Quote Originally Posted by Dutch Baka
The tv-serie Shogun, is based on his story!

I enjoyed watching the serie, and I even bought the book (that I never started though).
Yes. If I'm not mistaken, James Clavell based his character and story on William Adams. I think he is also buried in Yokohama.

Dave you don't know what you are missing. The book is far, far better than the series. Although mostly fiction, the book is a wonderful read that, once started, cannot be put down and gives great insights into Japan and the Japanese way of thinking of the period that is still useful today. It may look like a tiring read, but you'll wish it was longer.

Also, anyone know yet who the first foreign samurai was? It'd be interesting to read about it. Was it Yasuke as Nagashima-san mentioned?