What would you sacrifice for loyalty? What would you risk for honor? What would you do if your world was ending and you had thirteen minutes to save everything you believed in?

June 21st, 1582. The most powerful man in Japan is about to die, and only one warrior stands between Oda Nobunaga and annihilation.

Yasuke, the African samurai, has sworn an oath that binds him beyond death. But when ten thousand enemy soldiers surround Honno-ji Temple, when his lord's most trusted general reveals himself as a traitor, when flames consume the sanctuary where they've taken refuge—what can one man do against destiny itself?

This is the story of history's most legendary last stand, told through the eyes of its most unlikely hero.

In a single morning that changed Japanese history forever, witness:

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Based on meticulously researched historical events, The Last Stand delivers the intensity of 300, the honor of The Last Samurai, and the emotional depth of Saving Private Ryan—all centered on the true story of Japan's most dramatic hour.

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When everything burns, when all hope dies, when the impossible becomes inevitable—some warriors choose to stand anyway.

Discover why the greatest victories sometimes look like defeats, and why the most important battles are the ones nobody expects you to win.