The Untold Story Of Yasuke: From Slave To History’s First Black Samurai
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- The Untold Story Of Yasuke: From Slave To History’s First Black Samurai
The first foreigner to achieve samurai status was a mysterious black man who went by the name Yasuke. He befriended and served Oda Nobunaga - a fearsome feudal lord and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. The fascinating story of Yasuke is the highlight of some of the most iconic events in war-torn Japan. His skills as a warrior, his precision, and his strength made this black samurai a deadly opponent. Here is a quick look at the legendary tale of the first black man to become a samurai.
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Negroids were the ones who created martial arts and you talking about they hadn't seen any black people is a lie. You are talking about the late 1700s brother
They try to portray him of Asian or Chinese culture smh
Someone needs to make a movie. And have Michael Ja white play him
Not Wesley Snipes 😂😂😂
For me I’d definitely say Michael B Jordan most definitely should because he is an Japanese enthusiast 😁😲
@@markysharkboy0261 haha I’m a fan of Michael B Jordan but I dont think he’d be a good fit. His acting style just wont suit that era I think.
@@Malikot911 faxx he just doesn't look like a samurai
Movie, hell yeah- but just FYI they had a animated Netflix version. Something good to teach our kids, fuk CRT we teach our own kids our history, not some state approved watered down version.
Afro samurai and Huey freeman seems to be inspired from this wonderful samurai blacksmith thank you for posting the video
Thank you for watching 🙏🏾
Afro Samurai is based off of Yasuke
@@khaosleigon504 it seems that way
@@dukegrant9215 lol no... there's no seems that way it is the creator of the show has said that when the show came out that it was based on Yasuke
@@khaosleigon504 oh!!! Lol thanks for clarifying
Manee, Yasuke makes the perfect black anime character
Believe he has an anime on Netflix in his name
His anime is one of the best
Produced by Lakeith Stanfield from Get Out and Death Note. Other movies also.
I Learned About Yasuke When I Was Stationed In Japan 🇯🇵!
⛩️🏮🧧☯️🀄️
How accurate was this video compared to what you learned in Japan?
The Way The Narrator Says His Name Makes Him Sound Like A Royal!!!! ✊🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Not really. It’s just laziness because he doesn’t learn how to pronounce it correctly. Sad for a video that shows the history of a piece of Japan….but didn’t bother to learn how to pronounce the Japanese words
I watched this 2yrs ago on Netflix and it was 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Title of the movie pls
@@taofeekakanniogundare4742 Y A S U K E
I jus watched it. I loved it 😍
Yasuke’s Story is the reason why I study the Art of Kendo…. Fantastic video… Inshallah, Peace and Power …. Please keep up the the incredible content… Also there is a great book on him Titled The African Samurai by Thomas Lockley and Geoffrey Gerard.
Is the book a fiction?
It's a combination of both.. A lot like Musashi Miyamoto Books that have been published.. I am currently looking for a full Biography... But this is the closest so far .
@@andrewharris7517 I see. I was amazed that one could write one historical book about Yasuke at all. I heard that the historical records about him are just a few lines from a few resources.
@@atsukorichards1675 Yes... Here's something else Chadwick Boseman was in Development to turn it into a Feature Film before his tragic passing
@@atsukorichards1675 Definitely fiction but these idiots will believe anything.
He was a Fighter a Warrior and because of his Skills he was hired as a Body Guard,and thats how he came to Japan.
Enslaved as a body guard maybe
They need to make this into a video game!
If I'm not mistaken, Yasuke is a playable character in the latest Samurai Warriors game by Koei
Of it becomes a game first, it'll lose its credibility as being real history. It'll be like Batman, Superman, Flash, etc. Those guys would never be perceived as real even if they were. First credibility, then Hollywood protagonist, (after) credibility is established. Heck, you got people beefing because Cleopatra is played by a black woman. Do the math.
The future Assassin's Creed title, codenamed Red will feature a main character based on Yasuke
He is also a boss in Nioh
AC RED COMING SOON.
Fascinating. Thankyou for this 👍🏾
Such an amazing story. I heard about him before, but this channel has shared more light on this epic story!🙏🏾
Hahah he was a weapons bearer which means he held samaurais swords for them so basically a slave 😂😂
@@nigelmcgiver2275but everyone says he’s a samurai and climbed up the ranks to be body guard 😅
I first learned about him on Netflix anime it was 🔥
The editing on this is dope 🔥🔥
Appreciate it! 🖤
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for watching! 💯
I love myself. Always elusive! If you may correct one aspect of your narrative, some folks are obsessed with the slavery narrative. Yusuke was not a slave but a prince who escaped a kingdom where he targeted and went into new lands.
Why did you have to make up stories?
Very interesting video. Thanks for informing!
This was very interesting history of our people.
Michael Jai.. the perfect fit, and hes been in Martial Arts for years.. end of discussion..👍👍😃
How very fascinating. We need a biopic film on this story
Hollyweird was like, instead of this story, lets make the last Samurai with Tom Cruise
What is your issue with that movie? It was a great the depiction of the cultural sacrifices Japan had to make to modernise.
its the fact its weak asf. weve seen that so many times to the point it means nothing@@MustardSkaven
@@ik3494 How do you define weak? I enjoyed that movie. A clever way of introducing the change within Japan to an unfamiliar crowd.
That's the first thing that popped in my head when I heard of this man's story 😂
@@jouster909Yasuke wasn't even a Samurai though. He was literally a slave who carried other people swords for them.
Black people don't have an honorable history, so Hollywood has decided to steal history (from the Egyptians, Japanese, Europeans) and give it to black people
He may have been the first black samurai, but blacks were the first martial artists. If you throw in trash the false historical narrative that later groups put on to make themselves appear original.
He was the first Black Samurai and the Japanese people hide this from the rest of world and dishonor his name by giving it to their criminal organization mobsters
@@matthewjenkins4559 I recently seen something saying he may have been enslaved…Go figure right…the baddest🥷🏿with a sword enslaved🤔
W
@@matthewjenkins4559 They didn't hide anything. Most people simply don't go that into history. Making up enemies in your head 🙄
first martial artist, suuure 😂😂😂
Fascinating
This is awesome 😎
This is awesome but He forgot to mention that the Japanese people hide his legacy from the world and give his name to their criminal organization mobsters
I love this story ❤
THANK YOU BCU!!!🙏👌🦉❣️
Quentin Tarantino should make a movie out of this.
Hahah he was a weapons bearer which means he held samaurais swords for them so basically a slave 😂😂
@@nigelmcgiver2275 He's greater than you'll ever be inbred
Yasuke He is Legend 🎌🧔🏿♂
I never knew about this . I admit I know very little about Japanese culture. Ironically my cousins wife is japanese . I'm going to have to ask her about this. This is actually interesting to me
And what does she say? I am just curious.
@@atsukorichards1675 they heard of him ..
@@Paul-se4wc Thank you for your response! I was curious because I hadn't known about him until quite recently though I am a Japanese. They mentioned about Nobunaga in the school history textbooks, but not Yasuke almost at all. I was wondering it has changed in recent years. I guess many Japanese get to hear about him rather through the enthusiasm outside Japan.
@@atsukorichards1675 no problem
I was actually quite curious myself so . I love anything about history. I mean even today there still finding new things. I recently saw a video where Egyptian writing was found in a cave in the grand canyon. Makes you look at history differently hearing that
Thank Oda Nobunaga for even having an interest in him enough to make Yasuke his sons vassal, even Yasuke is talked about in Matsudaira Ietadas diary and i do think, if memory serves, that Yasuke was with Nobutada during the conquest of Koshu (Kai-Takeda) territory in 1582. Also Nobunaga at this time was nearing the end of his life and his unification effort was almost complete.
Also, it isn't known if Yasuke actually participated in any battle, it is only known that he was with Nobunaga during the conquest of Koshu so the idea that fought "many" battles for Nobunaga isn't true.
Many battles would be for people like Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Niwa Nagahide, Maeda Toshiie, Hayashi Michikatsu, Mori Yoshinari, Sakuma Nobumori and Sakuma Morimasa are just a few names i can think of men who fought basically most if not all of Nobunagas subsequent campaigns from Okehazama to Nagashino and others, id say most of his primary vassals ( those who were with Nobunaga even before he left to conquer Mino) were there for many battles.
そうそう！弥助は近習として当然合戦に従軍していたでしょうが、別に武将として軍を率いて戦ったわけではないですよね。
それにしてもすごい戦国知識。さすがは毘沙門天の化身と呼ばれた謙信公。
Waiting for the movie
Why does it sound like a separate recording every time you say "Yasuke"?
😂
Lol it really do tho 😂😂 he probably pronounced it incorrectly (like "yuh-SOOK") on the recordings and didnt realize it until it was all put together. Then he recorded himself pronouncing it the correct way then copied and pasted that every time Yasuke was mentioned 🤣🤣🤣
I looking for someone to say this exact comment. I think it's an AI voiceover or something
Sad thing is that he still didn’t pronounce it correctly 😂 the E doesn’t change to an AYE in Japanese language 😂 that’s foreigners trying to sound fancy 😂
The Truth Will Set You Free! Great Information! PRAISE YAHWEH!!!!!!!
Chadwick Boseman was supposed to play him before his death,
I never knew that there was a Black Samurai.
There wasn't. At least, not as far as we know. We have evidence that states Yasuke became a retainer to Oda Nobunaga but there is not a single source that indicates he actually became Samurai, which is a title.
@@MustardSkavenYes because they let non Samurai wear Samurai helmets and paint portraits of them. Or give them a statue lol. I wonder does William Adams have a statue. Since he was Ajin to the man who killed Yasukes master
This page is the truth!
I been watching about 2 hours now
Love to hear it! 🙌🏾
10/10
They should make a Movie❗
Now we will get to play as him in upcoming AC RED game, and it looks beautiful.
They should've made a movie about the first Black Samurai.
They put Tom cruise lol 😂 on that movie the last samurai.
@@rudolphnash7471 OK and?
I watched an anime based on this on netflix and it was nice
Tell the name of movies l would love to watch
@@user-cj2ff1be7t yasuke and get out
Let's get into making these app. As move. As movies to inspire people.
Where is The Netflix séries?
I saw the Netflix show on him
There is a Kuronbo Tomb in my neighborhood. Kuronbo means black people. And the person buried there is an Indian. Whether you are Japanese or not, if your skin is a little darker than others, people call you "Kuronbo." When I was a child, I was tanned from farm work and so on, so people called me Kuronbo. By the way, there was apparently a black journalist who claimed that "Sakanoue no Tamuramaro was a black man who fought against the Ainu," but the Ainu are a people who migrated south from Kamchatka around the 13th century, and are not the indigenous people of old. In Hokkaido, there are ruins of Jomon settlements from a warmer time. The Ainu are a non-settled hunting people who moved around in search of prey, but the Jomon are a settled people who also farmed.
Please don't use "K-" word, for it is regarded as racial discrimination now.
@@atsukorichards1675 At least during the Edo period and when I was a child, it was not a discriminatory term.
@@chosenasagao yes, you are right about it. When I was a child, there was a very popular kid's story about a black boy and tiger with the word included in its title.
@@atsukorichards1675 "ChibikuroSambo" has disappeared because "Chibi" was deemed a discriminatory word. However, when I was a child, "Chibi" was not a discriminatory word, but was the name of our pet dog. When we got the dog from a nearby house, it was very small, so we named it Chibi, but before I knew it, it had grown bigger than me when I was 7 years old. Words change depending on the ethnic group. I think it is strange that even traditional words are criticized as "discriminatory" by other ethnic groups. In my area, traditionally "kuro" did not only mean a color, but also the side of the road, the edge of a room, or a corner that does not get in the way of work. I am speaking of you as a person of Japanese descent, but in Japan, Korean organizations in Japan claim that it is discriminatory to report the names of Korean criminals in Japan by their real names as they appear on their passports. In particular, the Asahi Shimbun Company, which has been criticizing Japan for over 25 years for its false reporting on comfort women, does not report Korean criminals in Japan by their real names. It is said that many of the executives of Japanese media are Korean or Chinese in Japan.
@@atsukorichards1675 In my personal opinion, the basis of the discrimination asserted by the West is the monotheistic faith of Jerusalem. The religions of the Three Brothers of Jerusalem are the same God. However, they denied each other and even killed each other. This was true both among Christians and among Muslims. Until the first half of the 20th century, colonial slavery, war, and black slavery were all justified in the name of God. (Rome once called Christianity a religion for slaves.) During civil rights demonstrations in America, black youths reportedly shouted "Black Power!" The white people who participated in the demonstrations were apparently frightened by this assertion. Anti-black groups such as the KKK may still exist today. However, in recent years in America, cases of anti-white people being hated by black people have arisen, and it seems that there are black groups that claim this is a justifiable act.
Isn’t there an anime on this?
We need a real movie about this man
👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
i see my husband as a warrior of both his heritage!
My husband is Zulu South African on his father’s side and his mother is Japanese.
My husband is ex-military and practices kendo with our son and daughter.
I’m proud of my husband
Wait what, his father's side is Zulu but his mother's side is Japanese
@@thedragonofechigo7878 yes?
😃👍now I know the real story...
Yasuke was from East African somalia 🇸🇴
新しい物が好きな信長、宗教に対しても寛容であり、貿易も盛んになったことで弥助に出会えたのかもしれません。
信長は今では当たり前であるカンパニー制度、事業部展開というやり方が、陣地取りの仕組みだけで生きている者からは反感を持たれてしまい、さらに、家臣の配置転換という新しいやり方が受け入れられない者からは恨みを持たれてしまったのかもしれません。
信長が現代に生きていれば、肌の色や人種を飛び越え、能力が素晴らしい人材が多く在籍する、世界でもトップクラスの企業が誕生していたと思います。
Tuff
We know he was Bushi but there is no evidence he was ever granted the title of Samurai.
Not that that doesn't mean what he accomplished isn't praise worthy but people too often confuse Bushi with being a Samurai, which is a noble title.
It takes one drop of black blood to be a true samurai. - ancient Japanese saying
Source, please?
At that time, the close aides of high-ranking samurai were responsible for taking care of their lord's needs and protecting them on the battlefield, even using their own bodies as shields. In other words, it means Yasuke was highly trusted by Nobunaga. The Sengoku period wasn't an era where one could rise to power based solely on physical strength, athleticism, or appearance. To become a retainer of the most powerful daimyo in Japan at that time, one had to be intelligent, have excellent communication skills, and be sharp-witted. Coming from a completely different country with different language and culture, Yasuke must have been quite a talented individual to achieve such a position.
By the way, during that time, same-sex relationships among samurai were not uncommon at all, and they were even considered more noble than heterosexual ones. It is well-known that Nobunaga engaged in sexual relationships with his pages. There's no concrete evidence that Nobunaga favored Yasuke in such a way, but it wouldn't be surprising if there were, so I'm adding this point for consideration.
The book was in Arabic I could read it. In the story he said suahili but I saw a book of Arabic reading
Is this an AI generated voice??
Hollywood shouldn't touch this story, they will cast Brad Pitt for his role
He didn't come to Japan to force religious beliefs and agendas but to embrace the native culture and respect the people. He understood the assignment. He didn't place himself above or low anybody just someone with great character.
Samurai for the purely delusional.
He's just a mascot that gladly fled Japan when Nobunaga died.
No he was not slave for he may come from very wealthy family.respect in society because he could fight right only noble children was chosen right,
Did he have family what happened after his death
It would make more sense if he was from the Philippines. There has been black people in the Philippines for a very very very long time, they live in the north even today. They are called Negritos
This would be a bad ass movie. Instead of changing traditionally white characters and making them black, why not tell the true storys of the amazing black people that have lived, like this guy! Incredible story.
YEsuke
I think the right actor to play him is Aldis Hodge not Michael Jai white
Chadwick Boseman was suppose to play him.
Nice vid enjoyed but you are pronouncing Yasuke wrong.
Its not Yaaa SU Ke its said fast
It almost sounds yass ke like the u missing but its there you just say it in one go no breaking up the Ya Su Ke.
"Yasuke"
He was a retainer, not a samurai. When his master died he was expelled from Japan.
Pretty damn awesome… Funny how they made a movie about white men before this legendary brotha here! 🖤🗡️
Find a black author to write the book. Find a black screenplay writer. Find black producers to fund the movie .
Them maybe we can be entertained.
Please stop saying Ya-sūkē it's Yasuke the u and e are silent
Yaske?
@@kikio-rq9kx the u is solid
E is NOT silent. "やすけ。"
😅he wasn't a samurai....he was a Retainer
WE
It wasn’t the first or the last you have bm who ruled that land and taught the subjects the ancient art .
Hahah he was a weapons bearer which means he held samaurais swords for them so basically a slave 😂😂
Shut it Fox News!
ブラックカルチャーを広めたいのは分かるけど、嘘の情報は広めたらだめだよ。アフリカの文化にプライドがあるなら、アフリカの歴史から自分たちの文化を作ってくれ。
yasuke was not a sumurai.
sakagaminotamuramaro was not a black.
stop spreading fake information.
As much as I love this video you're saying Yasuke's name wrong the u is solid a lot of Japanese words the letters are solid
what do you mean by solid? you have to explain. show the pronunciation. yass-ooo-kay?
@@ZaddyWhisperer meaning you do
n't say the u it's pronounced Ya-sūkē
@@ZaddyWhisperer I meant to say silent
Yas que(Spanish)
or
Yas ke( ke like in kettle)
The original samurais were black Israelites scattered to Samaria.
any proof of this claim may i ask if you don't mind?
He was not a samurai. Skill as a warrior? Based on what??? He most definitely was not considered divine. The black statues had nothing to do with skin color. You must be born a samurai, it is not something awarded. It was a social class. No proof he fought a single battle. And his Japanese was good, but not fluent. He fled after battle and was captured. He was considered so cowardly and craven that his captor considered that killing him would be like killing an animal. If he was so important why is so little known or recorded?
So much false information and wishful thinking.
U are not born samurai, none of what u just said is true 😂
@@Dub257 None of what I said is true?
@@HolgerDanske That u are born a samurai, he fought many times, and was not considers a coward
@@Dub257 Everything is true.
@@HolgerDanske Nah
There was one other well known Black Samurai and Japanese Shogun
Sakanouye Tamuramaro
Oh last this story he Fall in love in a Japanese women,but end very sad 😭 they killed him and they had a child
Cool story. Thanks for making this video. I would`ve never guessed there was a black samurai.
He was never a samurai just a retainer
This is an absolute amazing video, but it wasn't that he was the first African or black Samurai, he was the first non-japanese Samurai.
That should be mentioned regularly IMO with him.
He wasn't even a samurai. He was a slave who was considered amusing for his dark skin and large stature. More of a jester than anything
What were they called around that time I’m sure it wasn’t black
Probably Africans
Wdym
Yes this....turn this into a freakin movie!!!....you could have an actual black person acting as a actual historically accurate black person.....this would be more interesting than black ariel or lesbian batman...or batwoman some wierd shit like that....and if you are ever gonna turn this into a movie please dont squeeze in some gay/lesbian propaganda shit scene.....please dont......its getting pretty obvious and tiresome to watch every new netflix/hbo series or movies sqeezing some gay scene🙄...
I must agree with you🙄
Agreed 💯
Im mad about this. For centuries, the Japanese people knew full well about this but kept their mouths shut and hind this secret away from the entire world and what they did to his name they gave it to their criminal organization mobsters, Japanese people tainted his name & his history for centuries and when a Black professor found out about a Black Samurai and brought his legacy to life again, years later the Japanese people are welcoming acknowledging the Black Samurai to the public and all of you Anime fans are ignoring this obvious insult to our culture. So not only I’m Mad at the Japanese people but I’m Mad & sick over my own people. You refuse to held the Japanese people accountable for this racist act because you love Anime and Asian women
I see your point. But what part of it is our culture
I’m Japanese and the criminal organization you’re talking about is Yakuza?? Yasuke and Yakuza are completely different names😅 Yakuza has an actual meaning which is nothing to do with Yasuke.
@lailataluminousnight8064 You don't see my point because he is African American, he is the first Black Samurai. What the Japanese community has done is a disrespectful act and they are only acknowledging his existence after his existence is well-known among the world
They’re ALL Asiatic Blackmen .. Genetically & Biologically
please stop cultural appropriation please. It's offensive and the culture doesn't belong to you. In the historical records, Yasuke was never mentioned as a samurai.
Mongolian, they were consider by japanese has black skin.
ah, so black people have talent beyond sports & entertainment?🤔🤫
Hearing the name pronounced as Yah-Sew-Kay is cringey 😖
NOT! Samurai, your a lier.
I thought he came with a portuguese guy as a slave? Idk i just watch youtube and netflix lol
Enough with the anime! Establish Yasuke's factual history. Black Panther and WAKANDA should suffice. Let the real be real, at least for now. Wanna control something? Be creative and first to invent something. Leave the keyboard cartoon warrior for the kids.
Cleopatra now this? .. I think I smell bull shite... 😂
Only difference is this one was real
PREPARE YOUR HEART NOT TO BE IN MYOCARDIAL MODE. BECAUSE THEY TRUTH ABOUT MELANATED(BLACKS) IS GOING TO CHOCK THE EUROPEAN DESCENDANTS. WE ARE THE TRUE AND ONLY PEOPLE FROM GOD ALMIGHTY YAHWEH THE TRUE HEBREWS. REASON WHY WE’RE HATED ON THE PLANET EARTH.
BE BLESSED 🎉
There’s something so awesome about a samurai with dreads, even if that’s not actually how he looked
First people there were black so🤷🏿♂️.
Ok and? That doesn't take away of the fact that he was the first black samurai.