Editing Ainu people (section)

==In popular culture==
{{In popular culture|date=May 2022}}
* The characters [[Nakoruru]], [[Rimururu]], and Rera from the [[SNK]] game series ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'' are Ainu.
* In the 2006 video game ''[[Ōkami]]'', the Oina people, who inhabit the northern land of Kamui, are heavily inspired by the Ainu.
* The manga and anime series ''[[Golden Kamuy]]'' has an Ainu girl, Asirpa, as one of the protagonists and features many aspects of Ainu culture.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://soranews24.com/2016/04/04/satoru-nodas-golden-kamuy-manga-series-wins-the-2016-manga-taisho-award/ |title=Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga series wins the 2016 Manga Taisho award |last=Rogers |first=Krista |date=April 4, 2016 |website=SoraNews24 |access-date=February 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228030642/https://soranews24.com/2016/04/04/satoru-nodas-golden-kamuy-manga-series-wins-the-2016-manga-taisho-award/ |archive-date=February 28, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* The character [[Fredzilla]] from ''[[Big Hero 6 (comics)|Big Hero 6]]'' is of Ainu descent.
* The character Okuru from the anime series ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' is the sole survivor of an Ainu village wiped out by disease.
* Usui Horokeu, also known as Horohoro in the manga series ''[[Shaman King]],'' is a member of an Ainu tribe.
* "Ainu" is a playable nation in the game ''[[Europa Universalis IV]]''.
* The history of the island of Hokkaidō and of the Ainu people are part of the plot of a chapter in the manga [[Silver Spoon (manga)|''Silver Spoon'']].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.themarysue.com/hiromu-arakawas-fma-part-2/ |title=The Philosophy of Fullmetal Alchemist's Hiromu Arakawa |last=Donovan |first=Caitlin |date=October 7, 2014 |website=[[The Mary Sue]] |access-date=February 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228030653/https://www.themarysue.com/hiromu-arakawas-fma-part-2/ |archive-date=February 28, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* A coming-of-age film, ''[[Ainu Mosir]]'', was released in Japan on October 17, 2020. The film portrays Kanto, a sensitive 14-year-old Ainu boy who struggles to come to terms with his father's death and his identity. The film also focuses on the dilemma of the controversial bear sacrifice ritual under the shadow of modern Japanese society and the Ainu's heavy reliance on tourists for their livelihood. Along with other restless teenagers, Kanto is under pressure to retain his Ainu identity and participate in the cultural rituals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ainumosir-movie.jp/ |language=ja |access-date=November 30, 2020 |title=Ainu Mosir the Movie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/ainu-mosir-2020 |title=Ainu Mosir |access-date=November 30, 2020 |work=[[Tribeca Film]] |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117062536/https://tribecafilm.com/films/ainu-mosir-2020 }}</ref>
* In the [[James Bond]] novel ''[[You Only Live Twice (novel)|You Only Live Twice]]'' and [[You Only Live Twice (film)|film]], Bond's character spends some time living in an Ainu village and (in the film) is supposedly disguised as one of the local people, "marrying" a local pearl fisher ({{transliteration|ja|[[Ama (diving)|ama]]}}) as part of his cover.
* In the 2013 samurai film ''[[Unforgiven (2013 film)|Unforgiven]]'', starring [[Ken Watanabe]] and which is a remake of the 1992 [[Clint Eastwood]] [[Unforgiven|Western film of the same name]], the character of Goro Sawada ([[Yuya Yagira]]) is half-Ainu.