Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki

2008 0h 57m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 42

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiroshi Abe
Kenshirô (voice)
Takashi Ukaji
Raoh (voice)
Yuriko Ishida
Julia (voice)
Kenyu Horiuchi
Toki (voice)
Aya Hirano
Sara (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Ryuken (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Souga (voice)
Daisuke Namikawa
Bat (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kobun Shizuno
Writers: Nobuhiko Horie
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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Part of the "Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kobun Shizuno, shot by Hideo Okazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuki Kajiura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Hiroshi Abe and Takashi Ukaji and Yuriko Ishida carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0456981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kobun Shizuno directs. Hideo Okazaki behind the camera. Yuki Kajiura scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Part of the "Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Kobun Shizuno, shot by Hideo Okazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Yuki Kajiura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Hiroshi Abe and Takashi Ukaji and Yuriko Ishida carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0456981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hideo Okazaki
Original score: Yuki Kajiura
Runtime: 57 min · 0h 57m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): 16
IMDB: Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki (2008)

Part of

Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior Collection

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.