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Yasuke is the first known African to appear in Japanese historical records. Much of what is known about him is found in fragmentary accounts in the letters of the Jesuit missionary Luís Fróis, Ōta Gyūichi's Shinchō Kōki (信長公記, Nobunaga Official Chronicle), Matsudaira Ietada's Matsudaira Ietada Nikki (松平家忠日記, Matsudaira Ietada Diary), Jean Crasset's Histoire de l ...
African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan (2019) Thomas Lockley (born 1978) is a British academic who is an associate professor of the College of Law of Nihon University , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and a visiting researcher for the SOAS University of London . [ 2 ]
Creator LeSean Thomas and writer Nick Jones, Jr. discuss their new Netflix fantasy anime Yasuke and its real historical origins. The post How a Real-Life African Samurai Inspired the Anime YASUKE ...
Yasuke 弥助: Oda Nobunaga: He was given a stipend and a house by Oda Nobunaga. He fought at during the Honnō-ji incident. [4] He participated in the inspection tour of Koshu following its conquest. [5] Hanseong, Joseon [6] (now South Korea) Kim Yeo-cheol (Kanji: 金如鐵) [7] Son of 金時省, civil officer of Joseon [7] 1592 [6] Wakita ...
Time says "Yasuke was a real-life Black samurai". CNN says "Nobunaga soon made him a samurai – even providing him with his own servant, house and stipend, according to Jesuit records". France Info says "premier samouraï d'origine étrangère et africaine" [the first samurai of foreign and African origin].
A character named Yasuke appears in the time-travel manga Nobunaga Concerto. Yasuke is the protagonist of the eponymous Netflix ONA series Yasuke, released in 2021. Koei Tecmo's 2021 game, Samurai Warriors 5, adds Yasuke as a playable character. It has been claimed that the Afro Samurai franchise is based on Yasuke. [17]
Yasuke (弥助) Voiced by: Jun Soejima [7] (Japanese); Lakeith Stanfield (English) Once a servant of Jesuits named Eusebio Ibrahimo Baloi and originally of Yao descent, he was named Yasuke upon becoming a samurai under Oda Nobunaga, after which his skill and honor earned much of his Lord's favor, despite the discrimination for his skin and distrust for his foreign origin.
The cast of “Friends” is well known for being besties, but that developed over time. During an appearance on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, “Friends” star Lisa Kudrow ...