Last One Standing (Japanese TV series)
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| Kanji | トークサバイバー！～トークが面白いと生き残れるドラマ～ | ||||
| Literal meaning | Talk Survivor! ~Survive The Drama with Interesting Stories~ | ||||
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| Created by | Nobuyuki Sakuma[1] | ||||
| Written by | Ryoichi Tsuchiya | ||||
| Directed by | Hayato Kawai | ||||
| Presented by | Nobu (Chidori) | ||||
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| Executive producer | Shinichi Takahashi (Netflix) | ||||
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| Network | Netflix | ||||
| Release | March 8, 2022 | ||||
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[edit]
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.[2]
Production[edit]
Last One Standing was inspired by the "Dramatic Heartbreak King" segments of the variety show Neo Battle Variety: King-chan, which was also produced by Nobuyuki Sakuma and hosted by Chidori, and aired primarily on TV Tokyo for three seasons from 2016 to 2018.[3]
Reception[edit]
Last One Standing became Netflix's most popular show in Japan after its premiere.[4] 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.[2] 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.[5]
Cast[edit]
MC[edit]
Observers[edit]
Drama[edit]
- 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[edit]
| No | Title[6] | 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 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "About Netflix - Last One Standing: A New Japanese Comedy Survival Talk Show Begins". About Netflix. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ a b "'Last One Standing' Netflix Review: Stream It or Skip It?". Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (2022-03-25). "Netflix Expands Unscripted Content Slate in Japan". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Watch Last One Standing | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
External links[edit]
- Last One Standing on Netflix