Fire Fight Behind-the-Scenes Look for ‘Last Samurai Standing’ Series

Fire Fight Behind-the-Scenes Look for ‘Last Samurai Standing’ Series

by Alex Billington
November 28, 2025
Source: YouTube

“They end up clashing here – soul to soul… I thought of it as a love scene as we filmed it.” ⚔️ Netflix has debuted a making of promo video for the badass Japanese action series called Last Samurai Standing, which is now streaming on Netflix already. Based on the manga of the same name, it’s about a vicious battle between nearly 300 samurai warriors in Kyoto back in the late 19th century. Shujiro enters a deadly game where points are earned for each kill. During the Meiji period, 292 warriors, including Shujiro Saga, gather at the Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto at nightfall, lured by the promise of a cash prize. Under the veil of night, the temple is filled with unease & the presence of bloodthirsy warriors. When the signal is given to begin the game, the combatants launch into their relentless battle. It’s packed with incredible fight scenes! Starring Junichi Okada, Yumia Fujisaki, Kaya Kiyohara, Hiroshi Tamaki, Hideaki Itō, Gaku Hamada, Hiroshi Abe. The full trailer for this debuted back in October just before it launched to watch. This most recent behind-the-scenes video focuses on a fight filled with fire & fireworks between actors Junichi Okada & Hideaki. “This fight was choreographed to deliberately show their hearts colliding with one another.” Aw.

Here’s the behind-the-scenes promo for Netflix’s action series Last Samurai Standing, from YouTube:

You can watch the main official trailer for Netflix’s Last Samurai Standing series right here to view more.

One point per life. The curtain rises on an epic battle royale between brave warriors who lived through an uncertain era. In the late 19th century during the Meiji era, 292 warriors, including Shujiro Saga (Junichi Okada), gather at Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto at nightfall, lured by the promise of a huge cash prize. Each given a wooden tag, they join a vicious game in which they must steal the tags of their fellow participants and reach Tokyo to win the prize money. Under the veil of night, the temple grounds are filled with unease and the presence of bloodthirsy warriors. When the signal is given to begin the game – the combatants launch into their relentless battle for survival. Last Samurai Standing, also titled イクサガミ in Japanese, is a series created & written & directed by Kento Yamaguchi (Tokyo City Girl, Dependence, “Our Fake Marriage”) & Michihito Fujii (The Last 10 Days, Village, Hard Days, The Parades, Shoutai). Also with eps directed by Toru Yamamoto. Creative direction by Junichi Okada. Based on a Japanese manga series of the same name, which is also based on the novel, written by Shogo Imamura and illustrated by Katsumi Tatsuzawa. Produced by Kosuke Oshida & Junichi Okada. Exec produced by Shinichi Takahashi. Netflix will debut Last Samurai Standing streaming on Netflix starting November 13th, 2025 – you can watch it now.

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