Fist of the North Star (1986)

Original title

北斗の拳

Directed by

Toyoo Ashida

Genre

martial arts film, post-apocalyptic film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 191 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a post-apocalyptic world, a martial artist named Kenshiro uses a devastating pressure point fighting style to protect the innocent. He battles a series of brutal enemies to rescue his kidnapped love and confront a powerful rival.

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What happens

Fist of the North Star (Japanese: 北斗の拳, Hepburn: Hokuto no Ken) is a 1986 Japanese animated post-apocalyptic martial arts film based on the manga 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 most of the same cast and crew working on both projects. The film serves as a loose adaptation of the early chapters of the manga, covering up to Chapter 72 (Kenshiro's first fight with Raoh), changing the order of key events and how the story ultimately unfolds. However, the film retains the more violent content of the original manga, which the television series toned down. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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