Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro
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.
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About Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro is a 2008 Japanese-language animation, action and drama film directed by Kobun Shizuno. The cast is led by Hiroshi Abe, Yuriko Ishida, Romi Park. It has a runtime of 1h 23m.
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro was produced by TMS Entertainment and Go! Cinema and made in Japan. It was released on October 11, 2008.
- Director
- Kobun Shizuno
- Writers
- Nobuhiko Horie
- Release date
- October 11, 2008
- Original language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Japan
- Production
- TMS Entertainment, Go! Cinema
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro cast & crew
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro was directed by Kobun Shizuno and written by Nobuhiko Horie.
The cast features Hiroshi Abe as Kenshirô (voice), Yuriko Ishida as Yuria (voice), Romi Park as Danne (voice), Takeshi Aono as Fugen (voice), Keiichi Nanba as Yaman (voice), and Mina Tominaga as Saya (voice).
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Yuki Kajiura, cinematography is by Masato Sato, and it was produced by Yoshioka Masahito and Yusei Kato.
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At 1h 23m, it's an easy, time-light watch.
If you enjoy animation, action, and drama, Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro
Hiroshi Abe
Kenshirô (voice)
Yuriko Ishida
Yuria (voice)
Romi Park
Danne (voice)
Takeshi Aono
Fugen (voice)
Keiichi Nanba
Yaman (voice)
Mina Tominaga
Saya (voice)
Hiromi Konno
Amo (voice)
Shozo Iizuka
Siska (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Guruma (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Zinnia (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Jugai (voice)
Tetsu Inada
Gades (voice)
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro runs 1 hours 23 minutes (83 minutes).
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