| Fist of the North Star | |
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| Directed by | Toyoo Ashida |
| Written by | Susumu Takaku |
| Based on | Fist of the North Star by Buronson Tetsuo Hara |
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| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Taro Ishida |
| Cinematography | Tamio Hosoda |
| Edited by | Masaaki Hanai |
| Music by | Katsuhisa Hattori |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥700 million |
| Box office | ¥1.8 billion[1] |
Fist of the North Star (Japanese: 北斗の拳, Hepburn: Hokuto no Ken)[a] is a 1986 Japanese adult animated post-apocalyptic martial arts film based on the manga of the same name. It was produced by Toei Animation, the same studio who worked on the TV series that was airing at the time, with most of the same cast and crew working on both projects.
Unlike the TV series, the film is not a direct adaptation of the manga, but instead tells an alternate story that rearranges characters and plot elements from the manga's first 72 chapters.[2][3] However, the film retains the more violent content of the original manga, which the television series lacked.
- ^ "特集・コラム [ 映画ファンド ] －1－ 映画ファンドとは 話題作の「北斗の拳」から仕組みを探る". QUICK Corp. February 8, 2007. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
- ^ Wheeler Winston Dixon, Richard Graham (January 5, 2017). A Brief History of Comic Book Movies. Springer. p. 52. ISBN 9783319471846.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press, 2005. p. 86. ISBN 9781569762226.
This summarizes [the first 49 television episodes of Fist of the North Star animated series]. The motion picture (Japan, March 8, 1986) is a reprise in theatrical-quality animation highlighting the most popular battles from this story-arc. [...]The movie includes all the action without any of the television episode's character development or motivation.
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