Ghanaian filmmaker, Emmanuel Osei Kuffor

ICYMI Season 1 Episode 8 of arguably the world’s most watched American historical drama television series currently, #ShogunFX, is directed by a Ghanaian filmmaker, Emmanuel Osei Kuffor(@eoseikuffour). It airs on April 9, 2024.

Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr is a Ghanaian-American writer/director born and raised in Houston, TX. However, he spent almost a decade living and working in Japan.

He made his feature debut writing and directing BLACK BOX for Blumhouse and Amazon as part of the WELCOME TO THE BLUMHOUSE collection [via IMDb]

He’s also reported to have been part of the directors for Season 1 of “The Recruit” on Netflix.