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Fist of the North Star

Fist of the North Star

An epic assault on the senses!

19866.81h 50m

Overview

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...

Directed by Toyoo Ashida
Written by Susumu Takaku, Tetsuo Hara, Yoshiyuki Okamura
Box Office0Revenue: $18.0M

Top Cast

Akira Kamiya

Akira Kamiya

Kenshirô (voice)

Y

Yuriko Yamamoto

Yuria (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi

Raoh (voice)

Chikao Ohtsuka

Chikao Ohtsuka

Jagi (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Shin (voice)

Kaneto Shiozawa

Kaneto Shiozawa

Rei (voice)

Tomiko Suzuki

Tomiko Suzuki

Lin (voice)

Teiyu Ichiryusai

Teiyu Ichiryusai

Bat (voice)

A

Arisa Andô

Airi (voice)

J

Junji Chiba

Ryûken (voice)

Themes & Keywords

martial artskillingfighterpost-apocalyptic futurenuclear holocaustshounenanime

About Fist of the North Star

Fist of the North Star is a animation, action, science fiction film released in 1986 exploring themes of martial arts, killing, fighter, post-apocalyptic future, nuclear holocaust, shounen. Directed by Toyoo Ashida, it stars Akira Kamiya, Yuriko Yamamoto, Kenji Utsumi. 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...

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