Discotek to Release Remastered Fist of the North Star Movie in North America
Discotek announced that they have acquired rights to the first The Fist of the North Star anime movie, with a planned DVD release date of May 2009. They will be using the newly-remastered version that Toei released in Japan in September 2008, with the original Japanese dubbing and an English dub.
Fist of the North Star is based on a manga by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, and was directed by Toyoo Ashida. Besides this movie, originally released in 1986, 3 more anime movies and a live action movie were released later. The movie is an alternate version of a TV series that began airing in 1983 and ran for 109 episodes. Two sequels to the TV show were also released.
Source: Discotek website announcement, Dec. 28, 2008
Fist of the North Star is based on a manga by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, and was directed by Toyoo Ashida. Besides this movie, originally released in 1986, 3 more anime movies and a live action movie were released later. The movie is an alternate version of a TV series that began airing in 1983 and ran for 109 episodes. Two sequels to the TV show were also released.
Source: Discotek website announcement, Dec. 28, 2008
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