The word Samurai wasn't even in use at the time.
Someone needs to make a Don Quixote style movie with Yasuke as the main character.
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It's just so petty. Like claiming a black woman invented the telescope.
He was a big ole lanky black guy in a country full of bamboo clad 4 foot Asians.
Being in Japan for 3 years total. His impression on the country was about as much as your typical stay in middle school.
They really are blowing him way out of proportion.
I heard they made him gay though. Which is hilarious