Imagine if White people kept demanding there be White samurai in Japanese historical films just because there were a few White samurai who existed, And in the case of the so called "black samurai Yasuke", he probably didn't even exist and was made up by the jesuits https://kotakuinaction2.win/p/17sP1tdvfF/the-fake-myth-of-the-black-samur/
They made a big deal out of "The Last Samurai" because it was the white savior trope. Even though Cruise wasn't the eponymous Samurai, wasn't their savior, and lost.
The Japanese critics of that movie complained the samurai were too noble and not corrupt. They had zero issues with Cruise. Japanese actually like Westerners adopting their culture they find it flattering.
Imagine if White people kept demanding there be White samurai in Japanese historical films just because there were a few White samurai who existed, And in the case of the so called "black samurai Yasuke", he probably didn't even exist and was made up by the jesuits https://kotakuinaction2.win/p/17sP1tdvfF/the-fake-myth-of-the-black-samur/
They made a big deal out of "The Last Samurai" because it was the white savior trope. Even though Cruise wasn't the eponymous Samurai, wasn't their savior, and lost.
The Japanese critics of that movie complained the samurai were too noble and not corrupt. They had zero issues with Cruise. Japanese actually like Westerners adopting their culture they find it flattering.
If you want an accurate depiction, check out The Devil's Hand. It's about Japan when trade and guns were introduced.