Afro Samurai: Resurrection is a 2009 film sequel to the 2007 Afro Samurai anime; the movie was shown on Spike TV, on January 25, 2009. American actor Samuel L. Jackson returns as the voice for Afro and Ninja-Ninja, while this time he is joined by Lucy Liu, who voices Afro's enemy Sio. Mark Hamill also joins as the voice of Sio's protector and henchman Bin. Yuri Lowenthal also returns as the voice of Jinno / Kuma. After the first season, Afro is trying to live an ordinary life, but is hated by many because of his past. One stormy night Kuma and Sio attack Afro, take his Number One headband and... his father's remains. Sio tells Afro her plans to resurrect his father so she can torture him. Afro decides to find the Number Two headband , as only the Number Two can defeat the Number One. Sio wants revenge for the lives destroyed because of his quest for revenge. She also blames Afro for what has happened to Jinno who, during a flashback, is revealed to be her older brother.
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| Release date: | January 25, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Takashi Okazaki |
| Runtime: | 97 Minutes |
| Music by: | RZA |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Animation, Fantasy, Action |