TV series
Fist of the North Star
Overview
It's the year 199x, and Earth burns with the fires of a nuclear holocaust. On the charred remains of the planet's surface, humans struggle desperately to survive a fearful world. The young wanderer Kenshiro rises to stand against the violent reality. Upon his chest are seven scars in the shape of the North Star!
Details
- First air date
- 1984-10-11
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 6 seasons
- Episodes
- 152 episodes
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Production
- Fuji Television Network, Toei Animation, Shueisha
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Akira Kamiya as Kenshiro (voice)
- Takeshi Aono as Rihaku
- Koji Totani as Jagi
- Kaneto Shiozawa as Rei
- Yusaku Yara as Dagarl
- Banjo Ginga as Souther
- Takaya Hashi as Toki
- Yuriko Yamamoto as Yuria
- Toshio Furukawa as Shin
- Daisuke Gori as Uighur
- Toshiko Fujita as Mamiya
- Mika Doi as Tou
Creators and crew
- Shigenori Kageyama - Director
- Atsunori Umezawa - Director
- Hiromichi Matano - Director
- Iku Ishiguro - Director
- Renji Kawabata - Director
- Toyoo Ashida - Director
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