Last One Standing (Netflix TV series)
Last One Standing (Japanese: トークサバイバー!~トークが面白いと生き残れるドラマ~, Hepburn: Tōkusabaibā! ~Tōku ga omoshiroi to ikinokoreru dorama~, transl. Talk Survivor! ~Survive The Drama with Interesting Stories~) is a 2022 crime drama/comedy reality show, produced by Netflix and launched on the streaming service on March 8, 2022. It stars the comedy duo Chidori and features a number of Japanese comedians as contestants.
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トークサバイバー!~トークが面白いと生き残れるドラマ~ | |
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Presented by | Nobu (Chidori) |
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Production company | Netflix |
Release | |
Original network | Netflix |
Original release | March 8, 2022 |
Premise
The story is a crime drama which starts at the NF High School, where a precious painting has been stolen from the principal's office. Several times each episode, a character would pose a question to the contestants, who also play roles in the drama and would then drop character and tell a story relevant to the question. In the end of each episode, one or more contestants would be eliminated from the contest and also removed from the plot.[1]
Reception
Last One Standing became Netflix's most popular show in Japan after its premiere.[2] Decider rated the show "Stream It", commenting that it is "fun watching the contestants trying to one-up each other" and contrasted it to the "serious and dramatic" plot.[1]
Cast and crew
Observers
Drama
- Shotaro Mamiya as Saiki
- Hikaru Takahashi as Misato
- Masahiro Higashide as Sudo
- Koki Okada as Kubota
- Yuki Morinaga as Sakurai
- Kaito Yoshimura as Student
- Nadal as Student
- Takenori Goto as Iwata
- Mikie Hara as Teacher
- Yoshifumi Sakai as Teacher
- Yoshiyuki Morishita
Crew
- Developed and produced by: Nobuyuki Sakuma[3]
- Director: Hayato Kawai
- Writer: Ryoichi Tsuchiya
- Executive Producer: Shinichi Takahashi (Netflix)
- Producer: Yoko Usui, Seiya Horio
- Production Company: Nobuyuki Sakuma Agency
- Production: UNITED PRODUCTIONS, Yoshimoto Kogyo
- Presented by: Netflix
Episodes
No | Title[4] | Contestants (first appearances only) | Drama cast (first appearances only) | Guest observer |
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1 | So We Meet Again | Daigo (Chidori), Gekidan Hitori, Kazuki Iio (Zun), Minami Minegishi, Takemasa Tsukaji (Drunk Dragon), Toshiyuki Itakura (Impulse), Takushi Tanaka (Ungirls) | Shotaro Mamiya
Takenori Gotō |
Karen Takizawa |
2 | An Unforeseen Future | |||
3 | We Can Make It Right | |||
4 | Restart | Kendo Kobayashi, Yuki Iwai (Haraichi), Kei Mukai (Panther), Tetsuya Morita (Saraba Seishun no Hikari), Takashi Yoshimura (Heisei Nobushi Kobushi), Eiko Kano | Masahiro Higashide
Hiroaki Okada Yuki Morinaga |
Shiori Sato |
5 | Youthful Days are Gone Forever | Hiccorohee, Takashi Watanabe (Nishikigoi), Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura, Hironobu Komiya (Sanshiro), Iwakura (Kaerutei), Ahn Mika, Shunsuke Ito (Ozwald), Sāya (Lalande) | ||
6 | Escape from a Labyrinth | Toshiaki Kasuga (Audrey) | Reina Triendl | |
7 | Repeat Mistakes | Haruna Kondō (Harisenbon) | ||
8 | The End, and The Beginning | Karen Takizawa |
References
- "'Last One Standing' Netflix Review: Stream It or Skip It?". Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- Frater, Patrick (2022-03-25). "Netflix Expands Unscripted Content Slate in Japan". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- "About Netflix - Last One Standing: A New Japanese Comedy Survival Talk Show Begins". About Netflix. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- "Watch Last One Standing | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.