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Yasuke

"Honor has a new name."

2021

1 Seasons

6 Episodes

7.3(266 votes)

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Animation

Drama

Action & Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Overview

A peaceful boatman once known as the Black Samurai is pulled back into conflict when he takes a little girl with mysterious powers under his wing.

Where to Watch

Stream

Netflix

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Production Companies

MAPPA

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

LaKeith Stanfield

LaKeith Stanfield

Yasuke (voice)

Maya Tanida

Maya Tanida

Saki (voice)

Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira

Oda Nobunaga (voice)

Julie Marcus

Julie Marcus

Nikita (voice)

Ming-Na Wen

Ming-Na Wen

Natsumaru (voice)

Noshir Dalal

Noshir Dalal

Mitsuhide (voice)

Dia Frampton

Dia Frampton

Ishikawa (voice)

Paul Nakauchi

Paul Nakauchi

Morisuke (voice)

Darren Criss

Darren Criss

Haruto (voice)

William-Christopher Stephens

William-Christopher Stephens

Achoja (voice)

Creative team

Created by: LeSean Thomas
Showrunner: Flying Lotus
LaKeith Stanfield
Produced by: Matthew Shattuck

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