Fist of the North Star
“An epic assault on the senses!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 68, rated by 1 admin.
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In this animated wasteland, a punch is less a blow than an instruction for somebody to explode. Kenshiro crosses a ruined world of giant muscles and even larger grudges. The violence is gloriously excessive, but the animation is doing exactly what this operatic martial-arts fantasy demands.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 7.5/10
- Plot
- 8/10
- Effects
- 3/10
- Dialogue
- 7.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“Please allow several seconds for your punch to finish exploding.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 68
Synopsis and movie facts
After a nuclear holocaust tears the world apart, mankind is forced to the harshness of not only the oppression of others who are much more powerful, but the dead earth which seems to be getting worse with every passing moment. But a savior has risen from the ashes, a man who will defeat those who would torment the weak and make the world a livable place once more. A man named Kenshiro...
- Released
- 1986
- Directed by
- Toyoo Ashida
- Running time
- 112 min
- Original title
- 北斗の拳
Starring
- Akira Kamiya as Kenshirô (voice)
- Yuriko Yamamoto as Yuria (voice)
- Kenji Utsumi as Raoh (voice)
- Chikao Ohtsuka as Jagi (voice)
- Toshio Furukawa as Shin (voice)
- Kaneto Shiozawa as Rei (voice)
- Tomiko Suzuki as Lin (voice)
- Teiyu Ichiryusai as Bat (voice)
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: Fist of the North Star (1986), directed by Toyoo Ashida. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · badmovies.org
The review describes the exploding-body martial arts, gigantic opponents and sudden dramatic reversals of the animated film, distinct from the live-action adaptation. Full review text retained from earlier catalogue research and consulted again on 2026-11-10; no claim of a fresh page download.
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