"Hokuto no Ken" (1984) TV series 1984-1987

Directors:

Toyoo Ashida
Ichirô Itano

Writers:

Buronson (comic book)
Tetsuo Hara (comic book)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

4 October 1984 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Animation

Tagline:

An epic assault on the senses !

Plot Keywords:

Magic | Innocent Person Killed | Cult Favorite | Famous Line | Severed Arm

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 1 of 73)

Akira Kamiya

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Kenshirô (unknown episodes)

Also Known As:

Fist of the North Star
Ken, Great Bear Fist (Japan: English title)
Seikimatsu kyuseishu densetsu - Hokuto no Ken (Japan) (alternative title)

Runtime:

Japan:25 min (109 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | UK:15 (some epiosodes)

Company:

Fuji Television Network

Quotes:

[Kenshirô's trademark phrase]
Kenshirô: You are already dead.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Heppoko jikken animêshon excel saga: Seikimatsu seifukusha densetsu (#1.23)" (2000)

Although old by todays standards.....

it is still decent anime. It is EXTREMELY graphic (ex., Heads exploding, blood spraying and spine snapping) which would draw a number of people to it. FOTNS is light on plot but, it still stays true to it, through out the entire 27 episodes.