Chadwick Boseman to play Yasuke, the first African samurai in Japan


The depths we go to for BGOL likes.

Nigga, NO ONE outside his family and doctors knew what was happening to him. The excuse was that he was preparing for a film role. It takes a very simple motherfucker to quote an out of context comment from nearly six months ago and judge it from events/knowledge from 48 hours ago.
 
The depths we go to for BGOL likes.

Nigga, NO ONE outside his family and doctors knew what was happening to him. The excuse was that he was preparing for a film role. It takes a very simple motherfucker to quote an out of context comment from nearly six months ago and judge it from events/knowledge from 48 hours ago.

I think it is SUPER hard hide something like cancer from cast mates. The treatments alone are taxing. But apparently he was able to.
 















Lakeith Stanfield To Voice African Samurai In Netflix Anime Series ‘Yasuke’

October 27, 2020 - 11:10 pm by VIBE Staff


The series, from LeSean Thomas, will arrive next year.

Lakeith Stanfield will voice the starring role in, Yasuke, an upcoming Netflix anime series on the first known African samurai. The streaming giant announced a handful of new anime programs along with updates on nearly a dozen others during the 2020 Netflix Anime Festival live stream from Japan on Tuesday (Oct. 26), Deadline reports.

Set in war torn Japan, the series chronicles Yasuke’s struggle to keep the peace following a violent past life. A change in circumstances forces him to take up the sword in protection of a “mysterious” child who becomes the focus of “dark forces.”



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LeSean Thomas created, executive produced, and directed the series with character design from Japanese animator, Takeshi Koike, and music from Flying Lotus. Stanfield is also an executive producer on the series.

Last year, Chadwick Boseman was reportedly in talks to portray a live-action version of the story. The actor passed away in August.

Yasuke is believed to have arrived in Japan in 1579 and was trained by legendary warlord Oda Nobunaga. The animated series debuts on Netflix next year.
 
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