New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City

New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City

The successor of the assassin's art of Hokuto Shinken gets involved in the conflict between Last Land and Freedom Village.

Directed by Takashi Watanabe

Produced by Shueisha

200358 min6.1 / 10

A post-apocalyptic martial arts action anime centered on a hero intervening in a resource-driven conflict between a tyrannical city and a struggling village.

In the 21st century, a nuclear war turned most of the Earth's surface into a desert wasteland, which also resulted in the contamination of the Earth's water supply. A man named Sanga has built the fortified haven of the "Last Land", where he rules as its dictator by monopolizing the city's uncontaminated water supply. When he learns that the neighboring residents of Freedom Village are trying to dig up a well for their own, Sanga sends his underlings to sabotage their effort. Kenshiro, master of Hokuto Shinken, gets involved in the conflict between the two regions after saving Tobi, an informant hired by Freedom Village.

Questions people ask

  • Is New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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