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| Creator: | Nobuyuki Sakuma | ||||||
| Director: | Hayato Kawai | ||||||
| Presenter: | Nobu (Chidori) | ||||||
| Num Seasons: | 3 | ||||||
| Num Episodes: | 24 | ||||||
| Executive Producer: | Shinichi Takahashi (Netflix) | ||||||
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| Network: | Netflix |
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.
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.
Last One Standing was inspired by the "Dramatic Heartbreak King" segments of the variety show , which was also produced by Nobuyuki Sakuma and hosted by Chidori, and aired primarily on TV Tokyo for three seasons from 2016 to 2018.[1]
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.[3] 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.
| No | Title[5] | 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 MamiyaHikaru Takahashi 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 HigashideHiroaki 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 |