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Fist of the North Star (live-action movie)

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Alternative title:
Hokuto no Ken: Punho da Estrela do Norte (Portuguese)
Il ritorno di Kenshiro (Italian)
Ken: Rättvisans kämpe (Swedish)
Kenshiro El Guerrero Invencible (Spanish)
O Guerreiro da Estrela Polar (Portuguese)
北斗の拳～フィスト・オブ・ザ・ノーススター～ (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: After an apocalypse, the world is laid to waste. Bandits rule the land, and might makes right the world over. Justice is a dying concept, so a new kind of hero begins to show himself to the people. With his "Fist of the North Star" technique, the man named Kenshiro slaughters those who would do violence upon the innocent. He journeys to violently set justice back in the world, and dreams of one day refinding his beloved Julia. (from manga)
Running time: 103 minutes
Vintage: 1995-04-22
Premiere date:
1995-04-22 (Japan)
Release dates: We have 1
Links: We have 3
Trivia: We have 1
Comment:
Despite seeing a theatrical release in Japan and Asia, the film was released direct-to-video in North America and Europe.
News: Show:
North American Stream List: Jan. 30-Feb. 5 (Feb 5, 2012)
Other article:
The Mike Toole Show - Anime In Three Dimensions (Dec 5, 2010)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Original Manga:
Buronson
Tetsuo Hara
Translation: Takeshi Kihara
Executive producer:
Takashige Ichise
Yoshinori Watanabe
Producer: Aki Komine

Technical Director: Kanji Fukunaga
Akira Kamiya as Kenshiro (voice)
Isako Washio as Yulia (voice)
Toshio Furukawa as Shin (voice)

Mie Suzuki as Bat (voice)
Tomiko Suzuki as Lynn (voice)

Kōichi Kitamura as Ryuken (voice)
Ryuji Mizuno as Asher (voice)
Tetsuo Kanao as Jackal (voice)
Yoko Soumi as Charlie (voice)

Dai Matsumoto (voice)
Eizou Tsuda (voice)
Hideaki Ono (voice)
Katsuhisa Houki (voice)
Natsumi Asaoka (voice)
Sayuri Sadaoka (voice)
Shin Aomori (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji (voice)
Tomohiro Tsuboi (voice)
Toru Ohkawa (voice)
Yayoi Nakazawa (voice)
Yū Shimaka (voice)
Japanese companies
Adjustment: Omnibus Japan
Distributor:
Toei Video Co., Ltd.
Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (Japan, Hong Kong)
Production: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (Japanese dub)
English staff
English cast
Director: Tony Randel
Screenplay:
Peter Atkins
Tony Randel
Music: Christopher L. Stone
Art Director: Wendy Guidery
Executive producer: Taka Ichise
Producer:
Mark Yellen
Zane W. Levitt

Assistant Stunt Coordinator: Mike Martinez
Cinematography: Jacques Haitkin
Editing: Sonny Baskin
Planning: Mitsuru Kurosawa
Production Design: Clark Hunter
Production manager: Thomas Calabrese
Stunt Actor: Darryl Chan
Stunt Coordination: Rocky Capella
Stunt Fighter: Erik Paulson
Stunt Player: Allen Brock
Stunts:
Al Goto
Brentano Haleen
Chad Stahelski
Dan Bell
Danny Lopez
Danny Wynands
David Loo
David D. Renaud
Dennis Keiffer
Dennis Reese
J.J. Perry
Jeff Mosley
Joe Davis
Johnny Martin
Keith Woulard
Kevin Bailey
Kevin Larson
Laura Albert
Laura Dash
Lee Poppie
Lisa Dempsey
Michael Franco
Mike Martinez
Mike Nixon
Roberta Brown
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi
Scott McElroy
Stephen R. Hudis
Stuart Quan
Tim Meredith
Trisha Lane
Wally Crowder
Winston Omega
Zak Lee
Gary Daniels as Kenshiro

Chris Penn as Jackal
Costas Mandylor as Shin
Dante Basco as Bat
Isako Washio as Julia
Malcolm McDowell as Ryuken
Nalona Herron as Lynn

Andre Rosey Brown as Sandman
Chris DeRose as Oswald
Clint Howard as Stalin
Darryl Chan as Novak
David Fralick as Man at Palace
David Loo as AWOL Crossman #2
Downtown Julie Brown as Charlie
George Cheung as Neville
Kate Geer as Mother
Kevin Arbouet as Raoh
Leon White as Goliath
Marisa Coughlan as Jenny
Melvin Van Peebles as Asher
Michael Franco as AWOL Crossman #1
Michael Charles Friedman as Neuter
Nills Allen Stewart as Zeed
Paolo Tocha as Stone
Rowena Guinness as Jill McCarthy
Susan French as Old Woman
Tony Halme as Kemp
Tracey Walter as Paul McCarthy
William L. Nagle as Miner
English companies
Spanish cast
Spanish staff
(none)
Alfonso Vallés as Kenshirô (Spain dub)
Alicia Laorden as Julia (Spain dub)
Salvador Vidal as Shin (Spain dub)
Victor Mares Jr. as Shin

Albert Trifol Segarra as Bat (Spain dub)
Núria Trifol as Lynn (Spain dub)

Concha García Valero as Charlie (Spain dub)
Jesus Ferrer as Ryûken (Spain dub)
José Antequera as Asher (Spain dub)
Oriol Rafel as Neuter (Spain dub)
Rafael Calvo as Jackal (Spain dub)
Victor Mares as Ryuken
Xavier Fernández as Stalin (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: Buzz Channel (Spain)
Licensed by: Manga Films (Spain)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Isabella Pasanisi
Executive producer: Leopoldo Santovincenzo

Coordination: Violetta Parodi
Dialogues: Emanuela D'Amico
Dubbing Assistant: Viviana Barbetta
Andrea Mete as Kenshiro
Domitilla D'Amico as Julia
Marco Vivio as Lord Shin

Arianna Vignoli as Lynn
Gabriele Patriarca as Bat

Alessandro Ballico as Zeed
Angelo Nicotra as Asher
Laura Lenghi as Charlie
Luigi Ferraro as Neville
Massimo Bitossi as Jackal
Rodolfo Bianchi as Ryuken
Italian companies
Broadcaster: Rai 4
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
Dubbing Director: Waldir de Oliveira

Screen Inserts:
Paulo Carboni (DVD redub)
Waldir de Oliveira
Affonso Amajones as Kenshiro (DVD dub)
Elcio Sodré as Shin

Bianca Alencar as Lynn (DVD dub)
Yuri Chesman as Bat (DVD dub)

Adriana Pissardini as Charlie (DVD dub)
Carlos Campanile as Ryuken (DVD dub)
Dado Monteiro as Jackal (DVD dub)
Deca Pinheiro as Jill McCarthy (DVD dub)
Fábio de Castro as Neville (DVD dub)
Gessy Fonseca as Anciã (DVD dub)
Gileno Santoro as Paul McCarthy (DVD dub)
Guilherme Lopes as Sandman (DVD dub)
Ivo Roberto as Stalin (DVD dub)
Luiz Antônio Lobue as Paul McCarthy
Sidney Lilla as Asher (DVD dub)

Eudes Carvalho (DVD dub)
Fábio de Castro (DVD dub)
Faduli Costa (DVD dub)
Gileno Santoro (DVD dub)
Luiz Antônio Lobue (DVD dub)
Ulisses Bezerra (DVD dub)
Portuguese companies
Broadcaster: Rede Globo
Distributor: Alpha Filmes
Dubbing Studio:
Clone (DVD redub)
Marshmallow
DVD Distribution: Casablanca Filmes

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