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Fist of the North Star (TV)

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[ adapted from Fist of the North Star (manga) ]

Related anime:
    Fist of the North Star 2 (TV) (sequel)
      New Fist of the North Star (OAV) (sequel)
    Fist of the North Star Movie (alternate retelling)

Alternative title:
El Puny de l'estel del nord
Hokuto no Ken (Japanese)
Ken il guerriero (Italian)
Ken le survivant (French)
Ken, the Great Bear Fist
Seikimatsu Kyuseishu Densetsu - Hokuto no Ken (Japanese)
سيف النار (Arabic)
北斗の拳 (Japanese)
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: In a post-nuclear future, human race has made many steps. Normal people have become slaves, while genetically modified giants rule the world. Gunpowder is a distant memory and martial arts is the only weapon a man can count on. Two schools face each other in the battle for dominion: Hokuto and Nanto. Kenshiro is the rightful successor of Hokuto school, while Shin is Nanto's. Shin stole Ken's girlfriend Julia and Ken is looking for her. Kenshiro travels the barren wasterland of post-apocalyptic Earth as seeks to rescue Julia. As the series progresses, we are introduced to the six Grand Masters of the Nanto Seiken school, as well as Kenshiro's three adoptive brothers, also trained in the art of Hokuto Shinken. Eventually, Kenshiro's ultimate rival becomes none other than his eldest brother, Raoh, a would-be conqueror who does not recognize Kenshiro as a worthy succcessor.
Video:
User Ratings: 364 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 41 votes (sub:28, dub:8, Ita.dub:2, ?:1, raw:1, Ger.sub:1)
 Excellent: 47 votes (sub:31, dub:12, Ita.dub:2, Spa.sub:1, ?:1)
 Very good: 50 votes (sub:29, dub:15, raw:2, Fre.dub:1, Ita.dub:1, Ita.edit.dub:1, ?:1)
 Good: 70 votes (sub:37, dub:27, Ita.dub:3, Spa.sub:1, ?:1, Fre.dub:1)
 Decent: 49 votes (sub:26, dub:16, Fre.sub:3, Ita.dub:2, Fre.dub:1, raw:1)
 So-so: 31 votes (sub:14, dub:12, Fre.dub:2, raw:1, ?:1, edit.dub:1)
 Not really good: 28 votes (sub:17, dub:10, ?:1)
 Weak: 20 votes (dub:13, sub:5, Ita.dub:1, raw:1)
 Bad: 11 votes (sub:6, dub:4, Ger.dub:1)
 Awful: 8 votes (dub:5, sub:3)
 Worst ever: 9 votes (dub:6, sub:3)
Seen in part or in whole by 1110 users, rank: #529
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.576 (Good-.42), std. dev.: 2.5237, rank: #2381
Weighted mean: 6.361 (Decent+.36), rank: #2502 (seen all: 7.12 / seen some: 5.99 / won't finish: 4.10)
Bayesian estimate: 6.392 (Decent+.39), rank: #2260
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 109
Episode titles: We have 109
Vintage:
1984-10-04 to 1987-03-06
2008 (Middle East - Spacepower Broadcast)
Releases: We have 2
Opening Theme:
#01: "Ai wo Torimodose" by Crystal King (eps 1-82)
#02: "Silent Survivor" by Kodomo Band (eps 83-109)
Ending Theme:
#01: "Yuria...Forever" by Crystal King (eps 1-82)
#02: "Dry Your Tears" by Kodomo Band (eps 83-109)
Official website:
Links: We have 5
Trivia: We have 3
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Related reviews:
    Fist of the North Star TV VHS 1

Related releases:
    Fist of the North Star (DVD 1) 2003-02-25
    Fist of the North Star (DVD 2) 2003-02-25
    Fist of the North Star (DVD 3) 2003-07-29
    Fist of the North Star (DVD 4) 2003-07-29
    Fist of the North Star (DVD 5) 2003-11-25

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Series director: Toyoo Ashida

Director:
Atsutoshi Umezawa
Ichiro Itano (eps 39, 49)
Shigenori Kageyama
Toyoo Ashida (eps 1, 23)

Script:
Hiroshi Toda
Shozo Uehara
Tokio Tsuchiya
Toshiki Inoue
Yūho Hanazono
Yukiyoshi Ohashi

Screenplay: Toyoo Ashida

Episode Director:
Hiromichi Matano
Tomoharu Katsumata (eps 54, 56, 62)

Music: Nozomi Aoki

Original Manga:
Buronson
Tetsuo Hara

Character Design: Masami Suda

Animation director:
Hironobu Saito (eps 3 ,9, and more)
Ichiro Itano (ep 49)
Takuya Wada (eps 34, 46, and more)

Art design: Mitsuki Nakamura

Producer: Yoshio Takami

Audio Director: Kanji Fukunaga

Key Animation:
Koji Morimoto
Michitaka Kikuchi (ep 97)
Nobuteru Yuki (ep 49 and more)
Takuya Wada (ep 40 and more)

Painter: Keiko Nemoto

Theme Song Performance: Crystal King (Op, Ed)

 

Akira Kamiya as Kenshiro

Arisa Andou as Airi

Banjou Ginga as Souther

Bin Shimada as Yuda

Hideyuki Hori as Ryuuga

Kaneto Shiozawa as Rei

Katsuji Mori as Shu

Kenji Utsumi as Raoh

Kouji Totani as Jagi

Mie Suzuki as Bat (Bart)

Takaya Hashi as Toki

Tomiko Suzuki as Rin

Toshiko Fujita as Mamiya

Toshio Furukawa as Shin

Yoshito Yasuhara as Juuza

Yuriko Yamamoto as Yuria

Akio Nojima as Nevada

Banjou Ginga as Touda

Baron as Kouji Totani 

Daisuke Gouri as
Daimond
Uighur

Eiji Kanie as
Devil Rebirth
Madara
Zeed

Hidekatsu Shibata as Kouryuu

Hiromi Tsuru as
Ami
Kanna

Houchu Ohtsuka as Aus

Ichirô Nagai as Habu

Ikuya Sawaki as
Abida
Johnny
Raiga

Issei Futamata as Dekai Babaa

Jouji Yanami as Erari

Junji Chiba as Ryuuken

Kan Tokumaru as Hiruka

Katsuji Mori as Zaria

Kazuko Yanaga as Patra

Kazumi Amemiya as Saki (1st Voice)

Kazuo Oka as Gyuuki

Kazuyuki Sogabe as Hyuui

Keiichi Nanba as
Kim
Raoh (Young)
Shiba
Shion

Keiichi Noda as Garekkii

Kôhei Miyauchi as Elder

Kouji Totani as
Baron
Club
Fox

Kouji Yada as
Colonel
Hydra

Kôzô Shioya as Zaruka

Kuniko Koguchi as Myuu

Kyouko Tonguu as Taki

Masako Katsuki as Jennifer

Masanobu Okubo as Ogai

Masato Hirano as
Giji
Zaku

Masayuki Kato as Jackal

Michihiro Ikemizu as Soria

Mika Doi as Tou

Naoki Tatsuta as Soldier

Norio Wakamoto as Shuren (as Noriaki Wakagi)

Reiko Suzuki as Toya

Ryo Horikawa as
Kenshiro (Young)
Ko

Ryuuji Saikachi as Smith

Saburo Kamei as
Dragon
Gallon
Katōjutsu Commander

Seizo Katou as Generalissimo Barcom

Shigeru Chiba as
Beji
Joker
Komaku
Narrator
Seeker
Usa

Shigezou Sasaoka as Gibara

Shingo Kanemoto as Kemada

Shozo Iizuka as
Fudo
Heart

Shun Yashiro as Member of Z

Takaya Hashi as Amiba

Takeji Yoshihara as Burō

Takeshi Aono as Rihaku

Takeshi Watabe as Kiba Daio

Tesshô Genda as
Dante
Galf
Spade

Tomomichi Nishimura as
Major
Rizo
Zengyō

Yasuroo Tanaka as
Glass
Gojiba
Gonzu
Mad Sarge
Zakoru

Yonehiko Kitagawa as Kashim

Yuji Mikimoto as
Fuuga
Junk

Yukitoshi Hori as Jadou

Yumiko Shibata as Saki (2nd Voice)

Yuusaku Yara as
Dagarl
Targel
Wolf

Japanese companies 

Animation: Toei Animation

Development: Toei Chemical Industry

Finish Animation:
Kaname Production
Studio DEEN
Suzuki Animation Planning

Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll

Production:
Shueisha
Toei Animation

English staff 
English cast 

Translation: Neil Nadelman

Executive producer: Laurence Guinness

Producer: Carl Macek

Additional Dialogue: Carl Macek

Dialogue: Tom Wyner

Dialogue Director: Tom Wyner

Post Production Associate: Tom Merchant

 

Alexis Lang as Kenshiro

David Lucas as Shin

Melissa Williamson as Yulia

Abe Lasser as
Jack
Mika's Father

Catherine Luciani as Aunt Toyo

Doug Stone as Farmer Smith

G. Gordon Baer as Mr. Diamond

James Lyon as Sergeant Madd

Joe Romersa as
Hart
Zido

John Billingslea as Jackel

Jonathan C. Osborne as Gordo

Michael Sorich as
Bad Customer
Dante

Richard Hayworth as Joker

Sandy Fox as Lynn

William Frederick as Village Chief

Bill Timoney

Christy Mathewson

Henry Douglas Grey

Jeff Nimoy

Jonathan C. Osborne

English companies 

Broadcaster:
Encore Action
Showtime Beyond

Distributor:
FUNimation Entertainment
Manga Entertainment (UK) (UK)

Licensed by: Manga Entertainment

French staff 
French cast 

Theme Song Performance: Bernard Denimal

 

Luc Bernard as Ken (voix de remplacement)

Philippe Ogouz as Ken

Brigitte Lecordier as Bart (voix de remplacement)

Daniel Beretta as
Amiba (1ère voix)
Toki, Amiba

Gérard Surugue as Shew (2ème voix)

Jackie Berger as Bart (1ère voix)

Jacques Ferrière as Ryuga

Jean-François Kopf as
Amiba (2ème voix)
Jagger
Shew (1ère voix)
Shin
Shin, Toki, Jagger, Shew
Toki

Luc Florian as Raoul

Maryse Meryl as Bart (2ème voix)

Patrick Messe as
Juza
Rei
Rei, Sauzer
Sauzer

Sophie Gormezzano as
Irié
Julia
Julia, Mamiya, Lin(1st)
Mamiya

Virginie Méry as Lin

Virginie Ogouz as Mamiya (2nd)

Antoine Nouel as Amiba (épisode 35)

Brigitte Lecordier as Bart (eps 10-12)

Catherine Privat as Bart (eps 53-60 ; 62 ; 63 ; 88)

Daniel Beretta as Raoul (eps 74-75)

Daniel Russo as Rei (eps 33-34)

Gérard Surugue as
Raoul (eps 67-69)
Shew (2nd)

Jacques Ferrière as
Koryu (ep 70)
Ryuga
Shew (ep 67)
Toki (eps 67-69)

Jacques Feyel as
Rei (eps 28-30; voix de remplacement)

Jean-François Kopf as
Fudoh
Mr Uygurh (Chef de Cassandra)
Rei (eps 45-46)
Ryaku

Joelle Guigui as
Lin (eps 45-46; voix de remplacement)

Luc Bernard as Ken (ep 47-49)

Luc Florian as
Fang (Roi des Kibas)
Heart
Joker
O Kébadar
Zayde

Marc Brétonnière as Ken (épisode 35)

Marc François as le barman et divers (épisodes 6 à 9)

Maryse Meryl as Bart (eps 22-24 ; 36 ; 47-52)

Michel Modo as
Koryu (ep 69)
Koryu, Sauzer (épisode 66)
Sauzer (eps 67-68)

Naïké Fauveau as Lin - Bart (épisode 35)

Patrick Messe as
Général des Armées de Shin
Hiew
Jackal

Philippe Ariotti as Shuren des Flammes

Philippe Ogouz as
Gulf (Homme aux chiens)
Toki (eps 65-66)
Uda

Sophie Gormezzano as
Bart (eps 81-82 ; 86-87)
Lin (eps 1-9 ; 76-78 ; 83-91)
Tohoa (Fille de Ryaku)

Virginie Méry as
Bart (eps 61 ; 76-78 ; 83-85 ; 89-91)
Chiba
Mamiya (ep 65)

Virginie Ogouz as
Bart (eps 64-72)
Lin (eps 50-63)
Mamiya (ep 58)

Daniel Russo

Jacques Torrens

Marc François

Michel Lasorne

French companies 

ADR Production: SOFI

Broadcaster: TF1 (1988)

Broascaster: Mangas

Distributor:
AB
Mabell

Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 
(none)
 

Ramon Canals as Kenshirô (Catalan dub)

Alex Messeguer as Uighur (Catalan dub)

Amadeu Aguado as Fox (Catalan dub)

Domenech Farell as Jagi (Catalan dub)

Elisabet Bargalló as Bart (Catalan dub)

Ignasi Abadal as Narrador (Catalan dub)

Jesús Díez as Ryûken (Catalan dub)

Joaquim Sota as
Jackal (Catalan dub)
Zeed (Catalan dub)

Jordi Vila as
Coronel (Catalan dub)
Heart (Catalan dub)

José Antequera as Raoh (Catalan dub)

Josep María Zamora as Kiba Daiô (Catalan dub)

Neus Sendra as Julia (Catalan dub)

Núria Trifol as Lynn (Catalan dub)

Oriol Rafel as Rei (Catalan dub)

Pep Ribas as Shin (Catalan dub)

Spanish companies 

Broadcaster:
K3 (Televisió de Catalunya)
TV3 (Televisió de Catalunya)

Italian staff 
Italian cast 

Dubbing Director: Bruno Cattaneo

 

Alessio Cigliano as Kenshiro

Bruno Cattaneo as
Shin
Toki (2^ voce)

Daniela Caroli as
Julia
Lynn
Mamiya

Graziella Polesinanti as
Bart bambino
Saki

Marco Mete as
Toki
Yuza

Norman Mozzato as Raul

Italian companies 

Broadcaster:
Euro TV
Italia Teen Television (from 6 September 2004)
Junior TV
La 7 (2002)

Dubbing: CRC Compagnia Realizzazioni Cinetelevisive


Arabic staff 
(none)
Arabic cast 

Marwan Farahat as Shin

rafat bazo as Kenshiro (Saif Al-Nar)

Arabic companies 

سيف النار: space power 

 
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