A History Of Yasuke & What Hollywood Needs To Get Right

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[@jsherpa25]

Man RIP Chadwick Boseman. He would of been lit in this role 😭

[@anas-432]

Denzel Washington son would be great at the role

[@armedwithwings3953]

No he wouldn’t he’s not tall enough

[@gunzborgia1403]

@@armedwithwings3953 absolutely not true. He’s actually the same height is Yasuke. He was 5’9” when the average samurai was about 5’. I lived in Japan for 4 years & my fascination with him and his story became an obsession.

[@Raul-wd1jb]

@@armedwithwings3953 who? Chadwick would’ve been perfect as Yaskue

[@riccslicc575]

I agree 1000 %

[@adonismoncrief8497]

His sculptures are nice, too. Very interesting figure here. Afro-Samurai.

[@undead9999]

I don't really understand how historians can really buy into the "yasuke was a slave" thing. Speaking only with logic and drawing from my own experience in martial arts: you simply CAN'T learn to fight effectively in a short time if you're never been exposed to fighting before. He could not have risen that high and that fast in Oda Nobunaga's service without having previous military experience and training with weapons. You can learn to shoot a gun pretty fast, but to fight with a sword you need to basically be born to it. There is one, minor, group of historians who keep suggesting the idea that Yasuke was not a slave, but a mercenary/bodyguard in the service of the jesuits, with previous experience in warfare with muslims or christians in Africa and India, which would make much more sense than being a manservant with no weapon skills. (one of such route is followed in the excellent book: Yasuke: In search of the african samurai by Thomas Lockley). I'm seriously intrigued by what Hollywood will do. They ought to milk that "Wakanda forever" sentiment, hit the iron while it's hot. I legitimately fear that this will bend the historical truth of Yasuke's story in order to cash in those sweet virtue signaling points.

[@erichawkinsjr7875]

Exactly i smell the bs soon as they said first

[@emsd2393]

I anticipate a lot of pushback from Japan for this movie. It will be an interesting story but I doubt that the historical context will be respected and presented accurately without 21st prejudice After the massive profits made from black panther there will be more films featuring black historical characters and hero's. I ll be very surprised if the film doesn't portray yasuke as a tragic slave treated as inferior and dangerous by everyone .

[@noziphokhwela4561]

That's true

[@johnathan2684]

Hollywood does have a history of destroying Black man's image. On the upside, could get folks to start reading history again, African and Asian.

[@TIENxSHINHAN]

Japan loves Yasuke. They have cartoons, video games, children's books etc based on him. They know more about him than black folks do honestly

[@田中太初-d1x]

It's a dilemma. If the movie is based on the real records of yasuke from the book, world people will call my ancestors such racists af. If the movie is based on the youtubers' story, Japan will become much more lovely country for all over the world but Japanese politician s will start using the story as their new dirty propaganda. Sigh.

[@elsakristina2689]

I don't know if it's language contact or just coincidence but have you ever noticed how some Japanese words (in Romanization) look similar to Swahili words even if they don't look alike, it's just the spelling that gives that feeling?

[@arushanioshaka5600]

Yall i notice that

[@earlymanproductions8863]

Like the ambassador of Japan to Kenya, Toshitsugu Uesawa. Sugu and Sawa are Kiswahili words.

[@sevenstreams7581]

Not a coincidence, but an evolution.

[@elsakristina2689]

@@BitotaNkongolo-ws9wd yes!

[@vtecnegro85]

Even Italian has some swahili links.

[@yestolovepeace1864]

Swear to goodness when Hollywood get they claws on something it ain't going to be right! 💕

[@okuomose1]

It should have been done in Japinwood

[@LMBOJP]

I swear that intro/outro chant have me on level 10 thousand ❤🖤💚

[@gborowme]

"Returning to Africa" I like how that sound in my eardrum.hahah I like when you remind us about the timeline and the baggage of that time. Today is my history evening, thank you. Please do one on Bunce Island in Sierra Leone, West Africa. I have before and after pictures and passion to restore that island.

[@arushanioshaka5600]

Peace and greeting to africans all around the world

[@RyanBirk]

So glad you finally made a history video of him!

[@ChapmanGriffith]

Once again , thank you for the history . Keep it coming.

[@nodayoff1000]

is old boy going to play every African-American or African across the world in movies this is his 3rd biography pic lol ?

[@ciello___8307]

Unfortunately hollywood typecasts a lot. Not just Black actors too. Like, have you seen Stallone play something other than an action character?

[@trishabidesi8604]

Well, his no more now. Your wish came true, and now someone else will play the role.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

I'm so excited for the movie, friend referred me to this channel when I mentioned it.

[@Pokerface-tr1ds]

Anjin (William Adams) and Yasuke... these 2 are my favourite non Japanaese Samurai! Ah... if there was more backstory on Yasuke which is not fiction.. that would be great. I think a great deal of historical research must be done in order to tell the Story of Yasuke the right way.

[@terrencewilliams9242]

If you haven't already discussed, what's your thoughts on Sakanoue no Tamuramro.

[@hometeamhistory806]

terrence williams I don’t have an opinion on him as I’ve never researched it

[@servantoftheonetruegodalmi7212]

As long as they detail Portuguese slavery in Mozambique Zimbabwe Zambia Tanzania zanzibar and Mombasa Kenya.

[@redtailzephier4141]

I'd rather see Trevante Rhodes as Yasuke than Boseman, I love both actors though

[@bettythomas8660]

Lets hope its a Japanese writer/director who makes the film!

[@crystalsplace7163]

Betty Thomas I hope so too. But we all know Hollywood wouldn’t do that.

[@blacknetoX]

I'm reading a book about Yasuke now and it appears he might be of Dinka origin given his height and although he was a slave he became Valignano's bodyguard and was skill full tactician and warrior even before joining Oda Nobunaga.

[@gsutton78]

Well, since Chadwick Bozeman is going to play Yasuke, then maybe we can have some hope that they will do justice to the story. Boseman should have some good pull in Hollywood now with Black Panther and Avengers under his belt. Everyone will be expecting someone powerful and dignified like T'Challa.

[@Dragonflyjones67]

Antoine Fuqua will give the character justice. If he directs the movie.

[@kamikazehound3243]

Im just going to point out there is no official paintings etc of Yasuke nor is his history prior to Japan that well known. In fact it isn't really known what happen to him after being captured by the warlord.

[@crystalsplace7163]

Kamikaze Hound There are several statues and a temple of him in Japan. Where are you getting your information?

[@atsukorichards1675]

Kamikaze Hound is right. There are no old statues or shrines of him. What is your source?

[@allgoo1964]

I can see a statue of Yasuke being built somewhere in East Africa soon. There's already a museum for the first English samurai (William Adams) in Britain.

[@Thinkem29]

Thank you for this video !

[@nitetimejohnson]

Let the movie tell HIS story, not a Whiteman interpretation of it. Hence we need, historian, Japanese and a possible Black director input.

[@crystalsplace7163]

nitetimejohnson Exactly.

[@devhueman]

I wonder how many folks gon think this is made up

[@CushiteChristian]

Lol...its a whole lot brother. Just look at the comment sections on other videos about yasuke, they already saying it.

[@bettythomas8660]

But the Japanese have always recognise him

[@Kabeyavictoria]

I can't wait to see the movie

[@TIMEBOMB2012]

great video..very informative..

[@RyanBirk]

Love this video!

[@chykim1]

Maybe we should allow the movie to come out before we critique it..

[@MansaHere]

Chykim Sanders trends can predict future activities and Hollywood doesn’t change on their stance with how to depict global Africans. Think about who makes what instead of putting the onus on us to assume they will do things differently after a century of continued marginalization, confusion, and disrespect. The individual movie could be anything, but the usual suspects have their MO.

[@YK9002]

I’m Japanese and I’m really looking for ward to see the movie about Yasuke. Also, I’m really hoping the producer to use Japanese actors like they did for the movie Last Samurai. Samurai spirit can be expressed only by Japanese actors.

[@max2082]

All you need to know is African Samurai . lol

[@bsherese9523]

This is why my man was taken out ! He would have awakened so many

[@larezmoody487]

You have faith in Hollywood? Think about Gods of Egypt. I know Michael Jai White is older but this should be his part. Yashuke was describe to look as if he had the strength of 10 men, Michael Jai White.

[@supernova5293]

Larez Moody The Egyptians were always Caucasoids.

[@menaseven9093]

I think the Portuguese and Jesuits lied when they say the Japanese didn't see Black people or African people before. Black people lived in Southern China, the Phillipines and South East Asia during that period. Black Indians merchants traded in China and India in the Classical era and during the Middle Age. Swahili merchants traded in China. The Japanese most have known about the Black Indians and Swahili Africans. The Japanese worshiped a Black Buddha. Yasuke wasn't very successful in the long run because his Japanese ruler lost his life and kingdom during the war in Japan.

[@NegSteLucie]

African Americans are quick to complain about non-Americans playing roles of American characters yet they have no problem with American actors playing African or Caribbean characters-SUCH A DOUBLE STANDARD!

[@ronaldmadziro5679]

Very true sir. I bet that moron Tariq is not complaining about an American potraying an African who did not set foot on Amerikkkan soil,but he would bitch and moan if a black british or African ever played an American.Those populist black Amerikkkans have double standards for sure,they have a feeling of self entitlement and its why i don't follow them anymore.They are divisive and Xenophobic especially this new ADOS crap they started,they are openly hostile to Africans,Caribeans,Black British and any none Caucasian immigrants to Amerikkka.Its pathetic.

[@maureencora1]

Make the Movie.

[@nobertosanchez647]

I hate modern Hollywood, I liked old Hollywood more better.

[@gunzborgia1403]

I know it sounds crazy…..but Jordan Peele & Mel Gibson can do this amazing story justice. And since there is so little known of Yasuke, they have so much freedom to do what Hollywood does best…make shit up. Just get the period right & we have a gem.

[@lewisann7714]

Excellent job👍but racists Hellywood would definitely portray him as a slave.

[@hometeamhistory806]

Lewis Ann I think they will to be honest

[@rl4127]

Yes. It's like nails on a chalkboard. Yas-kay.

[@noticemesenpai69]

I’m bittersweet that they aren’t making it anymore. They would have butchered the story anyway

[@tommy2chips]

Yasuke is in many Japanese fairy tales. I wonder if there are any Japanese records?

[@skyjuiceification]

The red-haired demon was the actual meaning of that one word.

[@deaththekid9208]

Hope they make it like Black panther

[@deaththekid9208]

Let tell Hollywood studios about it

[@feelinglikeaceowithqueenal8019]

can you research the mensah name

[@lifewiththerockykrag9536]

I would like to know more about Yasuke as a person. Why is race an issue or the color of a person skin.. Why do humans fuel racism??!! It's too bad..

[@earlrogersjr3026]

The only ones who know for sure what kind of contributions that he made are the Japanese. Anything else outside of Japan is just speculation including the United States most of all.

[@arushanioshaka5600]

Hopefully they don't put their agendas in it

[@DOMiNOUKAE]

It's not ya-suu-kē, its YA-sk-é.

[@reneeknight1028]

Why don't Black America with the power, the money, make these type movies and tell the correct stories themselves? We are always behind the 8-ball criticizing and judging the "others" for telling our stories, our history. They tried to eradicate our history, our culture, our people. When we do make movies like this we do not want to support it but we are quick to criticize when others make movies about US.

[@benjaminlamptey1867]

Somebody tag HW in this comment section rn!

[@EBad-ko8zy]

I am sure, Japan has the Truth, but Not sure if they would allow for outsiders to view.

[@kurtpatterson1296]

Everyone Black in the U.S. who has television and motion picture skills can go to Africa.There are large English speaking movie industries in Nigeria and Ghana.We don't have to stay here and wait for work from predominantly white Hollywood,there are plenty of white people waiting in line for those jobs lol.

[@blackninja73]

You need to get the pronunciation of his name right. Just saying. Yes, he was probably originally a slave but by the time he came to Japan, an armed bodyguard to the second highest religious figure after the Pope. He wasn't considered undesirable, in fact he was released back to the Christians because he wasn't Japanese. Nothing else is known about his life after his reuniting with the Christians, there is no more reason to assume he went back to Africa, than there is to think he stayed in Japan or went to India. Yes, the Japanese were amazed to see Black people because they had no frame of reference, however the fact that he became the highest ranking foreigner in Japanese society until William Adams, shows that modern concepts of race should be kept out of the retelling of his story. Unfortunately, that didn't happen in the anime that just came out. Hopefully, they won't try to turn his story into another Last Samurai.

[@dallascruz4089]

Yasufe not k

[@guide3116]

I don't want Hollywood to make this movie they water down all of our stories.

[@spencerdavis3794]

First problem;never let holly wired teach you about your culture....thier job is to misguied and mislead you everytime..that is thier agenda...peace and light Israelites....

[@blacklivesmatters3151]

You telling the hole story wrong their was already black Chinese people there in Japan

[@ShawnWeeded510]

I hope they don't end the film with Yasuke going back to Africa.

[@arushanioshaka5600]

Why ?

[@CushiteChristian]

That would be a great ending. I'd rather see that then him going back to the Portuguese.

[@funkmasterblaster5921]

If black people aren't telling their own story...you can best believe that it won't be correct...guaranteed..

[@igbotimehopper64yearsago46]

3:34 don't see how it's racist

[@isaacdiakite6249]

Hollywood would whitewash all the greatest black icons and performers of the 20th and 21st century if the could. We should tell our own stories 💯

[@goldenleopard9778]

Agreed. The Samurai with Tom Cruise.... Really?

[@suedecomponent8931]

We should, but we've chosen not to. Africans seem to prefer to make'em cheap and fast at the moment, especially Nigerians. And we, Black Americans prefer to work in other peoples' systems than putting in the effort to build our own infrastructures for some reason.

[@earlymanproductions8863]

Go back to From Nothing

[@menaseven9093]

yes

[@timvanrijn8239]

there are also 3 more outsider samurai then yasuke

[@Jenjen-qc5eq]

I would rather see a film about the African warrior queen kandake Amanirenas who defeated the Romans, I am sick of these slave films.

[@ladymsthing6056]

Jenjen 100000 it would be nice if Africans made these movies about their people. Movies about my ancestors who were slaves are still important. They paved the way for others to be here. I highly recommend Birth of A Nation about Nat Turner or 1804 about the slave revolt in Haiti.

[@CushiteChristian]

I never watched "12 years a slave" no matter how much Hollywood ramped and raved about it. I agree with you we need movies about great black history long before slavery happened. And the Tyler Perry movies are getting kinda old now.

[@larezmoody487]

I am intrigued about this Queen you have stated. There is so much of our history that has not been told.

[@honeyblossom17]

@@cinnamonstar808- Exactly.

[@Jenjen-qc5eq]

@Ray Kemet Exactly, I want to see films about the Kandake Queens or the black hero of the Trojan war who was Ethiopian and was called Memnon, he was supposed to be the greatest archer and the Greeks held him equivalent to Achilles. Hollywood should be doing stories like these, not slavery films, forever depicting blacks as victims, I am sick of it.

[@RyanBirk]

“The Japanese distributed their prejudice equally” lol

[@DOMiNOUKAE]

Racist equality, everyone get criticized fairly lol

[@NonameWriter]

Good video, although I believe the “u” in Yasuke is more silent and it sounds more like “Yaas-Kay” (though I could be wrong)

[@DOMiNOUKAE]

Yes, its YA-SK-É

[@RNGSHOTARO]

Nah u right man

[@ShaQuilaRoberts]

Bro. I cringed every time he said it lol. But I loved this video so much I couldn’t turn it off

[@younggrasshopper8680]

Like Sasuke in naruto

[@keziahokanga3589]

@@ShaQuilaRoberts Haa Haa!! Yessss! Same! Cringing as I write this, LOL!

[@coreynorris9200]

His name is pronounce yahs-key, the u is silent in Japanese.

[@sdeal709]

Thank you! It annoys me his pronunciation

[@kihro]

Same

[@Liliphant_]

Japanese here. Both are correct. In natural, fluent speech the u is often dropped, but pronouncing the u is not incorrect.

[@Liliphant_]

If there is anything to nitpick it's that the emphasis should be on the first syllable (YA su ke rather than ya SU ke), but it's okay

[@kihro]

@@Liliphant_ cool. I usually get corrected by Japanese when I do that lol.

[@user-zt7xw2jn4e]

たまたまこの動画がお勧めに出てきたけど酷い内容だった。弥助は侍では無いし、英雄でも無い。たまたま最初に日本に来た黒人なだけです。 侍になるには血統か功績が必要です。弥助にはどちらもありませんでした。

[@bigdurk4115]

Great video, I see you've been grinding out a lot of quality work my brother.

[@Juninzone]

Only a black film studio can truly do his history justice, we shouldn't expect for a white film studio to do it right, especially when they have a white director behind it.

[@okuomose1]

Since black America depedance on Hollywood then Nollywood is the only option but they are a low budget company

[@masterDarts4188]

That makes no sense. Race has nothing to do with talent regarding the arts.

[@ohemaa_ang]

Not necessarily true. It has to be black Africans because black Americans were taught eurocentric history therefore it might still be white washed.

[@gborowme]

That is how I see things now, please do not profit from our blood. We need to jump on opportunities, especially diasporas in our home country or anywhere in Africa. We are best to tell our stories

[@Mekahw]

Ohemaa AnG I hate to break it to you but even Africans are still tough euro centric history. African countries are the only countries that don’t teach their students in their native language.

[@Naeem_El]

I can’t wait to see this movie. I will read more about this too.

[@valeriemoon3686]

Christian El TRUTH BE TOLD HE WAS NEVER REAL HE WAS MADE UP

[@Naeem_El]

Vicente Rodriguez Yeah i just happy cause Chad is from Anderson Sc and so am I and we grow up in the same neighborhood but his is older then me. I do get what you saying though.

[@valeriemoon3686]

Christian El I’m saying that the black samurai was never real, he was just made up

[@Naeem_El]

Vicente Rodriguez dang well that suck thanks for letting me know

[@valeriemoon3686]

Christian El yeah no problem trust me I was happy about that too but my grandma and most of my family shut that down with factual evidence

[@rasaroots6309]

Excellent video like always. I hope they take note to make the movie as authentic as possible...not holding my breath though. Btw the pronunciation for 'Yasuke' is (YAH-skay).

[@chykim1]

Congratulations

[@makeitreal4848]

His prononciation is good,simply ,Yasuke

[@michaelcolon4162]

Make it real I dont se how he is wrong. Its spelled just like Sasuke from naruto. Why would it be any diferent?

[@devinmitchell3434]

I wish I'd seen this before I commented 😂

[@GrimAdventures.]

Thanks for posting the correction. Glad to see someone else knows how to pronounce his name correctly.

[@rexxbailey2764]

GHOSHH HOLLYWOOD !! CRINGE !! :-/ THEY ARE GONNA MAKE YASUKE AND EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM UNHOLY WITH THEIR TOUCH !! :( :-/

[@ConsciousFBA]

We must support the truth when it is told, so hopefully hollyweird gets it right.

[@lacecocoa6272]

I love your videos and Chadwick boseman is a good actor but I'm tired of people making him be acting in every movie I don't understand why they couldn't get it African from the tribe that the man was in to play him is disrespectful to me to see African American people who are descendants of Africans but we know nothing about the history and I hate when white people make movies about Africa is disrespectful because they never do it right plus I hated that they had this African lady from Africa play Harriet Tubman she doesn't understand what it was like to be a slave in America like I don't understand we are all black but there is differences cultural differences and we must all Embrace that I'm tired of them getting one black actor and making them playing every damn movie we can get upcoming new actors to be the fresh face of movies

[@ronaldmadziro5679]

Very true.Hollywood akways thinks of profits so Chadwick is a safe bet like what Denzil used to be.There are other actors better suited to the Role.Winston Duke,Micheal Jay White or Idris Alba would have been better casts.As an African person I am growing tired of this tension between Africans and Black Amerikkkans online.The 2 groups have been feuding online and its fueled by some Populist Black Amerikkkan youtubers who post anti African anti immigrant rhetoric.They are the same fools who said an African actor cannot play Hariat Taubman coz she was American.Now the same idiots don't complain if a black American plays an African man that never set foot on Amerikkkan soil.Those black Amerikkkan social media commentators are Xenophobic.Tariq Nasheed is another example of a populist black Amerikkkan who gives divisive rhetoric to make Black Amerikkkans superior to other blacks,just another Xenophobe.

[@crystalsplace7163]

Lacedra Minor Exactly.

[@mkmgramirez]

Look at the Black in Japan interview of the author of the book African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan. In the interview, the author notes that Yasuke more than likely was not a slave since the priest he came with was against slavery. Also, it talks about how the color black had positive (guardians of the gods) and negative (goblins?) impressions. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3fFfWymm5Vrm8U

[@pauloseara7332]

Its unlikely Yasuke to be a slave, but a black christian from a well off background. I must point that from a historic point of view on that time the portuguese armadas or trading ships in the Indian Ocean employed people from many nationalities, portuguese, spanish, italians, germans, christian indians from the church of St Thomas, former muslims, maybe chinese and indonesians... Slave routes where controlled by Muslim traders all east africa, and the Portuguese only possession by that time Yasuke lived was the Island of Mozambique and a small fort at Sofala. The first place was a base to rest and water ships, the second one, an attempt to have access to gold trade from today's Zimbabwe. Whatever Hollywood decides, Portugal will be portrait as the devils epitome!

[@kamikazehound3243]

mkmgramirez actually I read Yasuke was a missionary that travelled to Japan with an Italian missionary.

[@sunofsotep8265]

Excellent! Thank you for the link.

[@wayne47able]

Early portuguese documents clearly state that he was a Muslim

[@marcojeffries8375]

I have never heard about this black samurai l am sock.

[@hiddenhist]

*Note* On the portuguese sources... the portuguese generally referred to all of East Africa as 'Ethiopia' during the general time period inwhich Yasuke lived. When hometeam quotes them discussing 'Ethiopians' around 2:00, that's in reference to general east Africans, not the Habesha or 'Abyssinians' in specific.

[@earlymanproductions8863]

Hidden go back to Jabari 🤣🤣 jus playin

[@rigmarhaynes4197]

Great observation. Sometime people use the term Ethiopian and not fully explain to the audience that they don't mean the modern country called Ethiopia.

[@williamthompson8319]

Yasss- Kay The pronunciation is Yasss- Kay Love everything you reported but you may have overlooked the fact that there were more than just one black samurai

[@stefdelev]

Thank you lol was hoping somebody said it.

[@projectrain2254]

Oh really? Who were the others...?

[@EBad-ko8zy]

For the mere fact that Yasuke became a Warrior under a Japanese ruler profoundly states the strong possibilities of not being a slave. None if the Art express such according to Japanese records.

[@arielblue]

I just learned about Yasuke today. My grandmother is Japanese. Today Chadwick Boseman passed away. He worked on movies while going through treatments. I am sad to hear this news. He played Black Panther from marvel.

[@mystikmur3438]

Can we look at history before the slavery period of African peoples please. And there connections to other peoples before European involvement. There are many scholars from all over the world that paint a better picture of their historical truths before colonization. Lets go further into the past and bring out those stories as well. Please not dismissing the present video I'm just saying there is so much more. Has anyone read a book. Called Sex & race.

[@BrandonAngola]

History of the Mbundu please?!

[@karisbenisrael7842]

Damn Bruh this was so on point! Komojin means red hairy man that is Esau right there! These Negros saying Esau is the Arab are all in a sunken place! Thankyou bro!

[@Vinxi]

I'm from Rwanda and I don't know why but I've always felt as though japanese and kinyarwanda are a somehow related. For example the word "kamikazi" in kinyarwanda is just a name for mostly women.

[@ofentsefefe04]

Vinci sounds like the Zulu word “Nkosikazi” which means wife or woman. It’s nice how the African languages always sound similar and connect.

[@Strength_In_Wisdom]

I love my black families!! Though we're all more than the color of our skin. No matter how beautiful and strong we are.

[@shawnhall3849]

Whatever happened to the Mansa Musa movie

[@nantzstein3311]

It's *H O L L Y W O O D* and Yasuke was fatal for the jesuits

[@missshannon9790]

So?

[@SwagaKhalif]

could you do a video about the siddhi particularly the ones in Pakistans who live in the sindh region

[@Giagantus]

The point that made Yasuke interesting was not only his skincolour, size or generall attractives. Yasuke also learnt Japanese quicker than others. Which made him endearing.

[@TIENxSHINHAN]

It was probably easier for an African to learn. Apparently it's still like that. African immigrants in Japan and China pick the languages up quick.

[@xlastxonex666]

Cuh.... The moment I heard they were making a Yasuke movie I already knew the route hollyweird was going to take. Great video as always. B1

[@louisbanks8660]

I always thought the ainu were the first people of japan. You can also youtube chinese trace origins to africa.

[@honeyblossom17]

Exactly!

[@supernova5293]

Louis Banks You people are pathetic. Always trying to make blacks the origin of everyone and everything. I bet you also believe the North Africans and Israelites were black.

[@cyril8084]

I've got a theory it's called everyone came from Africa and there is a link between Ainu and Australian Aboriginals which came from Africa.

[@cyril8084]

@TheCrazyKid1381 Argue with can't argue with genetics kid.

[@cyril8084]

@TheCrazyKid1381 Well they still have links to Aboriginals. Did you you know Caucasoids and Mongoloids of different ethnicities can have multiple links.

[@eastsidemuu]

Can you make one about the African that went to India and became like a politician or something there? Please

[@Kabeyavictoria]

The problem with this movie is the fact that it will dismiss the earlier presence of Blacks in Asia. Actually, the first Asiatic man is Black.

[@ABEAZYdaRonin94]

I wish you'd do a follow up on this video now that weirdos are trying to erase Yasuke from the history books 📚

[@CC-kh4nx]

この動画は間違っている

[@iam6638]

Peace love and light my brother we really enjoy watching your videos very educational, one question where did you find that theme music from I would love to download it very energetic and Powerful. Peace love and light

[@quentonbowman]

who's going to replace BOSEMAN!?!?!

[@ajsplace12]

This narrative is historically innacurate !!!! It's low key insulting to the legacy Africans who have such a long rich history in early Japan that is often times conveniently ignored. Yasuke is "not" the first black or only black Samurai ! In fact, Sakanouye No Tamuramaro was a damn Shogun. Interestingly many believe he was a black man who was the first man to be given the title Shogun. Yea, let's make a movie about a random soldier and ignore the existence of Colin Powell.

[@Deyone_Jackson]

Bruh Chadwick should not play this role. It should be played by someone not so famous, someone most people don't already know from somewhere. That gives it a more "real" feeling like you're actually watching a movie about this man Yasuke and not a movie about some African ninja dude, played by Black Panther.

[@DarksideFistofFury68]

They should allow the director of the black panther to direct this movie, because I’m sure any other director won’t don’t such a movie any real justice. As a brother living in japan for 16 odd year Yasuke isn’t known by your everyday Japanese, I’ve watch many Japanese documentaries about Nobunaga and never did they mention anything about Yasuke ever. My own wife who’s Japanese never even knew of Yasuke existence. It’s as if the deliberately erased him from Japanese history.

[@bettythomas8660]

The older folks know of him, but not the youngsters!