Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden Junai-hen

Kenshiro is the heir of the legendary martial arts known as Hokuto Shinken, which can kill a man with a single blow, by striking the pressure points in the enemy's body. Hokuto Shinken can be passed only to one successor at a time. When he was chosen as the successor, he parted ways with his brothers, Toki and Raoh. The former decided to use what he knew of the art to cure people... while the latter has chosen to use his supreme strength to install peace in the world by power.
Kenshiro is accompanied by Lynn and Bart, and the movie's story begins when an overlord starts kidnapping children to use them as slaves for building his own pyramid...

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Kenshirou Main

Hanawa, Eiji Japanese

Raou Main

Shibuya, Shigeru Japanese

Reina Main

Jou, Masako Japanese

Toki Supporting

Horiuchi, Kenyuu Japanese

Souther Supporting

Ootsuka, Akio Japanese

Shuu Supporting

Ootsuka, Houchuu Japanese

Bat Supporting

Namikawa, Daisuke Japanese

Lin Supporting

Sakamoto, Maaya Japanese

Souga Supporting

Miyata, Kouki Japanese

Toyo Supporting

Fujiki, Seiko Japanese

Yoshioka, Masahito Producer

Kageyama, Shigenori Assistant Producer

Imamura, Takahiro Director

Koyama, Satoru Sound Director

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Jan 31, 2016

Dzsoz182

Recommended

First review for this movie yeey!

I hate to admit, but I have not seen the original show. I tried, I struggled with it as it is just (sorry to say but) too old...
Therefore, I was so delighted when I heard that they are making a movie series out of it.
Hokuto no ken is the grandfather of all fighting animes, the most testosterone-filled anime I have ever seen (Jojo's bizarre adventure being a close second).

This story is like a living fossil. I have no second thoughts if I say, that the creator was one of the few masterminds who came up with the universal recipe for ... a great fighting anime:
The ingredients are pretty much:
- An epic and righteous hero
- Some beautiful girls (just to mess with their minds)
- Lovable supporters
- An epic antagonist
- A unique fighting style

When all of this is mixed together in the right proportions, something amazing will be born.

Story 10/10

The story might seem a bit of a cliché, however, most likely, everything else that is similar was inspired by this show.
The post-apocalyptic world filled with anarchy where people live in fear and despair, waiting for the one hero that will save them. It is pretty clear, not much to explain.

Art 10/10

I personally love the art style (Jojo's bizarre adventure is very similar to this). The modern art and character design make it very enjoyable. Remaking this show was probably the best thing ever. Also, it is surprisingly well done for something made in 2006...that was 10 years ago!
The background is also very nicely done but everything apart from Toki's home is very dark and depressing. Also, to my greatest joy, there is no 3D effects whatsoever in it.

Characters 10/10

Hokuto no ken Raoh Gaiden Junai-hen has all the arch-types of characters that are needed for a good show. The righteous hero, rivaling brothers, the badass female hero (a bit like Casca from Berserk), lovable background characters and lots and lots of evil ones.
It is very interesting to see the relations between the main characters. I am not entirely sure who is good and bad at this point. I hope to see lots of character development in the next movies.

Overall 10/10

Hokuto no ken Raoh Gaiden Junai-hen is a true legend in the anime world. It focuses on such pure and fundamental values that I just cannot give it a lower review score.
I recommend this to anyone who wants to see where most of today's animes came from.
In addition to all of this, needless to say, there is absolutely NO fanservice in it.
Do not be afraid that it is old. It is truly a unique masterpiece.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Apr 1, 2019

Whacky0573

Recommended

The idea of the movie is good. had some errors of details of the personages, watch closely and you will see the minimal errors. It's no big deal, but it's still a mistake, do you agree? this movie compared to the movie Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Death in Love that took ¥ 500 million in Japan and $ 1,258,568 abroad, was well received, taking $ 1,479,911 in Japan. I did not look at much of the other films. following the trilogy of the movies, my comment should be much more critical, but I have no arguments to falsify and generalize the film. it was ... good just that.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 24, 2019

Sinister_Garbage

Recommended

[SPOILER]
Fist of the north star is probally one of my favorites of all time. The legend series was a good rebuild for the anime and it has some good parts and some parts that were less. Also please correct me on some parts since it was along time after i watch the movie also i'm suck at memorizing

Story 9/10:
The story was based on the original anime although it has some additional characters into it so the story were more enchanted since there were new characters like Raoh's retainers from the gaiden series

Art 8/10:
I like how the art was well-drawn and it looks like a more ... condesed version of the anime's artstyle following the Souther arc. But the fight scenes were not crispy enough, that's why i gave it an 8

Characters 9/10:
Most of the characters are brave men whom fights for either glory or other people's sake. The additional characters were Raoh's retainers, Soga and Reina. There were also a cameo character from the season 2 anime, Akashachi(Shachi's father). Soga's trick to get himself killed were also a good plot twist

Sound 9/10:
The sound is better than the sequel which takes place after the events of the souther arc. This one is genuienly better, the voice acting wasn't rushed and the soundtrack is good

Overall 9/10:
No matter how i watched this before, this movie still enjoyable and entertaining. The original might be had more emotions but i like to see them in high defitinition

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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