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Fist of the North Star ()

Hokuto no Ken (original title)
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In a post-nuclear hellscape, a master of the deadly martial art "Hokuto Shinken" allies with two kids and an expert in "Nanto Suicho-Ken" to battle the tyrants who kidnapped his lover.
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Cast

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Kenshiro (voice)
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Yuria (voice)
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Raoh (voice)
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Jagi (voice) (as Chikao Ohtsuka)
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Shin (voice)
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Rei (voice)
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Lin (voice)
Teiyû Ichiryûsai ...
Bat (voice) (as Mie Suzuki)
Arisa Andô ...
Airi (voice)
Junji Chiba ...
Ryuken (voice)
Hidekatsu Shibata ...
Zeed (voice)
Junpei Takiguchi ...
Heart (voice)
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Fox (voice)
Hiroshi Ôtake ...
Jackal (voice)
Daisuke Gôri ...
Uyghur (voice)
Takeshi Watabe ...
Kiba Daioh (voice)
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Galf (voice)
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Elder Ukoku (voice)
Yasuo Tanaka ...
Zeed Thug / Victim (voice) (as Yasurô Tanaka)
Kôji Yada ...
Colonel (voice)
Banjô Ginga ...
Zeed Thug (voice)
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Nunchaku (voice)
Masayuki Katô ...
Various (voice)
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Kubaru (voice)
Ryôichi Tanaka ...
Zeed Thug (voice)
Masaharu Satô ...
Various (voice)
Ikuya Sawaki ...
Various (voice)
Kôzô Shioya ...
Victim (voice)
Michitaka Kobayashi ...
Victim (voice)
Reiko Suzuki ...
Old Woman (voice)
Yôko Kawanami ...
Dying Woman (voice)
Tarô Ishida ...
Narrator (voice)
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Ken (1991) (voice)
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Shin (1991) (voice)
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Julia (1991) (voice) (as Melodee Spivack)
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Jagi (1991) (voice)
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Bat (1991) (voice)
Wally Burr ...
Raoh / Jagi Thug (1991) (voice)
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Rei / Uygle (1991) (voice)
Holly Sidell ...
Lynn (1991) (voice)
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Alei / Victim (1991) (voice)
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Jackal / Zenda / Zenda Thug (1991) (voice) (as Mike Forest)
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Fang (1991) (voice)
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Ryuuken / Narrator (1991) (voice)
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Heart / Captain / Zenda Thug (1991) (voice)
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Thugmeister / Jagi Thug (1991) (voice)
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Torture Victim / Jagi Thug (1991) (voice)
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Zenda Thug / Victim (1991) (voice)
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Wise Man / Cynic / Nunchaku / Jagi Thug / Raoh Thug / Zenda Thug / Victim (1991) (voice)
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Victim (1991) (voice)
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Screamer (1991) (voice)
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Fox (1991) (voice)
Lisa Michelson ...
Dying Woman (1991) (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Catherine Battistone ...
Old Woman (1991) (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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Toyoo Ashida

Written by

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Buronson ... (comic)
 
Tetsuo Hara ... (comic)
 
Susumu Takaku ... ()

Produced by

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Caesar Lopez ... testing: Discotek Blu-Ray
Carl Macek ... producer
Logan Rebholz ... subtitle proofing: Discotek Blu-Ray
Justin Sevakis ... producer: Discotek Blu-Ray
Gary Swarer ... menu design: Discotek Blu-Ray / packaging design: Discotek Blu-Ray

Music by

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Katsuhisa Hattori

Cinematography by

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Tamio Hosoda

Editing by

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Masaaki Hanai

Editorial Department

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Mari Kishi ... negative cutter
Shigeru Nishiyama ... assistant editor
Justin Sevakis ... editing: Discotek Blu-Ray

Art Direction by

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Motoyuki Tanaka

Production Management

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Jerry Beck ... production manager
Matsuji Kishimoto ... in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Masahiro Hosoda ... assistant director
Atsutoshi Umezawa ... assistant director

Art Department

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Kazuo Ebisawa ... assistant art director
Reiko Kitayama ... art coordinator
Takeshi Torimoto ... art coordinator

Sound Department

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Thomas Chan ... re-recording mixer / sound mixer
Kanji Fukunaga ... sound director
Tanekichi Imazeki ... sound recordist
Michihiro Itô ... sound effects editor: E&M
Kimitaka Kawasaki ... assistant sound recordist
Mikio Mori ... dolby consultant: Continental Far East
Hironori Ono ... sound effects editor: E&M
Hideyuki Tanaka ... sound director

Special Effects by

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Noboru Sekiai ... special effects
Nobuhiro Shimokawa ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Yoshio Aiso ... camera operator
Masatoshi Fukui ... chief camera operator
Shigeyoshi Ikeda ... camera operator
Masashi Imamura ... camera operator
Yukio Katayama ... camera operator
Kenji Machida ... camera operator
Masaru Sakanishi ... camera operator
Masao Shimizu ... camera operator
Yôichi Takanashi ... camera operator
Toshiharu Takei ... camera operator

Animation Department

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Miiko Adachi ... inbetween artist
Kazuhiko Aida ... inbetween artist
Masuo Akiyama ... cel painter
Keiko Andô ... inbetween artist
Kiyotoshi Aoi ... key animator
Katsumi Aoshima ... key animator
Yôko Arai ... cel painter
Noriyoshi Doi ... background artist
Masaaki Edono ... inbetween artist
Hitoshi Ehara ... inbetween artist
Yumi Enozawa ... inbetween artist
Kiyomi Fujihashi ... cel painter
Jun'ichi Fujise ... cel checker
Junko Furuya ... cel painter
Mitsuko Goto ... cel painter
Yûji Hakamada ... inbetween artist
Chizuko Hashimoto ... inbetween artist
Jun'ichi Hayama ... key animator
Yasuko Horii ... cel painter
Noriko Ichihashi ... inbetween artist
Reiko Igarashi ... cel tracer
Suzuko Igarashi ... inbetween artist
Yûji Ikeda ... chief background artist
Sachiko Inose ... inbetween artist
Mihoko Irie ... cel tracer
Teruko Ishibashi ... inbetween artist
Iwao Itsui ... inbetween artist
Harumi Itô ... cel painter
Keiji Itô ... inbetween artist
Shinji Itô ... background artist
Kuniko Iwagami ... inbetween artist
Hidehiko Kadota ... inbetween checker
Kunio Kanashima ... background artist
Akira Kano ... inbetween artist
Kumiko Kasuga ... inbetween artist
Hisakazu Katô ... inbetween artist
Shizuo Kawai ... key animator
Yumiko Kawasaki ... inbetween artist
Katsunori Kimizuka ... inbetween checker
Ichizô Kobayashi ... key animator
Hiroshi Kugimiya ... inbetween artist
Haruyuki Kumagai ... inbetween artist
Yoshitaka Kumai ... cel painter
Kazuko Kurosawa ... cel tracer
Kazuyo Kuwasawa ... inbetween artist
Hiroshi Kôjina ... key animator
Michiko Masui ... cel tracer
Akiko Matsumoto ... inbetween artist
Kenji Matsumoto ... background artist
Kiyoshi Matsumoto ... key animator
Kazumitsu Matsusaka ... xerographer
Naoki Mishiba ... inbetween artist
Eriko Miyashita ... inbetween artist
Jûji Mizumura ... key animator
Hiroshi Morita ... cel checker
Hideyuki Motohashi ... key animator
Yoshiko Muramatsu ... cel painter
Kuniko Murata ... cel painter
Hideki Nagashima ... inbetween artist
Yuriko Nagaya ... inbetween artist
Mayumi Nakamura ... inbetween artist
Fumiko Namiki ... inbetween artist
Masahiro Naoi ... key animator
Toshiko Okayasu ... inbetween artist
Hideko Okimoto ... inbetween artist
Kimiyo Okunishi ... cel tracer
Motoko Okuno ... inbetween artist
Hiroyuki Onodera ... inbetween artist
Teruhisa Ryû ... key animator
Takashi Saijô ... key animator
Akihiro Saitô ... inbetween artist (as Akihiro Saito)
Yôko Saitô ... cel painter
Sonoe Sakano ... cel tracer
Tetsurô Sano ... inbetween artist
Toshikatsu Sanuki ... background artist
Kyôko Satô ... inbetween artist (as Kyôko Sato)
Michiyo Satô ... cel painter
Wakako Satô ... inbetween artist
Yoshiko Sekiguchi ... cel painter
Naotoshi Shida ... inbetween artist
Tadami Shimokawa ... background artist
Masami Suda ... animation director / character designer / key animator
Eiko Sudô ... background artist
Minoru Sugimori ... inbetween artist
Kiyomi Sugita ... cel painter
Shôichirô Sugiura ... background artist
Yasuko Suzuki ... cel painter
Yûko Suzuki ... cel painter
Sachiko Tada ... key animator
Shigenori Takada ... background artist
Kazuhiko Takahashi ... inbetween artist
Makoto Takahashi ... inbetween artist
Hitomi Takemura ... inbetween artist
Hiroshi Takeuchi ... inbetween artist
Ryô Tanaka ... inbetween artist
Yoshihiro Tanaka ... inbetween artist
Mari Tominaga ... inbetween artist
Tomoko Totsuka ... xerographer
Tsutomu Tsukada ... cel checker
Masayuki Uchiyama ... key animator
Tomoko Ueki ... cel advancement
Atsuko Ueno ... inbetween artist
Chikako Uesugi ... inbetween artist
Akira Urushido ... inbetween artist
Kôichi Wada ... inbetween artist
Keiko Wagatsuma ... cel painter
Hiroshi Watanabe ... key animator
Sakiko Watanabe ... inbetween artist
Yoriko Watanabe ... cel tracer
Tomoo Yakô ... inbetween artist
Chizuko Yamada ... inbetween artist
Junko Yamada ... cel painter
Miyo Yamada ... inbetween artist
Yasuhiro Yamaguchi ... key animator
Yukitoshi Yamaguchi ... inbetween artist
Takeo Yamamoto ... background artist
Tadayoshi Yamamuro ... inbetween artist
Masako Yamauchi ... cel painter
Yoshitaka Yashima ... key animator
Rieko Yokochi ... inbetween artist
Etsuko Yoshida ... inbetween artist
Yôko Ôhori ... cel tracer
Yôichi Ônishi ... inbetween artist
Kayoko Ôno ... inbetween artist
Takami Ôshima ... inbetween artist
Kumiko Ôta ... inbetween artist (as Kumiko Ohta)
Kazumi Ôyama ... cel painter

Casting Department

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Carl Macek ... casting
Tom Wyner ... casting

Additional Crew

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Ken Ariga ... production planner
Munehisa Higuchi ... chief production assistant
Chiaki Imada ... chief executive director
Carl Macek ... screenplay adaptation
Kôichi Murakami ... production coordinator
Yoshinobu Nakao ... planning assistant: Fuji TV
Tadashi Oka ... planning assistant: Fuji TV
Logan Rebholz ... proofing
Justin Sevakis ... blu-ray authoring
Yachiho Shiba ... record keeper
Yoshio Takami ... production planner
Masaya Tokuyama ... advertising producer
Tom Wyner ... adr director / adr writer

Thanks

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Russell Smith ... special thanks: Discotek Blu-Ray

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

After a nuclear holocaust tears the world apart, mankind is forced to the harshness of not only the oppression of others who are much more powerful, but the dead earth which seems to be getting worse with every passing moment. But a savior has risen from the ashes, a man who will defeat those who would torment the weak and make the world a livable place once more. A man named Kenshiro..... Written by Chuck "Dark-Side" Williamson

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Also Known As
  • 北斗の拳 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Seikimatsu Kyuseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken (Japan)
  • Fist of the Big Dipper (Japan, English title)
  • Movie Version Turn-of-the-Century Savior Legend: Fist of the North Star (Japan, English title)
  • Fist of the North Star the Movie: The Legend of the Coming Century's Saviour (Japan, English title)
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  • 110 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Vampire Hunter D of the 1985 anime movie of the same name makes a cameo appearance as a villager in the scene where Raoh's second-in-command, Uighur, reveals the pot of flowers to the people. Toyoo Ashida, the director of the film, directed Vampire Hunter D one year prior to directing the anime Hokuto No Ken movie. See more »
Goofs At one point during his fight with Raoh, Kenshiro's arm bands are back on even though moments earlier they ripped off when he activates his Hokuto Shinken, a moment later they vanish again. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Manga Video UK Promo with Celtic Frost Commercial (1998). See more »
Soundtracks Heart of Madness See more »
Quotes Ken-Ô: [Opening the doors] Ryûken, the fist of the north star has been defeated. Shin crushed him as he would an insect. When you chose Ken as your successor, I told you that it should have been me and I was right! Stand up, I'll prove it to you! I challenge you to a test of strenght!
Ryûken: Physical strenght is no substitute for perception. For perception is the key which unlocks the intangible powers of the spirit. You perceive nothing.
Ken-Ô: You silly old fool. Stop hiding behind your metaphors and metaphysical fantasies. The fist of the north star is dead!
Ryûken: Your point?
Ken-Ô: Don't you understand? Now I'm fist of the north star!
[Breaking havoc]
Ken-Ô: My power is greater than ever before. No one can stand against me.
Ryûken: May be, but you see, power without perception is virtually useless and therefore of no true value!
Ken-Ô: Useless? hehe. Ryûken, what a foolish old man you are. Any tool is useful if you know how to use it, and I have become an expert. Watch! Admit it. At this moment, I'm more powerful than you ever were. I am fist of the north star.
Ryûken: I don't agree and I never shall. Go and do what you must Raoh but never set foot in this dojo again!
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