The film's story is a prequel to the Fist of the North Star depicting the one year interval between Kenshiro's defeat at the hands of Shin and their later battle. Unlike the others in the series this film has a completely original storyline in which Kenshiro, near death after his battle with Shin and having used his remaining energy to kill a pack of wolves, was captured by slavers. Due to his strength, Kenshiro could escape whenever he wanted, but chose to stay and protect the other slaves.
Direction
Kobun Shizuno balances splatter and soul surprisingly well.
Acting
Hiroshi Abe's exhausted warmth in every grunt.
Score
Synths that scream '198X apocalypse forever'.
Director
Kobun Shizuno
Hiroshi Abe
Kenshirô (voice)
Yuriko Ishida
Yuria (voice)
Romi Park
Danne (voice)
Takeshi Aono
Fugen (voice)
Keiichi Nanba
Yaman (voice)
Mina Tominaga
Saya (voice)
Hiromi Konno
Amo (voice)
Shozo Iizuka
Siska (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Guruma (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Zinnia (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Jugai (voice)
Tetsu Inada
Gades (voice)
Takuya Kirimoto
Shin (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Ryuken (voice)
Hiroshi Fujioka
Narration (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the only Fist of the North Star film with an original screenplay not based on Buronson and Hara's manga.
The 'noble warrior choosing weakness' archetype directly echoes rōnin films and 1970s melancholy yakuza cinema.
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They still make hokuto no ken! this looks badass too!
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OH THIS LOOKS BEAUTIFUL
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