Japan Synopsis
新・北斗の拳 – 男が悲しみを背負うとき
“The successor of the assassin's art of Hokuto Shinken gets involved in the conflict between Last Land and Freedom Village.”
Destruction and betrayal take center stage in the latest installment of the New Fist of the North Star series. When Kenshiro returns to find the city in ruins and its citizens tormented, his pain is compounded when he is betrayed and imprisoned by Tobi. As Tobi prepares a brutal assault on Seiji, Kenshiro must summon all of his strength to break free and take put a halt to his former friend's destructive scheme.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with New Fist of the North Star: When a Man Carries Sorrow. 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: When a Man Carries Sorrow itself).
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
In the crowded 2003-2005 Japan release window, New Fist of the North Star: When a Man Carries Sorrow sits at #256 of 298. 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: When a Man Carries Sorrow premiered alongside 95 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1600th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
17 audience reviews — more than 30% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 3th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,170 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,411 of 2,532 (top 95%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shueisha |
| Runtime | 1h 0m |
| Release Date | May 26, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt4722394 |