Fist of the North Star: The Movie

Fist of the North Star (北斗の拳 Hokuto no Ken) is a Japanese animated film and theatrical adaptation of the manga and anime of the same name. It was produced by Toei Animation and released theatrically in 1986.

The film adapts the storyline of the manga from the beginning of the series up until Kenshiro's first match with his rival and elder brother Raoh, with many liberties taken with the order of events and how the story unfolds (including the roles of several characters). However, the film retains the more violent content of the original manga, which the television series lacked.

Dubbing History[]

The English dub of the movie was produced by Carl Macek for Streamline Pictures and was given a very brief theatrical run in 1990. The English script, written by Tom Wyner, is not a direct translation of the Japanese original, resulting in drastic plot differences between the two versions (such as the explanation for Airi's blindness and the cause of Shin's death). The theatrical ending was used for this version and the end credits theme, "Purple Eyes", is played without vocals.

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Kenshiro	Akira Kamiya	John Vickery
Julia	Yuriko Yamamoto	Melodee Spevack
Roah	Kenji Utsumi	Wally Burr
Jagi	Chikao Ōtsuka	Daniel Woren
Shin	Toshio Furukawa	Michael McConnohie
Rei	Kaneto Shiozawa	Gregory Snegoff
Lynn	Tomiko Suzuki	Holly Sidell
Bat	Teiyū Ichiryūsai	Tony Oliver
Airi	Arisa Andō	Barbara Goodson
Ryuken	Junji Chiba	Jeff Corey
Zeed	Hidekatsu Shibata	Michael Forest
Heart	Junpei Takiguchi	Dave Mallow
Fox	Takeshi Aono	Tom Wyner
Jackal	Hiroshi Ōtake	Carl Macek
Uighur	Daisuke Gōri	Gregory Snegoff
Boss Fang	Takeshi Watabe	James Avery
Galf	Jōji Yanami	Tom Wyner
Elder Ukoku	Kōhei Miyauchi	Steve Bulen
Colonel	Kōji Yada	Dave Mallow
Narration	Tarō Ishida	Jeff Corey