New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City
2003 58m movie Film Japan

New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City

新・北斗の拳 - 呪縛の街

“The successor of the assassin's art of Hokuto Shinken gets involved in the conflict between Last Land and Freedom Village.”

Synopsis

新・北斗の拳 – 呪縛の街

“The successor of the assassin's art of Hokuto Shinken gets involved in the conflict between Last Land and Freedom Village.”

In the 21st century, a nuclear war turned most of the Earth's surface into a desert wasteland, which also resulted in the contamination of the Earth's water supply. A man named Sanga has built the fortified haven of the "Last Land", where he rules as its dictator by monopolizing the city's uncontaminated water supply. When he learns that the neighboring residents of Freedom Village are trying to dig up a well for their own, Sanga sends his underlings to sabotage their effort. Kenshiro, master of Hokuto Shinken, gets involved in the conflict between the two regions after saving Tobi, an informant hired by Freedom Village.

The 2002–2004 Japan Window

263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City sits at position #182.

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    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003

  2. Ultraman Nexus
    #2

    Ultraman Nexus

    ★ 9.1 · 2004

  3. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #3

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002

  4. My Family
    #4

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002

  5. The Great White Tower
    #5

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003

  6. Ninja Nonsense
    #6

    Ninja Nonsense

    ★ 8.7 · 2004

  7. Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
    #7

    Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

    ★ 8.7 · 2004

  8. Monster
    #8

    Monster

    ★ 8.6 · 2004

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The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
25
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,328 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,072 of 2,532 (top 82%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Shueisha
Runtime 58m
Release Date July 2, 2003
IMDb tt0367037

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