Fist of the North Star 1986 Uncensored VHS in U.S?

Does anyone have seen the rented or bought the complete uncensored Fist of the North Star U.S. VHS

Dec 9, 2013 11:36 AM

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Dec 2013

Hello? As you may well know, the original 1986 movie anime; Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) was one of the bloodiest and most amazingly animated films that had been released uncut in Japanese theaters since 1986. Since the movie was sold to children and family, they complained and had the graphic violence toned down with rainbow color blurs and filter. It was censored even more when released on home video. In Japan, the home video versions had the alternate edited ending instead of the original theatrical ending that was shown in theaters, but other countries had the original ending since it was based on the theatrical version. The out-of-print Italian VHS was semi-uncensored and contain no video censorship, however some graphic scenes still have rainbow colors. The U.S. VHS versions were censored, but some of them interestingly were released completely uncensored sourced from the original theatrical print. The older VHS releases (including re-release on DVDs) had the red tinted censored print and other U.S. VHS releases had the normal colored temperature print with all of the uncensored scenes intact.

I know that some of them had seen the complete uncensored copy on U.S. VHS since they rented or bought them at Blockbuster stores. From IMDB message boards: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142371/board/thread/179824494

If anyone has seen or have the original VHS copy that contains complete uncensored theatrical cut, be not afraid to speak out. Let's have a nice discussion!

Dec 9, 2013 11:43 AM

mattbenz99

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Fists of the north star had an American release? Huh. I guess you learn something new everyday.

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Dec 9, 2013 11:52 AM

Nihilfist