billion yen prize. The series stars Junichi Okada, who also served as the series’ producer and lead choreographer.
«When most people think of samurai, they think of this very glamorous period in Japanese history,» says Kaata Sakamoto, Head of Content, Netflix Japan. «But many people don’t realize that at the end of the Edo period
Recall that «The Squid Game» became the biggest hit in Netflix’s history, and the second season, which debuted last year in Decemberdespite conflicting reviews, beat records of views. The third seems to be in post-production, as We recently saw the first footage and set the premiere date for the summer of 2025.
The second season of «Shogun» is also on the way — the script is complete, and the creators are teasing «a shocking first episode» and filming this year. The first season, which aired last year on FX, brought the creators and cast a slew of prestigious awards —four «Golden Globes»іa record 18 awards at «Emmy-2024»including Best Drama Series, as well as recognizing the acting work of Hiroyuki Sanada (Toranagu), Anna Sawai (Toda Mariko) and Tadanobu Asano (Kashigi Yabushige).
Other Japanese premieres announced by Netflix for 2025 include the third season of «Alice in Wonderland» (September), a remake of the 1975 cult Japanese film Bullet Train Explosion (April 23), and the violent revenge story «Demon City», which adapts the manga by Masamichi Kawabe (February 27).
Source: Variety