Fist of the North Star: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In a post-nuclear future, human race has made many steps. Normal people have become slaves, while genetically modified giants rule the world. Gunpowder is a distant memory and martial arts is the only weapon a man can count on. Two schools face each other in the battle for dominion: Hokuto and Nanto. Kenshiro is the rightful successor of Hokuto school, while Shin is Nanto's. Shin stole Ken's girlfriend Julia and Ken is looking for her. Kenshiro travels the barren wasterland of post-apocalyptic Earth as seeks to rescue Julia. As the series progresses, we are introduced to the six Grand Masters of the Nanto Seiken school, as well as Kenshiro's three adoptive brothers, also trained in the art of Hokuto Shinken. Eventually, Kenshiro's ultimate rival becomes none other than his eldest brother, Raoh, a would-be conqueror who does not recognize Kenshiro as a worthy succcessor.

Series details

• Title: Fist of the North Star
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 1984-10-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-02-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23094
• IMDb ID: tt0091211
• TVDB ID: 79156

Cast and credited roles

• Akira Kamiya — Kenshirô
• Teiyu Ichiryusai — Bat
• Kenji Utsumi — Raoh
• Tomiko Suzuki — Lin

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-10-11; final listed air date 1985-03-21.
• Season 2: premiered 1985-03-28; final listed air date 1985-12-26.
• Season 3: premiered 1986-01-09; final listed air date 1986-07-31.
• Season 4: premiered 1986-08-07; final listed air date 1987-03-05.
• Season 5: premiered 1987-03-12; final listed air date 1987-07-09.
• Season 6: premiered 1987-07-16; final listed air date 1988-02-18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fist of the North Star on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.