One man carves out his own destiny!
One man defies the heavens!
That is the 2,000 year destiny of the Divine Fist of the North Star.
Behold!
That long, bloody history will now come to an end!
LEGEND OF THE SAVIOR OF THE CENTURY'S END
You cannot love with a cool heart
Planning
Tadashi Oka
Yoshinobu Nakao
(FujiTV)
Original Manga Buronson Tetsuo Hara
Even if you tire of waiting the dawn will never come
Music Director Nozomi Aoki
He stands alone...
Theme Song
By
Lyrics Tsuyoshi Ujiki
Music Tsuyoshi Ujiki
Lyrics Tsuyoshi Ujiki
Music KATZ & JICK
Production Manager Yoshirou Sugawara
He searches for his dreams in the flames...
That sway in darkness
Character Design
Masami Suda
Art Design
Mitsuki Nakamura
Motoyuki Tanaka
The thirsty heart...
Series Director
Toyoo Ashida
Searches and cries
Producer
Yoshio Takami
Unable to see tomorrow...
At the edge of this never-ending journey!
Raoh seeks to rule the tempest world with terror.
Naming himself Ken-Oh, his conquest has already begun.
Many battles have been fought over the control of the century's end,
and the last general of the South Star Six Sacred Fists
has finally started to move!
THE SOUTH STAR STRIKES BACK!
THE WIND BRIGADE PROTECTS THE LAST GENERAL OF THE SOUTH STAR!
- Brother? - It's from Rihaku.
Then... it's time.
Prepare yourself, Shion.
Calamity surrounds the North Star.
The time has come for the Five Chariot Stars to rise.
I'll be the one to make the first move...
for the last general of the South Star Six Sacred Fists.
The wind has made its move.
Man, what a wind!
Where'd it come from all of a sudden?
- What the hell is that? - What the hell is that?
Attack!
What? The Wind Brigade?
Yes, sir.
They continue to wipe out Ken-Oh's Assault Squadrons.
They're well-disciplined, and move like the wind.
Their leader is extremely strong. They killed our squad leader...
Who the hell are you?
We will slaughter all who side with Ken-Oh.
We are the Wind Brigade!
Just die, cheeky bastard!
And I am Hyui of the Wind!
Five Chariot Wind Rending Fist!
My art uses the wind as its ally and cuts with vacuum waves!
A vacuum strong enough to cut through steel.
Our leader was sliced up, and died a horrible death...
Are there other fools besides Kenshiro...
who still intend to draw their bows against Ken-Oh?
Come on, idle hands! Daredevil adventurers!
Want to earn some cash? I've got news for you!
David-sama, the right-hand man to that famous ruler Ken-Oh,
is now hiring troops!
Now's your chance, guys!
Sign up now, and we'll provide uniforms
and give you a month's supply of food and water on the spot!
How about it?
Does anyone want to serve directly under Ken-Oh-sama?
Hey there, son. You've got a rugged body!
How about joining Ken-Oh's army?
The whole area is already Ken-Oh-sama's territory!
Eventually, he'll come to town! It'll be too late to join then.
If you join now,
you can boss all the new guys around as fresh recruits!
This is a great deal!
You'll let us eat all we want?
That's right! You'll get all the food you want,
just like in the old days!
What about water?
Never been without it! It's all you can drink...
Look!
But soldiers have to kill people, right?
Oh, you hardly ever go into combat!
And the enemies run as soon as they hear Ken-Oh-sama's name!
What do you say, everyone?
Alright, I'll join! I'll be one of Ken-Oh-sama's men!
Me too!
- Alright, me too! - Me too!
Okay! If you call yourself a man, get on this truck!
Stop!
Everything they've just told you is a lie!
It's hell in Ken-Oh's army! Don't do it!
Think this over! Don't rush to your death!
- Hey, shut that old fart up. - Got it.
Don't listen to the babbling of a senile old man!
- Hurry up and get on. - Don't let them fool you!
Watch it with those false accusations, you old fart.
Go on home!
Hey, are you alright pops?
- Thank you. - What's this all about?
They're recruiting new troops for Ken-Oh's army!
I had two sons myself...
They were lured in by promises and left to join Ken-Oh's army.
I haven't heard a thing from them since.
The rumors say that they were treated horribly...
and died immediately.
How cruel...
It's not just my sons.
I've never heard good news from any of the young ones
who joined Ken-Oh's forces.
I beg you! Stop them all!
Hey, old fart! You're still grumbling away?
Get the hell out of here!
- Damn you! - Bastard!
Are you going to oppose Ken-Oh's forces?
Teach him a lesson!
Just a second!
You've got guts to spare! You're in good shape too.
Just the right height and and weight, too...
So how about it? Want to join Ken-Oh's army?
Ken-Oh, huh?
That's right! Ken-Oh-sama is the ruler of the century's end!
It's a much better life than wandering around this village!
Hey! From what we've heard, that's a bunch of crap!
What's your problem?
Listen up, jerk! This guy right here is-
Stop there, Bat...
Very well. Take me with you.
- What? - No way!
That's the spirit!
You're pretty promising! You'll get special treatment!
- Bat! - Yeah!
Take us too!
Whoa there. We have no need for little brats like you.
Go take a nap, or something.
Wait!
Alright, we've got another one!
Hey! Let's head back to David-sama's place!
- Daddy! - Take care!
- Dear! - I'll bring back lots of food!
Take care!
You'll be eating well when I get back!
- Bye! - Take care!
You poor, damn fools.
When you wake up from that dream, you'll be in the middle of Hell!
Ken...
Hey, they really took him in!
Ken...
Maybe Ken really wanted to work for Ken-Oh?
That's not funny, Bat!
Ken would never do that...
Alright, listen up!
Thank you all for coming!
Now it's time to prepare yourselves!
You're never going home!
All men, stand at attention!
Say hello to David-Sama.
Thank you all for coming.
I hope now you'll all work with pride and honor
as members of Ken-Oh's army.
But before that, we'll begin your entrance exams.
- Huh? - What's that?
- What? - We can't all join?
Only the strong can join, so the exam is simple...
You're all going to kill each other.
The sole survivor can then join my troop.
But only one! The last man standing.
- What? - No way!
You telling us to kill each other?
That's not what we've been told! Count me out!
- Me too! - I'm out too!
- Come on, everyone! - Let's go!
- Man, screw this! - What a joke!
Wait...
What's with this guy?
He's a combat machine that I raised!
Since he was a little runt, I raised him only to fight!
He'll do anything I say.
If you want to go home, you'll have to beat him first.
- Hey, hang in there! - Are you alright?
You're not going to make it home anyway!
So, why not kill the others and join my troops?
What's the matter? Are you all cowards?
Doesn't anyone want to fight?
Young people these days are so pathetic...
- I'll do it. - Oh, you will?
Just what I'd expect from the man I scouted myself!
I knew you had talent!
Alright, don't hold back! Get him!
Kill anyone you want!
Sock him! Kick him down! Toss him around!
Got it.
Come on, do it!
Sock him, kick him...
What are you doing?
- And toss him around. - Hey, wait! Hold on!
I thought you told me not to hold back.
You idiot! Not against me...
Let me down! Let me down!
Let you down?
That's right! Let me down right away!
Right away, huh?
What's going on!
What? Who the hell are you?
Kenshiro.
I'm here to bring you all down.
Kenshiro?
Master the Divine Fist of the North Star?
What luck...
If I defeat you, Ken-Oh will praise me,
and I'll lead a squad instead of just recruiting!
Fear is written all over your face!
What? No way!
But if you run away, Ken-Oh will kill you.
Don't try to act tough.
Get him, Glen! Kill him!
Glen's angry!
That's the first time he's taken off those restraining springs!
Glen is as strong as a hundred men!
Kill Kenshiro!
How's that? This is it for the Divine Fist of the North Star!
The Divine Fist of the North Star has withstood every trial...
I'll show you its 2,000 years of history!
I'll meet strength with strength!
Is that all?
Your power is now one hundredth of what it used to be!
You can no longer wield your monstrous strength.
Fighting is all I know. That's what David-sama taught me.
Fighting is the only way I can repay him.
It's no good, I've lost. Come on, kill me.
If I can't fight, I'm useless.
Such a sad man...
You were just a tool controlled by David.
Will you stop siding with the villains and stop killing?
What?
Can you free yourself from David's curse,
and live as a new man?
Will you save me?
Go. Find a quiet place and live in peace.
Glen!
I don't have any use for a man that can't fight!
Ken-Oh's army doesn't allow defeat!
David...
Suck on that!
You bastard! You twisted a man's destiny,
and killed him when you were done with him!
You'll never be forgiven!
Get him! Get him! Kill Kenshiro!
What's wrong? Do it now!
Get him! Attack him, men!
Why don't you fight instead of just giving orders?
The sum of Ken-Oh's army is nothing but a bunch of thugs
who enchain people with fear and petty threats!
Look!
Now your fear is written all over your body!
I won't forget this!
- David-sama ran away! - Maybe we should too...
- Run! - Run!
You dumbasses! You're supposed to fight!
No way!
No fair running away by yourself, David-sama!
I'm not running! I'm off to report-
Huh?
What the?
- Who the hell are you? - What's going on?
Forget him! We've got to hurry!
Who the hell are you?
You're the...
You're one of Ken-Oh's men, aren't you?
Oh, no! I'm just a lackey! This wasn't my fault!
Make all the excuses you want in Hell.
No way!
Let me explain! Let me...
Kenshiro of the Divine Fist of the North Star, I take it?
And you are?
One of the Five Chariot Stars. Hyui of the Wind.
A single wind cuts across the wasteland!
Hyui of the Wind, man of the Five Chariot Stars.
You must stop Koku-Oh in his tracks!
On the next episode of Fist of the North Star!
PRELUDE TO A DEATH MATCH!
THE SCREAM OF HYUI OF THE WIND ECHOES IN THE HEAVEN!
Prelude to a Death Match!
The Scream of Hyui of the Wind Echoes in the Heaven!
I will protect the code of the North Star.
Script
Shozo Uehara Toshiki Inoue
Hiroshi Toda Yuuho Hanazono
Tokio Tsuchiya Yukiyoshi Ohashi, etc.
Our two silhouettes...
Cast
Akira Kamiya as Kenshiro Keiichi Nanba as Bat
Tomiko Suzuki as Lin Kenji Utsumi as Raoh
Blur like heat haze upon the wall
Takeshi Aono as Rihaku Shouzou Iizuka as Fudo
Norio Wakamoto as Shuren Yoshito Yasuhara as Juza
Like journeying through a strange country...
Everything about that glittering summer
Directors
Toyoo Ashida Iku Ishiguro
It's still much too early...
Masamitsu Sasaki Atsutoshi Umezawa
Masahisa Ishida Osamu Uemura
Kiyotaka Kantake Akio Mitsuya
To stow away in our memories
Hiromichi Matano Umetarou Saitani
Shigenori Kageyama Shinichi Masaki
You just can't go on feeling like that
Ichiro Itano Tomoharu Katsumata, etc.
Moreover...
Copyrights
Film 漏1984 TOEI ANIMATION 漏 BURONSON & TETSUO HARA/NSP
1983 漏 NSP, TOEI ANIMATION 1984