May’s Trailer Recommendations

12 May, 2021

Race, skin color, and social status -related biases are scrutinized in this anime series loosely based on a historical figure: African warrior Yasuke is the first black person mentioned in historical documents in Japan, in the 16th century. The series embellishes the historical truth with fantasy elements, but also talks about the rise of the hero known as the “Black Samurai” in the service of the powerful daimyo Nobunaga, whose tormented history is also presented in Kagemusha by Akira Kurosawa. Yasuke was also praised for its soundtrack, composed by Flying Lotus.
The series has been available on Netflix since April 29.

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Ștefan Dobroiu
Born in Piteşti, Romania, in 1980, Ştefan is a graduate from the University of Bucharest, with a degree in Journalism and Communication Sciences. After trying his hand with financial journalism and photography (the latter still being very close to his heart), he put his career on a new path in 2006, when he became the senior editor of Cinemagia. He is also the Romania and Bulgaria correspondent for Cineuropa.org. At Films in Frame he recommends monthly the newest film trailers.