In 16th-century Japan, a towering African warrior named Yasuke defied every rule of feudal society to become a samurai under the legendary Oda Nobunaga. From his mysterious origins to his rise in Nobunaga’s court, his story is one of loyalty, courage, and survival against impossible odds.

• The journey from Africa to the war-torn Sengoku era of Japan

• Yasuke’s unprecedented rise to samurai status

• His role in Nobunaga’s final stand and mysterious disappearance