Lakeith Stanfield brings the legend of Yasuke, the real-life Black samurai in feudal Japan, to screen in the trailer for Netflix and MAPAA’s latest anime.The Oscar-nominated Judas and the Black Messiah actor takes on the titular character, a servant turned fierce hero in the series from LeSean Thomas.
Set in a war-torn feudal Japan filled with mechs and magic, the series follows the greatest ronin never known, Yasuke who struggles to maintain a peaceful existence after a past life of violence.
But when a local village becomes the center of social upheaval between warring daimyo, Yasuke must take up his sword and transport a mysterious child who is the target of dark forces and bloodthirsty warlords.The trailer teases Yasuke’s closest
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