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Last Samurai Standing japanese drama review
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Last Samurai Standing
24 people found this review helpful
by DorianGrey101
Nov 13, 2025
6 of 6 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 5.5

No it's not Japanese Squid Game :, It's Awesome!!

"**Some of the participants are as strong as monsters**" πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜…... *I was like that's true my man run if you can*. πŸƒπŸ½β€β™‚οΈπŸƒπŸ½β€β™‚οΈ

Wow : I loved it!!! loved the background stories, loved the fight sequences, loved the cinematography, loved the mystery 10/10🌟

If someone says this is just like Squid Game, don't believe them because this is more than games and killing each other. It's *espionage, mystery, intrigue*. I get Squid Game reference though but I also saw many parallels with Japanese death game genre movies like Battle Royale, As the Gods Wills, Harakiri, Kaiji etc.

If you’re familiar with jidaigeki or samurai films, you’ll recognize the historical backdrop β€” the fall of the samurai class and the dawn of a new world order. That old-world-vs-new. The political tension runs deep.

I loved the layered mystery: the characters’ backstories, the β€œwho’s behind it,” the β€œwhat’s the purpose.” Even the side characters get a bit of depth, you connect with them, you feel for them.But the background characters are also explored in great depth and you're able to connect and sympathize with them.

Our Samurai has PTSD, but is forced by cholera and poverty to raise his sword again and he unwittingly assembles a team of misfits along the way.

Through his team of weaklings and misfits some of whom cannot fight but have a fighting spirit, you will find plenty of inspiration about the meaning of

*real strength, being strong, good vs evil, finding yourself, friendship, found family*

And that it's okay to "*waste*" some of your "*precious*" tags on someone weaker than you or who has no chance of winning... that's the beauty of life.

Waiting for S2 announcement.
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