Fist of the North Star: Legend of Kenshiro
- Film
- Fall 2008
- 89 min
- TMS Entertainment
- Manga
- R-17+
- Action
- Martial Arts
- Shounen
Contents
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| Japanese | 真救世主伝説 北斗の拳 ZERO ケンシロウ伝 | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Hokuto no Ken Zero: Kenshirou Den | |
| Also known as | Shin Kyuuseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken Zero Kenshirou-den | |
| Genre | Action, Martial Arts, Shounen | |
| Type | Film | |
| Based on | Manga — Buronson | |
| Directed by | Toshiki Hirano | |
| Music by | Yuki Kajiura | |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment | |
| Released | October 4, 2008 | |
| Running time | 89 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Fall 2008 | |
| Age rating | R – 17+ | |
| Score | ★ 7.50 | |
| On users' lists | 3,010 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
Fist of the North Star: Legend of Kenshiro (Japanese: 真救世主伝説 北斗の拳 ZERO ケンシロウ伝, Hepburn: Hokuto no Ken Zero: Kenshirou Den) is a 2008 Japanese anime film based on the manga series by Buronson. It is animated by TMS Entertainment and directed by Toshiki Hirano. The film was released on October 4, 2008.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Danne · Gades · Guruma · Jugai · Saya · Yaman
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | German |
|---|---|---|
| KenshirouMain | Hiroshi Abe | Tobias Nath |
| RyuukenSupporting | Chikao Otsuka | Axel Lutter |
| YuriaSupporting | Yuriko Ishida | – |
| ShinSupporting | Takuya Kirimoto | Alexander Doering |
| ZeedSupporting | Nobuaki Kanemitsu | – |
| JugaiSupporting | Rikiya Koyama | Jaron Löwenberg |
All languages (4)
| Character | Japanese | German | French | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KenshirouMain | Hiroshi Abe | Tobias Nath | Frédéric Souterelle | Lorenzo Scattorin |
| RyuukenSupporting | Chikao Otsuka | Axel Lutter | – | Maurizio Scattorin |
| YuriaSupporting | Yuriko Ishida | – | – | Patrizia Mottola |
| ShinSupporting | Takuya Kirimoto | Alexander Doering | – | Claudio Ridolfo |
| ZeedSupporting | Nobuaki Kanemitsu | – | – | – |
| JugaiSupporting | Rikiya Koyama | Jaron Löwenberg | – | Massimiliano Lotti |
Production
Key staff
BuronsonOriginal Creator
Toshiki HiranoDirector
Tetsuo HaraOriginal Character Design
Yuki KajiuraMusicStaff
| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Buronson |
| Director | Toshiki Hirano |
| Original Character Design | Tetsuo Hara |
| Music | Yuki Kajiura |
| Editing | Jun Taguma |
| Theme Song Performance | GARNET CROW |
| Producer | Masahito Yoshioka |
Music
| Composer | Yuki Kajiura |
|---|
Videos and pictures
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch911
- Watching21
- Completed870
- On hold33
- Dropped99
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
Related works
| Parent story | Fist of the North Star (TV series, 1984) |
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- “Hokuto no Ken Zero: Kenshirou Den”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Hokuto no Ken Zero: Kenshirou Den”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Fist of the North Star: Legend of Kenshiro”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q4154888”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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