Although Last Samurai Standing feels all too real, the plot and characters are not based on a true story. The Netflix series ...

The Kodoku is presented as a means for struggling samurai warriors to utilize their long-neglected skills and achieve ...

Sometimes even professional killing machines have a little humanity left in them. They just need someone who’s still fully human to bring it back out of them.

Last Samurai Standing is based on the novel of the same name by Shogo Imamura. Set in the 16th century, it follows warrior ...

The premiere of Last Samurai Standing, titled "Kodoku," starts in the difficult reality of 1878 Japan. The Meiji Restoration ...

Netflix launched Last Samurai Standing on November 13, 2025, and it immediately drew a great amount of attention due to its ...

Junichi Okada stars, produces and did the action choreography on this six-part series about a nefarious game pitting samurai ...

Bushido is something Sucker Punch harped on as being crucial to Ghost of Tsushima despite the game taking place in the 13th ...

But that’s the origin story not just for Shujiro, hero of Last Samurai Standing, but several other of the surviving contestants in this big sinister game called “Kudoku.” (More on that later.) There’s ...

Here’s the true story behind Netflix show Last Samurai Standing, including the cholera outbreak and the Boshin War.

The team behind Last Samurai Standing have a multi-season plan for the Netflix show that includes superpowers.