Fist of the North Star (Vol. 5) | 
| Director: Toyoo Ashida
Actors: Akira Kamiya, Yuriko Yamamoto, Kenji Utsumi, Chikao Otsuka, Toshio Furukawa
Studio: Manga Video
Category: DVD
Buy Used: $32.95
New (2) Used (5) from $32.95
Rating:  106 reviews
Sales Rank: 81389
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Original Recording Remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 210 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
UPC: 660200414122
EAN: 0660200414122
ASIN: B0000TAYRA
Theatrical Release Date: September 27, 1991
Release Date: November 25, 2003
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Condition: NEW FACTORY SEALED, hole punch in upc
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
One of the first anime features, Fist of the North Star was based on a popular manga series set in the not-too-distant future, when Earth has been devastated by a nuclear holocaust. The scattered survivors huddle in ruined cities, awaiting an enlightened warrior-hero worthy of the title of "Fist of the North Star," who will start the planet on the path to recovery. That mythic hero arrives in the person O, who looks like a caricature of Sylvester Stallone drawn for an American Saturday morning cartoon show. The relatively simple story is burdened with many subplots involving evil brothers, betrayals, kidnappings, and murders, all needing endless expository scenes. Director Toyoa Ashida borrows shamelessly from the Rambo and Mad Max films, along with Frank Frazetta's illustrations. Fist of the North probably ranks as the most violent film in animation history, but after the fourth or fifth head explodes in gobbets of red paint, the effect becomes unintentionally comic. --Charles Solomon
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| Customer Reviews: Read 101 more reviews...
 Don't Care For Reviews. Care For Your Own TASTE January 17, 2000
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
Well well well. First I would like to stress that these reviews are made in the opinions of the ones who have seen the film. Everyone has a different taste to movies. Well for me, The Fist Of The North Star is like the greatest, most wickest, amazing, animation I have ever seen. I really enjoyed the movie, laughed and cried too. The plot is amazing , the animation is so cool and the violence in this is even more intense than DRAGONBALL ! Others might say that is a stupid movie but I honestly enjoyed watching it and most of my friend enjoyed it too. There are scenes that are comical and tragedical at the same time and you don't know whether to laugh or cry. The scene that touched me most is the scene with Ken protecting the girl! . AMazing STORY. You really have to see it to choose.
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