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Fist of the North Star: The Movie

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Format: DVD
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 694 ratings
IMDb7.1/10.0
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November 17, 1998 		—
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Format Animated, NTSC, DVD, Color
Contributor Fist of the North Star
Language Japanese
Runtime 1 hour and 50 minutes
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The world is on the verge of complete destruction! The only hope left for mankind is to find a hero worthy of becoming the next Fist of the North Star. Powerful animation and a provocative story distinguish this science fiction epic. Contains extreme violence.

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One of the first anime features, Fist of the North Star was based on a popular manga series set in the not-too-distant future, when Earth has been devastated by a nuclear holocaust. The scattered survivors huddle in ruined cities, awaiting an enlightened warrior-hero worthy of the title of "Fist of the North Star," who will start the planet on the path to recovery. That mythic hero arrives in the person O, who looks like a caricature of Sylvester Stallone drawn for an American Saturday morning cartoon show. The relatively simple story is burdened with many subplots involving evil brothers, betrayals, kidnappings, and murders, all needing endless expository scenes. Director Toyoa Ashida borrows shamelessly from the Rambo and Mad Max films, along with Frank Frazetta's illustrations. Fist of the North probably ranks as the most violent film in animation history, but after the fourth or fifth head explodes in gobbets of red paint, the effect becomes unintentionally comic. --Charles Solomon

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.38 x 0.6 inches; 4 ounces
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Animated, NTSC, DVD, Color
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 50 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ November 17, 1998
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Fist of the North Star
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 6305131082
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 694 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
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One of the manliest & greatest anime ever made if your in to 80's anime like Dragonball, Dragonball Z I highly recommend you check this anime out it is up there with one the best animes of all times Dragonball/Z
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Andy
5.0 out of 5 stars Extreme Carnage and Mystical Kung Fu in An Epic Post Apocalyptic Love Story
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2023
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Based on the phenomenal, long running, manga series, this popular movie version of Fist Of The North Star (1986) is a quintessential masterpiece of 1980's anime and one of my absolute favourites. Grim post apocalypse tale of masters of mystical schools of ancient, deadly martial arts, a messianic savior, betrayal, savage marauders preying on the innocent, battles between warlords, and revenge is one of the most philosophical, epic-even cosmic- operatic works of anime. An entertaining action packed mix of Mad Max and the classic TV series Kung Fu with a mind blowing (quite literally) amount blood and violence- this film is EXTREMELY VIOLENT- and that's part of its visual "charm" and gruesome fun, but also explores themes of love, hope, power, responsibility, and the burden of destiny. A cool tragic hero, great melodramatic story, good use of music, and concluding with a genuinely poetic ending that has haunted me since I first saw it many years ago. There is no need to be fully familiar with the complete mythology, this film works remarkably well as a stand alone story. Discotek Media's Blu Ray is great, looks fine and contains the now-classic Streamline Pictures English dub and titles as well as the original Japanese, they really went out of their way for nostalgia's sake. Also recommended: the masterpiece Akira (1988) an essential work, and Vampire Hunter D (1985), otaku will have a ton of classic anime titles that can be added here.
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Christopher N. Rulo
5.0 out of 5 stars Fist of the North Star 1986
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2017
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So Fist of the North Star: The Movie which was released in Japan in 1986 and then it was released it in North America by Streamline Pictures with the English dub in 1991 and the Italian VHS version of Fist of the North Star: The Movie with the Italian dub was uncensored where it shows blood except for the Japanese dub version and the English Dub version are censored in both America and in Japan and there is cameos in Fist of the North Star: The Movie such as D from Toyoo Ashida's 1985 OVA Film Vampire Hunter D and Arion from the 1986 Anime movie made by Sunrise that brought you Gundam franchise and InuYasha Arion and Michael McConnohie who voices D from Vampire Hunter D is also the voice as Shin in the Streamline Pictures' English Dub version of Fist of the North Star: The Movie and in the Original Japanese version of Fist of the North Star: The Movie Shin is voiced by Toshio Furukawa who is known for his anime work such as Dragon Ball Z One Piece and Urusei Yatsura and for Fist of the North Star: The Movie didn't feature other characters from the Fist of the North Star anime series such as Shuu, Toki, Mamiya. Souther, Lin's dog Pel or any characters from the Fist of the North Star anime series which they were gonna appear in the movie but it has the music such as Heart of Madness by Kodomo Band where we see Rei fighting with Raoh and at the end of the movie Purple Eyes by Kodomo Band is played in the original Japanese dub version except for the English Dub Version which is the Instrumental version of Purple Eyes by Kodomo Band which makes it an appeal to the Fist of the North Star series formula
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Boss Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2023
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Not a bootleg copy. Good visuals and sound. Classic movie. Must have for any anime fan.
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tigerced73
5.0 out of 5 stars You are already dead!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2018
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The first time I saw this movie I was absolutely blown away by it. I remember looking through the anime rack, and there this movie was. It had a sticker on it saying, "not for kids." That grabbed my attention quick. The cover says the most violent movie ever, sweet!! I bought it, and was hooked, on just the opening sequence of the apocalypse. However, mind you, that this movie is a brief overview of the first 3 volumes of the TV series, and even this movie is not true to the TV series in places, such as with the Fang Clan fighting Raou's Clan.

Ken wanders the land to bring peace to the violent world, as a chosen savior. In the beginning, Shin and Jagi (his best friend, and younger brother) betray Kenshiro, and leave him for dead. He is awoken from the depths of hell, and comes back stronger then ever, and not only brings peace to the lands he comes across, but brings honor back to his sacred martial arts style.

Visually this movie is very impressive with lots of fighting, blood, and gore. Do not watch if you are meek. It is extremely violent. The music also compliments this movie, and is done very well.

Unfortunately, the movie leaves you with more questions in the end, like what happened to Julia? If you want to know, you need to watch the complete TV series, and that includes Volume 4.

Highly recommend this, to thumbs way up! I absolutely love this anime classic!
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raytrix7
4.0 out of 5 stars Item arrived in good condition
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
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Item arrived in good condition
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Scott Thornton
5.0 out of 5 stars i just saw this and whats the differance
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2010
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I have the older dvd and had the vhs they were the exact same. Here is what i did however there have been many side stories and stuff. You want to know the legend of Hoktino Ken [...] There it is 4 box sets of the japanese cartoon and the movie. I got the set and all the other movies on my own. I would like to just check out this version but my thing is it seems exactly the same from what i read. Kind of like when Akria got bought out and redid the script so it sucked. I have the original Akira on vhs transfered to dvd. So whats the differance between this and the older dvd. Well The first dvd was just like the vhs and this version is the same thing other then some scenes have more color to them like extra shades of some color or more vibrant aruas may have 2 colors now. So not big deal and the other thing the sound was exactly the same i read another review that said it was better if have 5.1 and i didn't hear a differance but could be few reasons. Yea so 14 bucks for extra color not really worth it. But being the fan that i am i got it because i had to see for myself i heard they added extra to it. But nobody could tell me what or how exactly. So i just told everybody what it is not worth it if you have the original. Oh i think some japanese was added in the begining i am not sure it was there in the first one.
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Osman
5.0 out of 5 stars End of the Century's greatest Anime, and most badassery of characters!
Reviewed in Canada on September 18, 2021
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This is by far the greatest Anime I have seen, and became one of my all time favourites in no time! The songs and characters are also incredible.

Fist of the North Star is up to 110+ and Fist of The North Star 2 is on there, so that's the remaining episodes of 151.
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Alejandro Ramírez
5.0 out of 5 stars Cuando termines de leer esto tal vez ya estés muerto
Reviewed in Mexico on November 18, 2018
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Hokuto no Ken, no hay más que decir. Cómprenla!
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Xavier
5.0 out of 5 stars Great condition, made to function in the United States or Canada
Reviewed in Australia on April 25, 2021
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The DVD arrived in perfect condition, wasn’t damaged. Just works on playback units in United States and Canada.
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あんこ～♪
5.0 out of 5 stars ジャギ様が悪の限りを尽くすオリジナル長編映画です!!
Reviewed in Japan on October 12, 2019
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タイトル『北斗の拳-世紀末救世主伝説-』。
一般的な国内プレイヤーで再生出来ます（再生環境/SONYの2015年～の最廉価プレイヤー『BDP-S1500』）。
タイトルで日本語を選択し、サブタイトル《OFF》にすれば、後は普通に鑑賞する事が出来ます。
映像特典は日本版＆北米版『北斗の拳』劇場版のトレイラー、イメージギャラリーです。

劇場公開リアルタイムでは見れなくて、その存在すら忘れていたのですが、北米版で安価に発売されていたので何気なく購入。
な、なんと原作を踏襲した換骨奪胎オリジナル長編映画じゃないですか～。
ジャギ様大活躍（1時間ほど）、牙軍団VS拳王軍、レイVSウイグル獄長などなど夢のマッチに、昭和テイストで繰り広げられる、ド派手＆渋い『北斗の拳』に、アラフォーおっさんは興奮しちゃいましたよ♪
ただ、核戦争でドロッドロに人間が溶けるシーンとか、北斗神拳＆南斗の奥義のスプラッター描写がかなり多いので（劇場版という事もあいまって…）、現代の子どもには少々刺激が強いかもしれません。

色々書きましたが、原作＆TV版でお腹一杯になって、「劇場版～？どうせ総集編でしょ～」みたいな方にとっては、朗報とも言える別バージョン版『北斗の拳』です。
『北斗の拳』が好きな方ならば「絶対に買いっ!!」と言える一品です。
なお、北米版はお値段の変化が著しく、時期によっては長く品切れを起こしますので、ご自分が納得出来る時に購入を決断しましょう。
ちなみに私は、海外便/送料込で2520円でした。
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Sascha Buchholz
5.0 out of 5 stars Großartig! / Great!
Reviewed in Germany on April 7, 2016
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The remastered picture is great. There are nearly no artifacts to be found and there are literally worlds between this quality and the older/unmastered releases. Considering the age of the movie they did an awesome job. Of course it still has the "old" animations but that doesn't make the movie lame. Finally the release this classic deserves. Sadly it doesn't have much of additional bonus materials.

Das gemasterte Bild ist großartig. Nahezu keine Artefakte oder Bildverunreinigungen und es liegen wortwörtlich Welten zwischen dieser und älteren Veröffentlichungen. Bedenkt man das Alter des Films wurde hier tolle Arbeit geleistet. Selbstverständlich sind es immer noch die "alten" Animationen aber das macht den Film nicht schlecht. Endlich eine Veröffentlichung die diesem Klassiker gerecht wird. Leider gibt es nicht viel Bonusmaterial.
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