New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- The Netflix series Last Samurai Standing, which premiered on 13 November, takes place in Japan, where the feudal samurai era is coming to an end. The series, directed by Michihito Fujii, honours both Japanese directors like Akira Kurosawa and the original The Last Samurai, which starred Tom Cruise, as per The Independent.

Junichi Okada's character, Saga Kokushu, is one of dozens of samurai who take part in a survival game to preserve honour, family, and the community. Each time a rival is killed, participants are given a new wooden tag to wear. The last samurai standing is promised 100 billion yen, or $650 million.

Tom Cruise's performance as the samurai hero in Edward Zwick's The Last Samurai (2003) was a huge suc...