Arrow Recasts Katana with Wolverine Actress

Wolverine actress Rila Fukushima has been tapped to play Katana in Season 3 of The CW's Arrow, Entertainment Weekly reports.

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Fukushima will replace Devon Aoki, who left the show due to a scheduling conflict, according toEW. (Aoki's version of Katana was never seen on-screen.)

Katana (nee Tatsu Yamashiro) is a superheroine who mentors Oliver (Stephen Amell) and assists with his training to become The Arrow. She'll appear in the series in flashbacks.

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