 In 2007, Lowenthal was cast as Jinnosuke, aka "Kuma", a teddy-bear-headed warrior, in the anime feature "Afro Samurai" which starred Samuel L. Jackson as the title character.In an interview with Eastern Kicks, Lowenthal said that what he liked about Jinno was that he "starts off as one guy and ends up in a very different, very very dark place.Plus I got to kick Sam Jackson's ass.