Action adventure stars Ron Perlman and Kelly Hu have signed on to join Samuel L. Jackson in Afro Samurai. Kelly Hu brings life to Okiku, a friend from Afro Samurai’s past who is forced to betray those she loves in order to save one most dear to her. Ron Perlman will play the antagonist as he voices Justice, the six-shooter wielding gunman who kills Afro Samurai’s father.

Based on a graphic novel by Takashi Okazaki, Afro Samurai is a tale of a black samurai’s hunt for the man who murdered his father. Samuel L. Jackson executive-produces and stars as the hero, Afro with The RZA providing an original score. Afro Samurai is now slated to premiere on SpikeTV as a five-part series on January 4, 2007. The DVD will be released by FUNimation in spring 2007.