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Japan’s Toei Co Signs Development Deal With South Africa’s Pambili Media For Samurai Epic ‘Yasuke – Way Of The Butterfly’
Japanese studio teams with Mandla Dube's Pambili Media for 'Yasuke – Way Of The Butterfly', about the African warrior who became a Japanese samurai.
Set against the rich background of Africa’s Mwenemutapa Empire and its trade ties to India, China and East Asia, the story follows Yasuke on his journey from the African continent to feudal Japan in the 16th century, where he was made a samurai after a local lord recognised his skill and dignity as a warrior. The development deal for Yasuke – Way Of The Butterfly was announced at a cocktail party held in Los Angeles on April 10 and attended by Toei Co CEO Fumio Yoshimura, Yuji Kojima, Consul-General Kenko Sone of the Japanese Consulate and other dignitaries and Hollywood creators. The producers of Yasuke expect to partially shoot the film at the Kyoto studios and are also planning to engage Japanese government support through the JLOX+ incentive scheme, which was recently extended for another year.
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