Winner for Breakout Male Action Star of the Year and Nominee for Best Costumes in the 2009 Action On Film International Film Festival.
Star and writer-producer Percy "Spitfire" Brown choreographed the entire three-and-a-half minute fight sequence and worked tirelessly with fellow stunt actor Christopher "Jinx" McClure (who doubles as the villainous Kabuki Warrior in addition to playing Afro's sidekick Ninja-Ninja) to pull it off. And makeup artist James Lacey helped fashion the absurd wigs that give Afro Samurai and Ninja-Ninja their distinctive look, in addition to creating the special makeup effects that can only be described as, well, decapitating.
Shot over six short evenings in 2008 (due to a neighborhood ordinance the filmmakers only had 2-3 hours per night available for shooting at the chosen location) director Mader utilized two Panasonic HVX-200 cameras to capture all the coverage he needed in such a short filming window, plus a Cobra Crane and Stedicam rig to achieve a number of specialty shots which help raise the production value bar. He also studied the original Anime extensively and composed many of the setups as an homage to the animated series keeping the fans of the original show and its tone in mind while making the translation to live action.