Fist of the North Star (1995)

Directed by

Tony Randel

Genre

action film, martial arts film, post-apocalyptic film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

R

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 82 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A martial arts master named Ken wanders a post-apocalyptic wasteland. He hunts for the man who killed his teacher and took his lover.

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What happens

Fist of the North Star is a 1995 American science fiction martial arts film based on the Japanese manga of the same name by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. The film was directed by Tony Randel, who also co-wrote the script with Peter Atkins, and stars Gary Daniels, Costas Mandylor, Chris Penn, Isako Washio and Malcolm McDowell. A Japanese dub of the film was produced by Toei Video which featured the cast of the 1980s anime television series reprising their roles. The film was released direct-to-video. The film, which loosely adapts the first story arc of the original manga, centers on Ken (Daniels), the lone master of the "North Star" martial art school, who wanders the post-apocalyptic Earth in search of his nemesis Lord Shin, the man who killed his master and kidnapped his fiancee. Meanwhile, Shin rules as dictator of the city of Southern Cross with his personal army known as the Crossmen, who are given orders to hunt down Kenshiro. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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