8.654 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestAs the ruthless Gentosai finally corners Iroha, Shujiro faces Bukotsu in a fierce final showdown. Meanwhile, Okubo closes in on the game's mastermind.
In the early Meiji era, Shujiro, once known as an undefeated samurai, decides to participate in a deadly survival game to save his family and villagers.
Acting
Junichi Okada's thousand-yard stare could kill.
Practical Effects
Real sword choreography, no floaty CGI nonsense.
Production
Dirt-under-nails period detail that reeks authenticity.
Junichi Okada
Shujiro Saga
Yumia Fujisaki
Futaba Katsuki
Kaya Kiyohara
Iroha Kinugasa
Masahiro Higashide
Kyojin Tsuge
Shota Sometani
Kocha Kamuy
Taichi Saotome
Shikura Adashino
Yuya Endo
Sansuke Gion
Yasushi Fuchikami
Sakura
Kairi Jo
Shinjiro Sayama
Wataru Ichinose
Raizo Tachibana
Riho Yoshioka
Shino
Kazunari Ninomiya
Enju
Hiroshi Tamaki
Ukyo Kikuomi
Hideaki Ito
Bukotsu Kanjiya
Taiiku Okazaki
Keage Jinroku
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The death game format here weaponizes bushido itself—turning sacred warrior codes into reality TV bloodsport.
The series adapts Shusuke Michio's novel, which originally imagined what if ronin desperation met Hunger Games economics.
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