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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.

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.

Production

Last One Standing was inspired by the "Dramatic Heartbreak King" segments of the variety show Neo Battle Variety: King-chan [ja], which was also produced by Nobuyuki Sakuma and hosted by Chidori, and aired primarily on TV Tokyo for three seasons from 2016 to 2018.

Reception

Last One Standing became Netflix's most popular show in Japan after its premiere. 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. The Times of India rated it 3.5 out of five stars, similarly praised its "entertaining" combination of suspenseful elements with light-hearted humor and suggested it might inspire an Indian adaptation.

Cast

MC

Nobu (Chidori)

Observers

• Karen Takizawa
• Shiori Sato (Seasons 1−2)
• Reina Triendl (Season 1)
• Manatsu Akimoto (Season 3)

Drama

Season 1

• 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

Episodes

Season 1

See also

• Murderville

References

1. ^ "About Netflix - Last One Standing: A New Japanese Comedy Survival Talk Show Begins". About Netflix. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
2. ^ "'Last One Standing' Netflix Review: Stream It or Skip It?". Retrieved 2022-04-09.
3. "佐久間宣行のお笑い愛 『トークサバイバー！〜トークが面白いと生き残れるドラマ〜』がバラエティを拡張する". telling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-05-20.
4. Frater, Patrick (2022-03-25). "Netflix Expands Unscripted Content Slate in Japan". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
5. "Last One Standing Season 1 Review: This chaotic amalgamation of thriller and comedy is novel and surely entertains", The Times of India, retrieved 2022-05-22
6. "Watch Last One Standing | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.

External links

• Last One Standing on Netflix

• Japanese-language television shows
• Netflix original programming
• Improvisational television series
• Television shows about murder
• Japanese thriller television series
• Japanese comedy television series