6.030 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestWhile Morisuke and his men create a protective shield around the temple, Yasuke and Saki face off with the Daimyo in Azuchi Castle.
A peaceful boatman once known as the Black Samurai is pulled back into conflict when he takes a little girl with mysterious powers under his wing.
Score
Flying Lotus produced the soundtrack and it absolutely slaps
Direction
LeSean Thomas finally got to tell this story after years fighting Hollywood
Creator
LeSean Thomas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yasuke was a real 16th-century African man who became a samurai under Oda Nobunaga — one of history's most erased figures finally getting mainstream recognition.
Creator LeSean Thomas moved to Japan and learned Japanese specifically to pitch this series directly to Japanese studios, bypassing Hollywood's 'Black stories don't sell overseas' nonsense.
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