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*TheBadGuyWins: In the the original theatrical cut at least, Raoh wins in the final fight against Ken and would have even killed Ken had Lin not stopped him. Averted though in the home video version where Ken and Raoh's fight ends in a draw instead.
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** “An epic assault on the senses.” – (US release)
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** “An epic assault on the senses.” senses!" – (US release)
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* OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank: During the final fight between Ken and Raoh, ''streams after streams of blood'' start ''gushing'' from their bodies and end up being ''completely covered'' in their own (and probably each other’s) blood.
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* BlackBlood: Probably done as an artistic homage to the anime that was airing at the time (and was made by the same people), when Jagi’s head is starting to explode, his blood turns a bright white. You can even briefly hear the signature electric crackling noise!
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* AdaptationalBadass: Kiba Daioh, aka Boss Fang, was originally a DirtyCoward who tried to get a cheap shot at Ken after seemingly surrendering only for him to die in a pretty undignified way. Here, however, is shown defiantly defending his territory from Raoh and manages to ''slaughter'' a good chunk of his army and even ''taunts Raoh.'' This backfires and he dies, but his death is ''way'' cooler this time.
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* AdaptationalBadass: AdaptationalBadass:
** Kiba Daioh, aka Boss Fang, was originally a DirtyCoward who tried to get a cheap shot at Ken after seemingly surrendering only for him to die in a pretty undignified way. Here, however, is shown defiantly defending his territory from Raoh and manages to ''slaughter'' a good chunk of his army and even ''taunts Raoh.'' This backfires and he dies, but his death is ''way'' cooler thistime.time.
** A small dub-only example, but after Ken kicks the fat of Heart's belly to reach his pressure points, in the original he whines that it hurts so much. In the dub, though?
--->'''Heart''': HAH!! [[NoSell Nice try, guy!]]
** Kiba Daioh, aka Boss Fang, was originally a DirtyCoward who tried to get a cheap shot at Ken after seemingly surrendering only for him to die in a pretty undignified way. Here, however, is shown defiantly defending his territory from Raoh and manages to ''slaughter'' a good chunk of his army and even ''taunts Raoh.'' This backfires and he dies, but his death is ''way'' cooler this
** A small dub-only example, but after Ken kicks the fat of Heart's belly to reach his pressure points, in the original he whines that it hurts so much. In the dub, though?
--->'''Heart''': HAH!! [[NoSell Nice try, guy!]]
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** Airi to Ailee.
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** Ailee's name is spelled as ''Alei.''
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* Tagline:
** “An epic assault on the senses.” – (US release)
** “He’ll blow your mind… right out of your skull!” – (US DVD release)
** “The most violent and action packed animated movie of all time!” – (US DVD release)
** “An epic assault on the senses.” – (US release)
** “He’ll blow your mind… right out of your skull!” – (US DVD release)
** “The most violent and action packed animated movie of all time!” – (US DVD release)
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* Fanservice:
** After shining Jagi’s boots, Airi falls backwards due to Jagi kicking her and [[.https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fotnspanties.PNG you can actually see her panties.]]
** Before escaping Shin’s fortress, Yuria rips her dress apart and strips naked, her breasts in full view (though with slightly hard-to-see nipples).
** After shining Jagi’s boots, Airi falls backwards due to Jagi kicking her and [[.https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fotnspanties.PNG you can actually see her panties.]]
** Before escaping Shin’s fortress, Yuria rips her dress apart and strips naked, her breasts in full view (though with slightly hard-to-see nipples).
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** After shining Jagi’s boots, Airi falls backwards due to Jagi kicking her and[[.https://static.[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fotnspanties.PNG you can actually see her panties.]]
** Before escaping Shin’s fortress, Yuria rips her dress apart and strips naked, with her breasts in full view (though with slightly hard-to-see nipples).
** After shining Jagi’s boots, Airi falls backwards due to Jagi kicking her and
** Before escaping Shin’s fortress, Yuria rips her dress apart and strips naked, with her breasts in full view (though with slightly hard-to-see nipples).
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* Fanservice:
** After shining Jagi’s boots, Airi falls backwards due to Jagi kicking her and [[.https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fotnspanties.PNG you can actually see her panties.]]
** Before escaping Shin’s fortress, Yuria rips her dress apart and strips naked, her breasts in full view (though with slightly hard-to-see nipples).
** After shining Jagi’s boots, Airi falls backwards due to Jagi kicking her and [[.https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fotnspanties.PNG you can actually see her panties.]]
** Before escaping Shin’s fortress, Yuria rips her dress apart and strips naked, her breasts in full view (though with slightly hard-to-see nipples).
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** The Golan Cololel only makes two short appearances to give news to Shin and is unceremoniously killed by Shin for telling him that Yuria wasn’t a priority.
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** The Golan Cololel Colonel only makes two short appearances to give news to Shin and is unceremoniously killed by Shin for telling him that Yuria wasn’t a priority.
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** While Jackal does appear in what basically amounts to a cameo, Devil Rebirth doesn’t (though early promotional material seems to indicate he was planned to be in it at some point.
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** While Jackal does appear in what basically amounts to a cameo, Devil Rebirth doesn’t (though doesn’t, though early promotional material seems to indicate he was planned to be in it at some point.
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* TooDumbToLive: What do the three thieves who are about to kill Bat and Lin do after seeing Kenshiro '''WALK THROUGH A GOD-DAMNED SKYSCRAPER'''? The pull a crossbow and knife on him. No guesses as to what happens to them after that. Either these guys had the ''biggest balls'' after the apocalypse or were really ''that'' stupid.
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* TooDumbToLive: What do the three thieves who are about to kill Bat and Lin do after seeing Kenshiro '''WALK THROUGH A GOD-DAMNED SKYSCRAPER'''? The They pull a crossbow and knife on him. No guesses as to what happens to them after that. Either these guys had the ''biggest balls'' after the apocalypse or were really ''that'' stupid.
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** Rei’s name is spelled as ''Ray.''
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Airi '' completely disappears'' from the movie after she’s saved despite her being the main reason why Rei is in the movie in the first place. She’s not even present to witness her own brother’s death.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Airi '' completely ''completely disappears'' from the movie after she’s saved despite her being the main reason why Rei is in the movie in the first place. She’s not even present to witness her own brother’s death.
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* InconsistentSpelling: From the credits of the English dub:
** Jackal’s name is spelled as ''Jackel.''
** Heart’s name is spelled a ''Hart.''
** Lin’s name is spelled as ''Lynn.''
** Jackal’s name is spelled as ''Jackel.''
** Heart’s name is spelled a ''Hart.''
** Lin’s name is spelled as ''Lynn.''
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In 1991 it was given an English dub by Streamline Pictures and with a translation made by none other than [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Macekre Carl Macek]]. This is how most people in the West were introduced to the series.
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In 1991 it was given an English dub by Streamline Pictures Creator/StreamlinePictures and with a translation made by none other than [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Macekre Carl Macek]]. This is how most people in the West were introduced to the series.
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* BloodierAndGorier: '''OH YES'''. Because it didn’t have the restrictions of TV programming, the movie features violence more on par with the original manga, with plenty of red blood and internal organs being visible. While it was sadly still hit with some half-assed censorship at the last minute, the violence is still noticeable more brutal and graphic.
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* BloodierAndGorier: '''OH YES'''. Because it didn’t have the restrictions of TV programming, the movie features violence more on par with the original manga, with plenty of red blood and internal organs being visible. While it was sadly still hit with some half-assed censorship at the last minute, the violence is still noticeable ''noticeably'' more brutal and graphic.
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* BittersweetEnding: Rei dies, Ken loses track of Yuria and it's implied he might never see her again. But Lin and Bat discover a bunch of plants growing in the barren soil, giving hope that the Earth might become green again.
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* BittersweetEnding: Rei dies, Raoh lives to fight another day, Ken loses track of Yuria and it's implied he might never see her again. But Lin and Bat discover a bunch of plants growing in the barren soil, giving hope that the Earth might become green again.
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* AwardBaitSong: “PURPLE EYES” by Kodomo Band, which plays during the end credits. The English dub features an instrumental of it instead.
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* AwardBaitSong: “PURPLE EYES” ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGpTMaFUk8I ''PURPLE EYES'']]'' by Kodomo Band, which plays during the end credits. The English dub features an instrumental [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHgoDtCrP94 instrumental]] of it instead.
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* DeathOfAChild: At the beginning of the movie, we see a caravan in the middle of the wasteland being intercepted by a bunch of thieves who then proceed to slaughter them all. Amongst them was a woman holding a baby and we even see the ''baby’s lifeless hand'' after his mother is murdered.
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* TooDumbToLive: What do the three thieves who are about to kill Bat and Lin do after seeing Kenshiro '''WALK THROUGH A GOD-DAMNED SKYSCRAPER'''? The pull a crossbow and knife on him. No guesses as to what happens to them after that. Either these guys had the ''biggest balls'' after the apocalypse or were really ''that'' stupid.
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* AdaptationalJerkass. Dub-only, but for some ''bizarre'' reason Ryuken in the English dub shows no reaction to the news of Kenshiro dying and basically tells Raoh to go and conquer the world but he should also stop bothering him. This is in ''high'' contrast to the original where he reacted to the news with a BigWhat and he actually fights Raoh (albeit off-screen) to try and stop him.
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* KilledOffScreen: Despite the trailer hyping up a bunch of battles, two of them don't even happen on-screen:
** RYUKEN vs. RAOH: As in the manga, Ryuken says that he will try to stop Raoh but sealing his fists (much to Raoh's horror), but after a lenghty shot of the outside of the dojo, Raoh comes out and we see Ryuken sitting, at first looking like there wasn't even a fight... until a lightning flash shows a puddle of blood under Ryuken, implying that Raoh inflicted a deadly blow to him.
** SHIN vs. RAOH: Raoh finds Shin in his fortress as the latter is looking for Yuria and while they're shown getting ready, the scene cuts to Ken finding Shin's fortress. He then finds Shin and after a brief fight, Shin dies because of the wounds Raoh inflicted on him. This one's particularly egregious as Shin and Raoh '''NEVER''' met in the manga so this was a perfectly good chance to see them fight.
** RYUKEN vs. RAOH: As in the manga, Ryuken says that he will try to stop Raoh but sealing his fists (much to Raoh's horror), but after a lenghty shot of the outside of the dojo, Raoh comes out and we see Ryuken sitting, at first looking like there wasn't even a fight... until a lightning flash shows a puddle of blood under Ryuken, implying that Raoh inflicted a deadly blow to him.
** SHIN vs. RAOH: Raoh finds Shin in his fortress as the latter is looking for Yuria and while they're shown getting ready, the scene cuts to Ken finding Shin's fortress. He then finds Shin and after a brief fight, Shin dies because of the wounds Raoh inflicted on him. This one's particularly egregious as Shin and Raoh '''NEVER''' met in the manga so this was a perfectly good chance to see them fight.
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* SceneryPorn: The lush landscapes shown at the beginning of the movie (before everything goes to hell) are ''gorgeous.''
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* AdaptationalNameChange: Averted. Promotional material shows that Heart was going to be renamed to ''Elephant'' to keep with the ThemeNaming of Jagi’s underlings (Fox and Jackal) but he’s ultimately still called Heart in the final movie.
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* ShoutOut: The design of Raoh’s soldiers in this movie is basically [[Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior Lord Humungus]] but with a black mask and armor.
* ShownTheirWork: The artists and animators at Toei actually studied human anatomy to make the gore more detailed and realistic. They also studied how the nervous system works and thus the places Jagi pokes to undo the effects of Hokuto Shinken are accurate.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Airi '' completely disappears'' from the movie after she’s saved despite her being the main reason why Rei is in the movie in the first place. She’s not even present to witness her own brother’s death.
* ShownTheirWork: The artists and animators at Toei actually studied human anatomy to make the gore more detailed and realistic. They also studied how the nervous system works and thus the places Jagi pokes to undo the effects of Hokuto Shinken are accurate.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Airi '' completely disappears'' from the movie after she’s saved despite her being the main reason why Rei is in the movie in the first place. She’s not even present to witness her own brother’s death.
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In 1991 it was given an English dub by Streamline Pictures and with a translation made by none other than [[Macekre [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Macekre Carl Macek]]. This is how most people in the West were introduced to the series.
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In 1991 it was given an English dub by Streamline Pictures and with a translation made by none other than Creator/CarlMacek.[[Macekre Carl Macek]]. This is how most people in the West were introduced to the series.
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''Fist of the North Star'' (北斗の拳; ''Hokuto no Ken''), mostly known as ''Fist of the North Star: The Movie'' for simplicity’s sake, is a 1986 animated adaptation of [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar the manga of the same name]] by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, produced and animated by Toei and directed by Toyoo Ashida, who also directed the anime series made around the same time.
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''Fist of the North Star'' (北斗の拳; ''Hokuto no Ken''), mostly known as ''Fist of the North Star: The Movie'' for simplicity’s sake, is a 1986 animated adaptation of [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar the manga of the same name]] by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, produced and animated by Toei Creator/ToeiAnimation and directed by Toyoo Ashida, who also directed the anime series made around the same time.
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* TheCameo D from ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' (another animated feature directed by Toyoo Ashida) and Arion from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arion_(manga) eponymous manga]] (which also had an animated adaptation in 1986) can be seen in the crowd at the end when Yuria is crucified.
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* TheCameo TheCameo: D from ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' (another animated feature directed by Toyoo Ashida) and Arion from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arion_(manga) eponymous manga]] (which also had an animated adaptation in 1986) can be seen in the crowd at the end when Yuria is crucified.
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** Galf makes an appearance announcing Raoh’s arrival at Cassandra and kills a random guy who’s chanting off-tune.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Kiba Daioh, aka Boss Fang, was originally a DirtyCoward who tried to get a cheap shot at Ken after seemingly surrendering only for him to die in a pretty undignified way. Here, however, is shown defiantly defending his territory from Raoh and manages to ''slaughter'' a good chunk of his army and even ''taunts Raoh.'' This backfires and he dies, but his death is ''way'' cooler this time.
* TheCameo D from ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' (another animated feature directed by Toyoo Ashida) and Arion from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arion_(manga) eponymous manga]] (which also had an animated adaptation in 1986) can be seen in the crowd at the end when Yuria is crucified.
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** Yuria to Julia, per the localization of the series at the time.
** Yuria to Julia, per the localization of the series at the time.
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* NippledAndDimed: Averted. Due to the quality of VHS tapes and the movie having a red tint over it for its home media release in the 90s, when Yuria strips naked before her escape, it really does look like she has no nipples. However, with the higher-quality DVD and Blu-Ray releases, it’s easier to notice her nipples... it’s just that they almost look like ghost nipples with how they’re colored against her skin.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The original Japanese trailer boasts that the movie is going to feature “The 10 Great Battles of Hokuto” and proceeds to list them all. While some are accurate, like “KENSHIRO vs. JAGI” and “KENSHIRO vs. RAOH,” the others barely qualify as fights as they either end to quickly like “KENSHIRO vs. ELEPHANT”[[labelnote:Note]] Heart’s original name for the movie [[/labelnote]] or don’t even qualify as fights at all like “KENSHIRO vs. REI.”
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The original Japanese trailer boasts that the movie is going to feature “The 10 Great Battles of Hokuto” and proceeds to list them all. While some are accurate, like “KENSHIRO vs. JAGI” and “KENSHIRO vs. RAOH,” the others barely qualify as fights as they either end to too quickly like “KENSHIRO vs. ELEPHANT”[[labelnote:Note]] Heart’s original name for the movie [[/labelnote]] or don’t even qualify as fights at all like “KENSHIRO vs. REI.”
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->''"Human existence became a struggle for uncontaminated water and food. Only the strongest survive. And in this age of chaos, men were fearful, and power over other men made them feel less afraid. The flame of life on Earth was sputtering and if extinguished, would never be rekindled. But there were whose concerns was not for themselves, but for their world and its inhabitants."''
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->''"Human existence became a struggle for uncontaminated water and food. Only the strongest survive. And in this age of chaos, men were fearful, and power over other men made them feel less afraid. The flame of life on Earth was sputtering and if extinguished, would never be rekindled. But there were those whose concerns was not for themselves, but for their world and its inhabitants."''
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->''"Human existence became a struggle for uncontaminated water and food. Only the strongest survive. And in this age of chaos, men were fearful, and power over other men made them feel less afraid. The flame of life on Earth was sputtering and if extinguished, would never be rekindled. But there were whose concerns was not for themselves, but for their world and its inhabitants."''
-->-- '''Ryuken (English dub)'''
''Fist of the North Star'' (北斗の拳; ''Hokuto no Ken''), mostly known as ''Fist of the North Star: The Movie'' for simplicity’s sake, is a 1986 animated adaptation of [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar the manga of the same name]] by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, produced and animated by Toei and directed by Toyoo Ashida, who also directed the anime series made around the same time.
Made in the wake of the series’ popularity and to promote the anime, the movie roughly adapts the first 72 chapters of the manga (or the first 49 episodes of the anime), but makes a lot of changes to the story and removes a lot of characters in order to make a cohesive ''WhatIf'' story.
In 1991 it was given an English dub by Streamline Pictures and with a translation made by none other than Carl Macek. This is how most people in the West were introduced to the series.
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: The movie changes hair colors even more compared to the anime.
** Lin sports pink hair as opposed to the red hair she had in the anime.
** Rei sports the white hair he had in the later episodes of the anime as opposed to the black from the manga or the blue hair he was introduced with in the anime.
** Yuria sports orange hair as opposed to the purple hair she had in the anime. Curiously, the anime would later on change her hair to orange.
* AdaptedOut: Because the movie is a very compressed adaptation that crams a lot of chapters into a roughly 2-hour movie, a lot of characters had to be left out, and most of them are very important ones in the original story.
** The last of the Hokuto Brothers, Toki, does not appear at all nor is he even mentioned.
** Rei’s love interest, Mamiya, is also nowhere to be seen.
** None of Shin’s KING subordinates (Spade, Club and Diamond) aside from Heart appear. Joker, an original character made for the anime, is also absent.
** While Jackal does appear in what basically amounts to a cameo, Devil Rebirth doesn’t (though early promotional material seems to indicate he was planned to be in it at some point.
* AnimationBump: One of Toei Animation’s most ''lavishly-animated'' movies, the movie boasts character animation that’s a lot more fluid than what you’d find on TV anime at the time and extremely detailed backgrounds. This is more notable in the fight scenes and especially the death scenes.
* AwardBaitSong: “PURPLE EYES” by Kodomo Band, which plays during the end credits. The English dub features an instrumental of it instead.
* BittersweetEnding: Rei dies, Ken loses track of Yuria and it's implied he might never see her again. But Lin and Bat discover a bunch of plants growing in the barren soil, giving hope that the Earth might become green again.
* BloodierAndGorier: '''OH YES'''. Because it didn’t have the restrictions of TV programming, the movie features violence more on par with the original manga, with plenty of red blood and internal organs being visible. While it was sadly still hit with some half-assed censorship at the last minute, the violence is still noticeable more brutal and graphic.
* DemotedToExtra: Quite a few characters who played major roles in the manga and anime had their roles significantly reduced.
** Jackal is reduced to one of Jagi’s lackeys who dies in the same scene he’s introduced in because he reacted with horror at Jagi’s disfigured face.
** The Golan Cololel only makes two short appearances to give news to Shin and is unceremoniously killed by Shin for telling him that Yuria wasn’t a priority.
* DubNameChange: A couple examples:
** Zeed to Zenda.
** Uighur to Weagle.
* DubPronunciationChange: Ryuken's name is pronounced as "Rai-Ah-Ken" in the English dub.
* HotterAndSexier: Surprisingly averted. While there’s only one scene where Yuria strips naked, it’s noticeably less detailed than the nudity shown on the TV show.
* NeverTrustATrailer: The original Japanese trailer boasts that the movie is going to feature “The 10 Great Battles of Hokuto” and proceeds to list them all. While some are accurate, like “KENSHIRO vs. JAGI” and “KENSHIRO vs. RAOH,” the others barely qualify as fights as they either end to quickly like “KENSHIRO vs. ELEPHANT”[[labelnote:Note]] Heart’s original name for the movie [[/labelnote]] or don’t even qualify as fights at all like “KENSHIRO vs. REI.”
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->''"Human existence became a struggle for uncontaminated water and food. Only the strongest survive. And in this age of chaos, men were fearful, and power over other men made them feel less afraid. The flame of life on Earth was sputtering and if extinguished, would never be rekindled. But there were whose concerns was not for themselves, but for their world and its inhabitants."''
-->-- '''Ryuken (English dub)'''
''Fist of the North Star'' (北斗の拳; ''Hokuto no Ken''), mostly known as ''Fist of the North Star: The Movie'' for simplicity’s sake, is a 1986 animated adaptation of [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar the manga of the same name]] by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, produced and animated by Toei and directed by Toyoo Ashida, who also directed the anime series made around the same time.
Made in the wake of the series’ popularity and to promote the anime, the movie roughly adapts the first 72 chapters of the manga (or the first 49 episodes of the anime), but makes a lot of changes to the story and removes a lot of characters in order to make a cohesive ''WhatIf'' story.
In 1991 it was given an English dub by Streamline Pictures and with a translation made by none other than Carl Macek. This is how most people in the West were introduced to the series.
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: The movie changes hair colors even more compared to the anime.
** Lin sports pink hair as opposed to the red hair she had in the anime.
** Rei sports the white hair he had in the later episodes of the anime as opposed to the black from the manga or the blue hair he was introduced with in the anime.
** Yuria sports orange hair as opposed to the purple hair she had in the anime. Curiously, the anime would later on change her hair to orange.
* AdaptedOut: Because the movie is a very compressed adaptation that crams a lot of chapters into a roughly 2-hour movie, a lot of characters had to be left out, and most of them are very important ones in the original story.
** The last of the Hokuto Brothers, Toki, does not appear at all nor is he even mentioned.
** Rei’s love interest, Mamiya, is also nowhere to be seen.
** None of Shin’s KING subordinates (Spade, Club and Diamond) aside from Heart appear. Joker, an original character made for the anime, is also absent.
** While Jackal does appear in what basically amounts to a cameo, Devil Rebirth doesn’t (though early promotional material seems to indicate he was planned to be in it at some point.
* AnimationBump: One of Toei Animation’s most ''lavishly-animated'' movies, the movie boasts character animation that’s a lot more fluid than what you’d find on TV anime at the time and extremely detailed backgrounds. This is more notable in the fight scenes and especially the death scenes.
* AwardBaitSong: “PURPLE EYES” by Kodomo Band, which plays during the end credits. The English dub features an instrumental of it instead.
* BittersweetEnding: Rei dies, Ken loses track of Yuria and it's implied he might never see her again. But Lin and Bat discover a bunch of plants growing in the barren soil, giving hope that the Earth might become green again.
* BloodierAndGorier: '''OH YES'''. Because it didn’t have the restrictions of TV programming, the movie features violence more on par with the original manga, with plenty of red blood and internal organs being visible. While it was sadly still hit with some half-assed censorship at the last minute, the violence is still noticeable more brutal and graphic.
* DemotedToExtra: Quite a few characters who played major roles in the manga and anime had their roles significantly reduced.
** Jackal is reduced to one of Jagi’s lackeys who dies in the same scene he’s introduced in because he reacted with horror at Jagi’s disfigured face.
** The Golan Cololel only makes two short appearances to give news to Shin and is unceremoniously killed by Shin for telling him that Yuria wasn’t a priority.
* DubNameChange: A couple examples:
** Zeed to Zenda.
** Uighur to Weagle.
* DubPronunciationChange: Ryuken's name is pronounced as "Rai-Ah-Ken" in the English dub.
* HotterAndSexier: Surprisingly averted. While there’s only one scene where Yuria strips naked, it’s noticeably less detailed than the nudity shown on the TV show.
* NeverTrustATrailer: The original Japanese trailer boasts that the movie is going to feature “The 10 Great Battles of Hokuto” and proceeds to list them all. While some are accurate, like “KENSHIRO vs. JAGI” and “KENSHIRO vs. RAOH,” the others barely qualify as fights as they either end to quickly like “KENSHIRO vs. ELEPHANT”[[labelnote:Note]] Heart’s original name for the movie [[/labelnote]] or don’t even qualify as fights at all like “KENSHIRO vs. REI.”
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