New Fist of the North Star: When a Man Carries Sorrow
2004 1h 0m movie Film Japan

New Fist of the North Star: When a Man Carries Sorrow

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.”

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.

The 2003–2005 Japan Window

298 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. New Fist of the North Star: When a Man Carries Sorrow sits at position #256.

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    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003

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    Avril Lavigne: Bonez Tour 2005 – Live at Budokan

    ★ 9.1 · 2005

  3. Ultraman Nexus
    #3

    Ultraman Nexus

    ★ 9.1 · 2004

  4. The Great White Tower
    #4

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003

  5. Aria
    #5

    Aria

    ★ 8.7 · 2005

  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

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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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: When a Man Carries Sorrow premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.6
TMDB Rating
17
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

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

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