"Shōgun meets Squid Games." That's how Japanese actor, producer and action choreographer Junichi Okada describes his new Netflix show Last Samurai Standing, that has already become the talk of social ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese heart throb-turned-tough guy Junichi Okada hopes to have a global hit on his hands with the upcoming Netflix tentpole ...

Last Samurai Standing is a bloody historical drama pitting once-powerful samurai against each other in a cutthroat tournament. It ends on multiple cliffhangers, teasing this batch of episodes as only ...

TOKYO(AP) — “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 ...

Japanese streamer U-NEXT and Tokyo Broadcasting System Television are joining forces on an untitled “Japanese sword action” drama series. “This project links broadcasting and streaming in a brand-new ...

*Yasuke, believed to be the first black samurai ever, is about to be featured in full-length action film adaptation. Lionsgate is bringing Asian history to the big screen with this cultural crossover ...

HBO Max is set to bow “Song of the Samurai,” a live-action jidaigeki series rooted in one of Japan’s most enduring manga franchises, on May 9. The show is drawn from “Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem,” ...

Burt is a contributor for TIME. Last Samurai Standing Burt is a contributor for TIME. Warning: Spoilers ahead for Last Samurai Standing In the breathless opening one-er of Last Samurai Standing, ...

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 ...