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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.
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 ...
via NetflixYasuke concerns Japan’s first Black samurai, although a history lesson is not what’s provided by this six-part Netflix anime series. Enlivened by a cross-cultural spirit that blends ...
Afro Samurai: Resurrection was the first Japanese anime to be nominated for and win an Emmy. [32] Late 2009 also saw the release of Afro Samurai : Complete Murder Sessions on Blu-ray and DVD. A 4-disc collection of both Afro Samurai Director's Cut and Afro Samurai: Resurrection, together in one complete boxset.
Afro Samurai: Resurrection (アフロサムライ レザレクション, Afuro Samurai Rezarekushon), (stylized as ΛFΓO SΛMUΓΛI RESUΓΓECTIOΠ) is a 2009 English-language Japanese animated television film sequel to the anime series Afro Samurai, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Lucy Liu.
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In addition to “Black Samurai,” Bazawule is developing “Scent of Burnt Flowers,” a limited series starring and executive produced by Yahya Abdul-Mateen. ... Watch: 5 questions with Malcolm ...
Samurai 7 (stylized as SAMURAI 7) is a 2004 anime television series produced by Gonzo and based on the 1954 Akira Kurosawa film Seven Samurai.The seven samurai have the same names and similar characteristics to their counterparts from the original.