Last Samurai Standing is a Japanese historical action drama series co-written by Kento Yamaguchi and Michihito Fujii. Based on the manga series of the same name by Shogo Imamura, the Netflix series is set during the Meiji era in Japan and revolves around 292 samurai who are invited to participate in a battle royale-style fight to the death, with the last samurai alive standing to win 100 billion yen. Last Samurai Standing stars Junichi Okada, Yumia Fujisaki, Kaya Kiyohara, Masahiro Higashide, Hideaki Itō, Gaku Hamada, and Hiroshi Abe. So, if you loved the incredible action, intense drama, and compelling characters in Netflix’s Last Samurai Standing, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
House of Ninjas (Netflix)
House of Ninjas is a Japanese action thriller drama series created by Dave Boyle. The Netflix series revolves around the Tawara family, who secretly worked as ninjas for the Japanese government. However, after a family tragedy, they abandoned their shinobi ways. House of Ninjas stars Kento Kaku, Yōsuke Eguchi, Tae Kimura, Kengo Kora, Aju Makita, Riho Yoshioka, Nobuko Miyamoto, and Takayuki Yamada.
Blue Eye Samurai (Netflix)
Blue Eye Samurai is an adult animated action-adventure drama series co-created by Amber Noizumi and Michael Green. The Netflix series is set during the Edo period in Japan, and it follows Mizu, a half-white, half-Japanese woman who hides her identity while seeking revenge against four white men who have been staying illegally in Japan. Blue Eye Samurai’s voice cast includes Maya Erskine, George Takei, Masi Oka, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Brenda Song, Darren Barnet, Randall Park, and Kenneth Branagh.
Blade of the Immortal (Prime Video)
Blade of the Immortal is a Japanese action-adventure anime series. Based on the manga series of the same name by Hiroaki Samura, the Prime Video series is set during the mid-Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan, and it follows Manji, a cursed samurai who must slay a thousand evil men to regain his mortality. The Japanese voice cast of Blade of the Immortal includes Kenjiro Tsuda, Ayane Sakura, Nozomu Sasaki, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, and Eiji Hanawa.
Basilisk (Crunchyroll)
Basilisk is a Japanese historical action-adventure anime series. Based on the Japanese manga series of the same name by Masaki Segawa, the anime series is set in 1614 AD and revolves around twenty fierce samurai sent by two opposing clans who must fight to the death to obtain a scroll. Basilisk’s English voice cast includes Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Bill Jenkins, Mark Stoddard, Jennifer Seman, and John Burgmeier.
Samurai Champloo (Rent on Prime Video)
Samurai Champloo is a Japanese historical samurai adventure anime series. Based on the serialized manga in Monthly Shōnen Ace by Masaru Gotsubo, the Manglobe series is set in Japan during a fictionalized version of the Edo period, revolving around a fierce warrior and a cold-blooded samurai as they must learn to work together to fulfill a special task for a spirited young woman. Samurai Champloo’s English dub voice cast includes Steve Blum, Kirk Thornton, Kari Wahlgren, Doug Stone, and Erik Davies.
Vinland Saga (Netflix, Hulu, & Crunchyroll)
Vinland Saga is a Japanese epic historical adventure anime series. Based on the Japanese manga series of the same name by Makoto Yukimura, the anime series follows Thorfinn, a young boy who sets out on a path of vengeance against a powerful Viking who killed his father. Vinland Saga’s English voice cast includes Aleks Le, Laura Stahl, Griffin Burns, Kirk Thornton, Patrick Seitz, and Alejandro Saab.
Shōgun (Hulu)
Shōgun is a historical drama series co-created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. Based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the same name, the FX series is set in Japan in the year 1600, and it follows Lord Yoshii Toranaga as he finds himself in a deadly political conflict with his rivals, but he gets a ray of hope in the form of John Blackthorne, a maritime pilot whose ship crashed in a nearby fishing village. Shōgun stars Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira, Tommy Bastow, and Fumi Nikaido.