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In the year 199X...

The Earth was engulfed in nuclear flames.

FIST OF THE NORTH STAR

Planning

Tadashi Oka

Yoshinobu Nakaya

(FujiTV)

Original Manga Buronson Tetsuo Hara

Music Director Nozomi Aoki

Theme Song

"Ai wo Torimodose"

"Yuria... Eien ni"

By Crystal King

By Crystal King

Lyrics Kimiharu Nakamura

Music Michio Yamashita

Lyrics Hidetoshi Nomoto

Masayuki Tanaka

Music Hiromi Imakiire

Production Manager Yoshirou Sugawara

Character Design

Masami Suda

Art Design

Mitsuki Nakamura

Nobuto Sakamoto

Series Director

Toyoo Ashida

Producer

Yoshio Takami

GOD, OR DEVIL!?

THE MIGHTIEST MAN WHO APPEARED IN HELL

The oceans have dried up. The land has been torn apart.

It is a world in which no living thing seems to be left.

However, mankind hasn't died.

- Zeed! - Zeed's coming!

Go faster!

No good! This is as fast as it'll go!

- They've even got clothes! - This cow looks delicious!

They carried this crap, too?

Not like it's worth anything anymore.

No kidding! Can't even blow your nose with it.

Nuclear war has destroyed all of human civilization.

The world has been plunged into...

an age of chaos and terror ruled by violence.

Yuria.

Yuria...

Zeed! We've got trouble!

- Our scouts! Somebody's...! - What?

Who?! Who did this?!

They did this knowing they were Zeed gang members?!

Hey, Zeed!

There's something weird about these bodies.

I've never seen wounds like this.

It's almost like they were ripped apart from the inside.

Zeed! This one's still breathing!

What?

Hey! What was it? What happened?!

H-H-Hokuto--!

"Hokuto"?

What's going on?

It's like he had a mini timebomb in him!

No. A weapon that sophisticated shouldn't exist anymore.

Who did this? What did he mean by "Hokuto" ?

Oh, it's you.

Forget it, Lin. We don't have any water to give your dog.

For crying out loud... Okay, just a little.

Hey! You damned thief!

God dammit! You, again?!

You... Trying to steal our potatoes again!

That's the fourth time!

We're gonna hang you, Bat.

H- Hang me?! You just go ahead and try!

I'll come back and haunt your ass!

Oh, this kid's hopeless! Lock him up!

Hey, come on! It's so stuffy in that jail!

I know.

I'll make up for it with this.

And now, for today's main event!

Oh, I'm too hungry...

Hey! We've got another one! Over here!

Great, a water thief now?

- Now's my chance... - Hey!

W- Water...

Lin, keep an eye on them.

Idiot! You really screwed up.

Th- Thank you...

Hurry up! Get the key!

What're you waiting for?!

They'll hang us both!

You were caught stealing, too, you know!

That hurts! What'd you do?!

Forgive me. May I have another cup of water?

Ow... What the hell's your problem?

What happens to that girl watching us if you run away?

Hah! That's a wimpy thing to say in this day and age!

How'd you ever manage to live this long?

Come on, be honest.

You came here 'cuz you've heard about this village, didn't you?

Come on, why not join up with me?

They've got plenty of water and food here.

You and me can rule this place!

We need water and food to survive!

Guys with the strength to steal them get to live!

Violence is what rules now.

These villagers formed their own little self-defense force...

but they're just amateurs. They're no match for us.

Come on, whaddaya say?

Hey! Fine! Do what you want!

What, you brought food, too?

Thanks. I feel much better now.

But won't you get in trouble for this?

Oh, isn't that cute? She's blushing!

My name's Kenshiro, but you can call me Ken.

What's your name?

Forget it. She doesn't talk. Her heart's closed up.

She doesn't talk?

Yeah. It's not surprising, really.

She saw her parents and brother get killed by bandits before her eyes.

Papa!

Mama!

Lin's family was killed before her eyes.

Ever since then, the shock has kept her from talking.

She has no one now.

That's why she has to stand guard in the jail...

even though she's just a little kid.

These villagers are really pretty mean to her.

Sucks to be a little kid nowadays.

Guess she chose the wrong time to be born.

Hey, I'm sorry!

Don't look at me like that. I'm sorry...

It's tough, huh?

Her young eyes must have seen such hell...

It's all right. Please hold still.

Wha... Hey, what're you doing?!

Just a little magic spell. To let her talk.

Oh, please! You gotta be kidding!

The rest is up to her heart. Her heart's cries will summon words.

Out! The elder's back.

Where are you going?

Nowhere special.

Elder, you think he might be one of Zeed's men?

If he is, then he'll carry the mark somewhere on his body.

Check him out.

Elder! What's wrong?!

The mark of the Big Dipper!

The stars which foretell death!

Where they appear, chaos follows!

This is a bad omen!

Trouble! It's Zeed! Zeed's gang!

Come on, Lin. You have to fight, too.

Oh, man! She's got it bad for you!

She left you the keys because she knows she'll get killed.

- Get killed? - Yeah, they're fighting Zeed.

They kill everyone. Women, children, whoever.

Darn it, what's with this thing?!

Uh, h- hey! Where are you going?

We'll just get killed if we mess with Zeed!

We've gotta get outta here! They're gonna kill us, too!

Don't try to fight us, or I'll twist this girl's head off!

You got that? Now bring us all your food!

We've got no choice! Let's fight them!

Guess you won't believe me unless you see me do it!

KEN!!!

Stay back!

She... She talked! Lin talked!

Who the hell is that guy?!

Who the hell are you?!

You bastard!

Get lost.

You've got some nerve!

You'll die for that!

Ken!

Why, you... You won't make fools of us!

What the hell?!

What was that?! What did he do?!

H- Hokuto Shinken !

Let that girl go now.

Was it you?! You killed my men?

For that, I'll twist this kid apart!

The Hundred Crack Fist of the North Star!

I'd heard that, long ago, a terrible killing technique came out of China.

Hokuto Shinken, the Holy Fist of the North Star.

All of the practitioner's energy is concentrated into one blow...

and it shocks the hidden power points of the body.

He's just performed a killing technique...

that ruptures the body from within instead of from without!

Your fists are about as strong as a mosquito's.

You are already dead.

What?

What is he?!

Hey! Why won't you stay in the village?!

A guy as powerful as you could have it easy!

All the food and water you want!

Hey!

Hold on a second.

If I stick with him, I'll never go hungry again.

Hey! Wait for me!

Ken!

Ken! Ken!

KEN!!!

Why? Why are you leaving? Ken...

It is said that where the mark...

of the Big Dipper appears, chaos follows.

That man left to save this village.

To save the village that is your home.

Do you understand, Lin?

Ken... Ken...

KEN!!!

An old man trusts a single seed to lead to a better tomorrow.

But his dream is shattered by evil, and Kenshiro explodes with rage!

Next Fist of the North Star:

The Deadly Fist of Lingering Regret!

THE DEADLY FIST OF LINGERING REGRET!

The Future is Sighted in the Barren Desert!

THE FUTURE IS SIGHTED IN THE BARREN DESERT!

You're already dead!

Script

Shozo Uehara Toshiki Inoue

Hiroshi Toda Yuuho Hanazono

Tokio Tsuchiya Yukiyoshi Ohashi, etc.

Cast

Akira Kamiya as Kenshiro

Mie Suzuki as Bat

Tomiko Suzuki as Lin

Torisho Furukawa as Shin

Yuriko Yamamoto as Yuria

Shigeru Chiba Narrator

Eiji Kanie as Zeed

Directors

Toyoo Ashida Iku Ishiguro

Masamitsu Sasaki Atsutoshi Umezawa

Masahisa Ishida Osamu Uemura

Kiyotaka Kantake Akio Mitsuya

Hiromichi Matano Umetarou Saitani

Shigenori Kageyama Shinichi Masaki

Ichiro ltano Tomoharu Katsumata, etc.

Copyrights

Film © 1984 TOEI ANIMATION © BURONSON & TETSUO HARA/NSP

1983 © NSP, TOEI ANIMATION 1984

You're in shock!

The sky's falling down with love

You're in shock!

It's falling down on my chest

Even if he binds my burning heart with chains,

now it's useless...

I'll down the bastard who gets in my way with just one fingertip!

You're in shock!

Heartbeats rise with love

You're in shock!

My heartbeat rises

My heart, wandering in search of you, now burns passionately...

It will melt everything and splash against the cruelty!

To protect your love with me,

you set off on a journey

And lost sight of tomorrow

I never want to see that your face has forgotten how to smile

Take back the love!

Swaying within the light is your smile

Leaving only the sound of footsteps behind,

The silhouette vanishes into the darkness

Her satisfied wings flapping, the goddess now turns her back...

Because more than today, more than tomorrow, I want love...

More than dreams, I want you! The one I love, my everything...