Japan Synopsis
真救世主伝説 北斗の拳 ZERO ケンシロウ伝
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.
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
362 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro sits at position #206.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
5 sharedFist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh – Chapter of Fierce Fight
★ 6.5 · Japan
5 sharedFist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh – Chapter of Death in Love
★ 6.7 · Japan
5 sharedFist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria
★ 6.2 · Japan
5 sharedFist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki
★ 6.7 · Japan
4 sharedFist of the North Star
★ 6.8 · Japan
4 sharedNew Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City
★ 6.4 · Japan
Other Titles From TMS Entertainment
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,783 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,820 of 2,532 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TMS Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 23m |
| Release Date | October 11, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt0456978 |