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Black Samurai

In Post-ProductionFeature Film

Black Samurai is a feature film that is in post-production with Warner Bros. Studio and Inward Gaze attached. Blitz Bazawule (director) is attached. It was scheduled to shoot in TBA in October 2025. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.

Last Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Shoot Date
October 2025
Location
TBA
Project Type
Feature Film

Project Summary

​"Black Samurai" is an upcoming film directed by Blitz Bazawule, known for his work on "The Color Purple" and Beyoncé's "Black Is King." The film tells the story of Yasuke, an African warrior who became the first Black samurai, serving under Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga during the 16th-century Sengoku period.

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The production office contacts for Black Samurai are on file at Production List, last updated April 28, 2026, and are available to members. Membership is $29.95 for the first month.

Warner Bros. Studio
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Inward Gaze
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Cast & Crew

Directing

DirectorBlitz Bazawule

Writing

WriterBlitz Bazawule

Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.

Working on Black Samurai

Black Samurai has finished principal photography. How productions hire crew · Working as an extra · Reaching the production office

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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/black-samurai (last updated Apr 28, 2026).