Japan Synopsis
北斗の拳
“Power without perception is spiritually useless, and therefore of no true value.”
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…
The 1985–1987 Japan Window
100 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Fist of the North Star sits at position #45.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Fist of the North Star. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedFist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh – Chapter of Fierce Fight
★ 6.5 · Japan
4 sharedFist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh – Chapter of Death in Love
★ 6.7 · Japan
4 sharedFist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria
★ 6.2 · Japan
4 sharedFist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro
★ 6.7 · Japan
4 sharedFist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki
★ 6.7 · Japan
4 sharedNew Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City
★ 6.4 · Japan
Other Titles From Shueisha
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fist of the North Star premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,502 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,664 of 2,532 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, German, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shueisha, Toei Animation |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | March 8, 1986 |
| IMDb | tt0142371 |