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Writers (WGA):
Buronson (characters from the graphic novels "Hokuto No Ken") &Tetsuo Hara (characters from the graphic novels "Hokuto No Ken") ...
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Release Date:
April 1995 (USA) moreTagline:
A Legendary Warrior Battles Against The Forces Of Evil.Plot Keywords:
Based On Japanese TV Series
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Bloody Body Of Child
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Martial Arts
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Child Murder
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Remake Of Japanese Film
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(2 articles)
Retro Review: Mad Max meets manga in the demented Fist Of The North Star (From QuietEarth. 21 May 2009, 11:27 AM, PDT)
Revolving Video Podcast Episode 12: The Takeuchi Code
(From LateFilmFull. 19 May 2009, 7:12 AM, PDT)
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Watchable, disposable moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gary Daniels | ... | Kenshirô | |
| Malcolm McDowell | ... | Ryuken | |
| Costas Mandylor | ... | Lord Shin | |
| Downtown Julie Brown | ... | Charlie | |
| Dante Basco | ... | Bat | |
| Nalona Herron | ... | Lynn | |
| Melvin Van Peebles | ... | Asher | |
| Kevin Arbouet | ... | Rao | |
| William L. Nagle | ... | Miner | |
| Clint Howard | ... | Stalin | |
| Andre Rosey Brown | ... | Sandman | |
| Paulo Tocha | ... | Stone | |
| Chris Penn | ... | Jackal | |
| Tracey Walter | ... | Paul McCarthy | |
| Rowena Guinness | ... | Jill McCarthy |
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Rated R for continuous brutal and gory violence, and for brief language.Parents Guide:
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103 min | UK:88 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Ultra StereoCertification:
Finland:K-18 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:R | Germany:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Iceland:(Banned) | Norway:18 | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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The Japanese dubbed version used the original voice actors from the 1980s anime series. moreGoofs:
Miscellaneous: In the final battle between Kenshiro and Shin towards the ending you can see a hole in Kenshiro's pants between the legs presumably due to the high kicks. moreSoundtrack:
A Thousand Lies moreFAQ
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FIST OF THE NORTH STAR
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Sound format: Ultra-Stereo
Low-budget Americanization of the Japanese manga 'Hokuto no Ken' - already the subject of an earlier anime feature and TV series - in which a mystical warrior (British-born martial arts expert Gary Daniels) defends the survivors of an unspecified global holocaust from an evil warlord (Costas Mandylor) who intends to rebuild the planet in his own image. Photographed by A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET's Jacques Haitkin through layers of murk designed to conceal a multitude of budgetary deficiencies, and 'distinguished' by flashy editing and gymnastic camera-work designed to conceal the lack of a comprehensible plot, Tony Randel's unconvincing future noir trades the visionary outlook of the original graphic novel for the same lumbering, humorless approach which typified this particular subgenre before US producers *finally* learned how to imitate their Asian counterparts. Though brutal in places, particularly during the final confrontation between Daniels and Mandylor, the film actually *downplays* the gory carnage of its source material, which will disappoint those expecting a more faithful adaptation.
A popular figure in this kind of DTV potboiler, Daniels was clearly hired for his fighting skills rather than his acting, and he's upstaged throughout by many of his co-stars (including Chris Penn, Melvin Van Peebles and Malcolm McDowell). Thankfully, Randel makes a virtue of Daniels' handsome face and muscular torso, and there's an unmistakable whiff of homoerotic tension in the aggressive relationship between Daniels and his equally handsome nemesis.