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Fist of the North Star is a film of genre Drama directed by Toyoo Ashida released in USA on 26 september 1991 with Akira Kamiya
Fist of the North Star (1986)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 26 september 1991
Length 1h50
Directed by Toyoo Ashida
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Sports films, Films set in the future, Martial arts films, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Rating70%
Fist of the North Star (劇場版 世紀末救世主伝説 北斗の拳, Gekijōban Seikimatsu Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken, Fist of the North Star Theatrical Version: Legend of the Century's End Savior) is a 1986 Japanese animated film adaptation of the manga series of the same name. It was produced by Toei Animation, the same studio who worked on the TV series that was airing at the time, with the same cast and crew working on both projects. The film adapts the storyline of the manga from the beginning of the series up until Kenshiro's first match with his rival and elder brother Raoh, with many liberties taken with the order of events and how the story unfolds (including the roles of several characters). However, the film retains the more violent content of the original manga, which the television series lacked.
Synopsis
After a global-scale nuclear war, the majority of earth's surface has become a wasteland, with most of the world's survivors fighting over the few uncontaminated food and water supplies. Kenshiro, the master of the deadly martial art Hokuto Shinken, is traveling with his fiancee Yuria (Julia in English version) when they are confronted by Ken's former friend Shin of the Nanto Seiken. After defeating Ken in combat, Shin engraves seven wounds on Ken's chest and leaves him for dead, taking Yuria with him. Ken's eldest brother Raoh, having witnessed the fight without intervening, returns to his dojo and challenges his Master Ryuken's decision to choose Ken as his successor over him. Raoh kills Ryuken and proclaims he will become the ruler of the new world.Actors
Akira Kamiya
(Kenshirô)
Yuriko Yamamoto
(Yuria (Julia))
Kenji Utsumi
(Ken-Ô (Raoh))
Chikao Ōtsuka
(Jagi)
Toshio Furukawa
(Shin)
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