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Fist of the North Star: The Movie

“Post-nuclear wasteland where scavengers rule and a lone hero must become the prophesied Fist of the North Star.”

Fist of the North Star: The Movie

7.22
3,511 rank · 23,774 viewers · 134 favorites
Action Drama Sci-Fi Gore Martial Arts Super Power Shounen
1 episodes · 1 hr 50 min min · Toei Animation · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Post-nuclear wasteland where scavengers rule and a lone hero must become the prophesied Fist of the North Star.

Following a cataclysmic nuclear war, the world teeters on the brink of complete destruction. Civilization is polarized into a degenerate society where opposing packs of marauding scavengers prey on helpless, homeless nomads. For those who are lucky enough to survive the constant brutality and danger, it is a bleak existence. Life an death blur into abstractions. The only hope left for mankind is to find a hero worthy of becoming the next "Fist of the North Star" - an enlightened warrior - who is capable of leading those with the will to survive out of this barrenness into a new world. But in this savage no-man's land of shifting loyalties and power-hungry demi-gods, heroes are in short supply. (Source: AniDB)

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7.2 /10

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80% recommend
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median 8 mode 8 σ 1.84
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σ 1.84 · split reception

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The polarity gap

4.3 pts

Recommenders 8.3 · others 4.0

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↓ 1.84

Running avg · Jan 2009 → Aug 2025

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Toei Animation.
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  • Format 1 × 110′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 1h 50m all episodes
  • Aired Mar 1986 – ongoing
  • Source Movie media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-1228 catalog

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