Afro Samurai (2007)★ 7.6/10
- Action
- Adventure
- Animation
- Drama
- Fantasy
Directed by: Fuminori Kizaki, Yasuhiro Geshi
Written by: Leo Chu, Derek Draper, Yasuyuki Muto, Takashi Okazaki, Tomohiro Yamashita
A Black samurai goes on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father in a futuristic feudal Japan.
- Original title
- Afro Samurai
- Storyline
- In a strange world of swords, guns and kimonos, cell phones and cybernetic body parts - a black samurai, Afro Samurai, seeks revenge from a man named Justice who killed his father and also happens to be the #1 fighter in the world. After Afro earns the rank of #2 fighter needed to challenge the #1, he starts his lonely walk to revenge. He faces bounty hunters, bar thugs and fanatical monks - all of whom seem to have clues to the whereabouts of Justice and all of whom covet the position of #2 for themselves. Also along the way we are introduced to Afro's chatty companion - the light hearted Ninja Ninja.
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 · 20,588
- Companies
- Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV), G.D.H., Gonzo, Mosaic, Samurai Project, Spike TV, Dybex, FUNimation Entertainment, WOWOW, Hyper, Madman Entertainment, Mirage Entertainment, Netflix, Pony Canyon, Universum Film (UFA)
- Release dates
- US January 4, 2007
- FR June 14, 2007
- GB September 8, 2007
- JP October 27, 2007
- EC January 12, 2014
- SG September 1, 2015
- KR June 30, 2019
- TH June 30, 2019
- TW June 30, 2019