Fist of the North Star

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Fist of the North Star ★★ 1995 (R)

Legendary warrior Kenshiro (Daniels) returns from the grave to avenge the death of his father (McDowell) and restore his North Star clan. He must battle evil Lord Shin (Mandylor) and his henchmen in a postapocalyptic future. Based on the Japanese comic book series, which is also available in anime form. 90m/C VHS, DVD . Gary Daniels, Costas Mandylor, Christopher Penn, Julie Brown, Malcolm McDowell, Melvin Van Peebles, Isako Washio; D: Tony Randel; W: Tony Randel; C: Jacques Haitkin; M: Christopher Stone.