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Afro Samurai: Resurrection  (Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV)  (DVD)  2008

SKU:  9161051 Release Date: 2/3/2009
Rating:  TVMA
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4.2 of 5 4.2 of 5 (6 reviews)

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Common Sense Media Says:

Stylish animation can't mask extreme violence and language.

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Synopsis

The super bad samurai who avenged his father and found a life of peace is pulled back into the game by a deadly beauty from his past as the cycle of vengeance continues in Afro Samurai: Resurrection. There was a time when Afro Samurai (voice of Academy Award-nominee Samuel L. Jackson) was quick to duel, but these days he prefers serenity to swordplay. Still, there are those who will never allow the retired master to live down his violent past, and when the hatred in Sio (Lucy Liu) grows too powerful to contain, she vows to teach Afro Samurai a painful lesson in humility. Mark Hamill and RZA lend their voices to director Fuminori Kizaki's bloody animated sequel. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Cast

RZA
Lucy Liu
Mark Hamill
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson - Afro Samurai
Lucy Liu - Sio
Robert F. Diggs

Crew

Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda
Executive Producer: Shinichiro Ishikawa
Properties: Satoshi Ishino
Character Design: Hiroya Iijma
Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose
Music Editor: Mike Baiardi
Co-producer: Hiroshi Kumada
Screenwriter: Eric Calderon
Co-producer: Eric Calderon
Animation Producer: Yuji Hori ,Kenichi Hayashi
Executive Producer: Leo Chu
Screenwriter: Yasuyuki Mutou ,Josh Fialkov
Co-producer: Chris Carlisle
Screenwriter: Eric Garcia
Executive Producer: Eric Garcia ,Arthur Smith
Screen Story: Takashi Okazaki
Conception: Takashi Okazaki
Screen Story: Fuminori Kizaki
Director: Fuminori Kizaki
Character Design: Hiroya Iijima
Animation Director: Hiroya Iijima
Visual Effects Supervisor: Kenji Fujita
Executive Producer: Samuel L. Jackson
Featured Music: RZA ,Robert F. Diggs
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka

Customer Reviews

Afro Samurai: Resurrection - DVD (5 out of 6)
Almost as good as the original series
4
Posted by: from Mass on 10/25/2009Basically, I watched this after watching the director's cut of the original series, and this felt soft in comparison, and it seemed too short. The story added in some stuff that didn't exist in the first one, and stuff that just didn't make sense. It was still good during the parts with solid action, and the fight scenes it did have were pretty quick and brutal. The soundtrack in the series was also better than the movie.

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Very Mediocre
3
Posted by: from FL on 03/04/2009The sequel to the first Afro Samurai failed to live up to the standard set by its predecessor. I understand that the creators of this film's intention was to focus on more character development than cool fighting scenes but instead of crafting a gripping drama, they created a dull and boring sequel. The movie does showcase a few good action scenes and some excellent songs produced by the RZA, but other than that, this movies doesn't have much going for it.

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Gotta buy it
5
Posted by: from Baker,Louisiana on 02/05/2009Even if you haven't seen the Afro Samurai series, the movie is still a must see!! Before the movie premeared on Spike TV, I wasn't an Afro Samurai fan. I saw the movie and after about 45 minutes into it, I could tell you the whole Afro Samurai story. Samuel L Jackson, and Lucy lue did a great job at voice acting for the characters, and the soundtrack is awsome!!! The movie even hinted another season!! Gotta check this out.

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Not what I was expecting
3
Posted by: from Texas on 02/05/2009I loved Afro Samurai in his first DVD, thats why when Ressurection came out I went out to buy it without reading a review. Its fine that they wanted to put out more Afro because the first was a master piece, but! Ressurection dropped the ball on my expectations. The concept of having his dad come back from the dead to fight him is a great idea, but all the talking and lack of fighting made this one hard to enjoy. Ressurection has maybe 4 very short fights, and only the very first one was any good (opening). Despite being shaken up by Ressurection, I still like Afro Samurai, and hope to see a number 3. Hopefully it will be as good as the first. If your new to anime you might like this one, for the vets not so much.

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Great Movie
5
Posted by: from ANYWHERE! on 02/04/2009I would watch the anime series before this and I really liked it. When i found out there's a sequel i had to watch it and it was great.

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Excellent adult animation
5
Posted by: from Phila on 01/28/2009I recommend seeing the first Afro Samurai before moving on to this sequel. The little girl in part one is all grown up and is seeking revenge against Afro for killing her family. Her brother is the dude in the teddy bear head who is still alive and has assembled a group of ninjas to kill Afro. It's one for the library collection. Another sequil may follow the Resurrection series.

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