The Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior movies in order
There are 5 Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior films, about 6.6 hours in total. The first was released in 2006, the latest in 2008. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior is a Japanese animated film series produced by TMS Entertainment and North Stars Pictures based on the manga Fist of the North Star written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. The films are an updated re-imagining of the original story narrated in the manga, including additional detail expanding of the story, modern artwork and animation, new characters, as well as minor alterations to some events. The series spans three theatrical films and two OVAs each focusing on a different set of chapters and main characters from the original story. These were released in Japan during a three year span between 2006 to 2008, culminating with the 25th anniversary of the original manga. The first film, as well as both OVAs, were distributed by Toho. A portion of the project's budget came from a trust fund established by SMBC Friend Securities, which was raised over 23 billion yen.
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love (2006)
11 Mar 2006 · 95 min
A film adaptation of the Holy Emperor story arc, which primarily depicted the conflict between Kenshiro and Souther. New characters Reina, one of Raoh's army officers who falls in love with him, and her brother Soga, Raoh's advisor, play an important part with much of the plot involving Raoh's relationship with Reina as he conquers the land; most of this portion is new content exclusive to this fi
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria (2007)
23 Feb 2007 · 64 min
Second part of the new Fist of the North Star movie pentalogy presenting the story from Yuria's perspective, spanning from her childhood, including the day she first met Kenshiro.
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Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fighting (2007)
28 Apr 2007 · 95 min
A film adaptation of the Last Nanto General story arc from the manga, depicting the final battle between Kenshiro and Raoh that led to Kenshiro becoming the successor of Hokuto Shinken. Some events from the manga / anime have been excluded from the story (such as Raoh's fight with Juza) whereas others have been altered or expanded. New content featuring the final battle from Raoh's perspective hav
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki (2008)
26 Mar 2008 · 57 min
Fourth part of the new Fist of the North Star movie pentalogy presenting the story from Toki's perspective, leading up to Toki's imprisonment in Cassandra and eventually his duel with Raoh.
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro (2008)
11 Oct 2008 · 83 min
The film's story is a prequel to the Fist of the North Star depicting the one year interval between Kenshiro's defeat at the hands of Shin and their later battle. Unlike the others in the series this film has a completely original storyline in which Kenshiro, near death after his battle with Shin and having used his remaining energy to kill a pack of wolves, was captured by slavers. Due to his str
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.