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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro

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Audience Score
66
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro
NR 1 hr 23 minAnimation, ActionFist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior Collection PosterPart of Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior Collection
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.
StarringHiroshi AbeYuriko IshidaRomi Park
DirectorToshiki Hirano

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Executive Producers:Yoshioka Masahito
Production Companies:TMS Entertainment, Go! Cinema
Movie Tags:
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Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior Collection

Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior is a Japanese animated film series produced by TMS Entertainment and North Stars Pictures based on the manga Fist of the North Star written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. The films are an updated re-imagining of the original story narrated in the manga, including additional detail expanding of the story, modern artwork and animation, new characters, as well as minor alterations to some events. The series spans three theatrical films and two OVAs each focusing on a different set of chapters and main characters from the original story. These were released in Japan during a three year span between 2006 to 2008, culminating with the 25th anniversary of the original manga. The first film, as well as both OVAs, were distributed by Toho. A portion of the project's budget came from a trust fund established by SMBC Friend Securities, which was raised over 23 billion yen.