Japan Synopsis
新・北斗の拳 – 禁じられた拳
“The successor of the assassin's art of Hokuto Shinken gets involved in the conflict between Last Land and Freedom Village.”
The Last Land has crumbled at the hands of Kenshiro, but in order to save the young Lord Doha, the powerful hero must travel through a land haunted by murderous demons in this sequel to the hit anime Fist of the North Star. Lord Doha has fallen ill, and if he doesn't receive a rare serum within a few short days he will certainly die. Though the serum is a two-day trip in both directions, Sara reveals that there is a shorter path running through Cliffland but it is haunted by vicious demons. As Kenshiro bravely makes way for the dreaded Cliffland, a new fighter named Seiji arrives in Last Land pursued by evil Clifflanders and vowing to reclaim Sanga's legacy.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with New Fist of the North Star: The Forbidden Fist. 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
★ 6.8 · 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
Other Titles From Shueisha
Animation + Action in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding New Fist of the North Star: The Forbidden Fist itself).
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
In the crowded 2002-2004 Japan release window, New Fist of the North Star: The Forbidden Fist sits at #221 of 263. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when New Fist of the North Star: The Forbidden Fist premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1548th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 5th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,038 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,355 of 2,532 (top 93%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shueisha |
| Runtime | 1h 0m |
| Release Date | October 21, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt4722388 |