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In the beginning of the 21st century, he's been seen as an anti-imperialist icon. He's been used as a pop culture icon. He's used in computer games, in movies.

His story is adapted to other stories into the future like Afro Samurai.

You're listening to war College, a weekly podcast that brings you the stories from behind the

front lines.

Here are your hosts. Hello and welcome to war college. I'm Matthew Galt and I'm Derek Gannon. It's a story some of you may know. It's been told over and over in different forms.

A Geijin, an outsider, comes to Japan and ingratiates themselves with the local military power.

From James Clavil Shogun to a bad Tom Cruise movie to William Adams, it's a story told over and

over in both Japan and the West.

Some of those stories have a kernel of truth,

and few are as fascinating as that of Yaski,

a samurai born in Africa. Here to help us unravel the mystery and history of this

legendary samurai is Thomas Lockley. Lockley is a professor at Nihon University

College at Tokyo and a visiting scholar at the University of London.

Along with Jeffrey Gerard, Lockley is the author of the book African Samurai, The True Story of

Yasuke, A Legendary Black Warrior in feudal Japan.

Thank you so much for joining us.

Thank you for having me.

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