Netflix has greenlit a second season of “Final Samurai Standing,” the Japanese period-action collection that has grow to be a worldwide streaming hit since its debut.
Set throughout Japan’s Meiji interval within the late nineteenth century, “Final Samurai Standing” follows 292 samurai warriors who collect at Kyoto’s Tenryuji Temple for a lethal competitors with a grand prize of 100 billion yen. The story facilities on protagonist Shujiro Saga, performed by Okada Junichi, who enters the harmful contest to save lots of his ailing spouse and baby.
The battle royale epic climbed to No. 1 on Netflix’s International High 10 (Non-English Collection) chart and ranked within the High 10 throughout 88 international locations. In Japan, the collection held the No. 1 place for 4 consecutive weeks, establishing itself as one of many nation’s hottest current releases.
The present achieved a big milestone as the primary all-Japanese manufacturing nominated in one of the best international language collection class on the Critics’ Selection Awards.
Okada serves triple obligation on the collection as lead actor, producer and motion choreographer, working alongside director Fujii Michihito. The manufacturing brings collectively an ensemble solid that includes a few of Japan’s most outstanding expertise, together with Yumia Fujisaki, Kaya Kiyohara, Masahiro Higashide, Shota Sometani, Taichi Saotome, Yuya Endo, Yasushi Fuchikami, Jyo Kairi, Takayuki Yamada, Wataru Ichinose, Riho Yoshioka, Kazunari Ninomiya, Hiroshi Tamaki and Hideaki Ito.
“I’m happy to see that ‘Final Samurai Standing’ has reached international audiences and has been confirmed for a second season,” Okada mentioned. “I’m excited to get again into this wild world and as soon as once more cost into battle with the manufacturing crew. We hope to make the subsequent season much more energetic and action-packed.”
Fujii added: “I’m more than happy and relieved that ‘Final Samurai Standing’ has been such a giant hit outdoors Japan. I’m additionally honored to say that the collection has formally been greenlit for a second season. There’s little doubt that Season 2 will likely be even larger and higher than the primary.”
The collection relies on Imamura Shogo’s “Ikusagami” novel collection, which gained the 166th Naoki Prize in 2021. Administrators Yamaguchi Kento and Yamamoto Toru be part of Fujii on the undertaking, with Oshida Kosuke serving as producer.
