Netflix has greenlit a second season of “Final Samurai Standing,” the Japanese period-action sequence that has develop into 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 damaging contest to avoid wasting his ailing spouse and youngster.
The battle royale epic climbed to No. 1 on Netflix’s World High 10 (Non-English Sequence) chart and ranked within the High 10 throughout 88 international locations. In Japan, the sequence 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 the very best overseas language sequence class on the Critics’ Selection Awards.
Okada serves triple obligation on the sequence 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 staff. 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 sequence has formally been greenlit for a second season. There’s little question that Season 2 will probably be even larger and higher than the primary.”
The sequence is predicated on Imamura Shogo’s “Ikusagami” novel sequence, which gained the 166th Naoki Prize in 2021. Administrators Yamaguchi Kento and Yamamoto Toru be part of Fujii on the challenge, with Oshida Kosuke serving as producer.
