Fist of the North Star (1984)

Fist of the North Star (北斗の拳) is a 1984 anime adaptation based on the manga of the same name. It ran from October 10, 1984 to March 5, 1987 in Japan.

The anime's first 36 episodes were licensed in the U.S. by Manga Entertainment in 1999 and dubbed by Animaze with twelve VHS volumes each containing three episodes planned. The VHS releases were discontinued after Volume 8 (up to Episode 24) with the rest later being released to DVD in 2003 across five volumes alongside televised airings on Showtime Beyond. Discotek Media would later acquire the license in 2009 and released the full series across four DVD box sets.

English Voice Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Gary Dubin - Bart
Sandy Fox - Lynn
Lex Lang - Kenshirō

Secondary Cast[]

Steve Blum - Shin
Christina Carlisi - Airi (ep33)
Jonathan Cook - Narrator (ep1-27)
Kim Mai Guest - Airi (ep24-29)
Peter Lurie - Jagi
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn - Mamiya, Yulia
Daran Norris - Rei
John Snyder - Raoh
Kirk Thornton - Toki
Tom Wyner - Narrator (ep28-36)

Minor Cast[]

Stephen Apostolina - Alerted Guard B (ep22), Burned Fang Clan Member (ep23), Dorado Gang Member C (ep3), Driving Slaver A (ep3), Farmer Insistent on Fighting (ep1), Negligent Slaver (ep4), Rebuilding Villager B (ep24), Slaughtered Man (ep2), Thug Guarding the Seeds (ep2), Male Traveler A (ep1), Zeedo Gang Member who's Hungry (ep1)
Thom Babbes - Concerned Fang Clan Member B (ep24), Deserting Soldier B (ep22), Rebuilding Villager C (ep24)
Kirk Baily - Fang Clan Member who Shouts (ep27), Kidnapper C (ep25), Kō (ep25), Madara's Victim B (ep27)
William H. Bassett - Jagi's Gang Member F (ep30), Mamiya's Village Elder (ep25-26, 30)
Catherine Battistone - Toyo (ep11-12)
David S. Beider - Armored Buggy Thug A (ep20), Blackbird Army Pilot D (ep19)
Lauren Benjamin - Michael's Mother (ep19), Jina Villager D (ep19)
Beau Billingslea - General Barcom
David Neil Black - Dying Villager A (ep23), Rebuilding Villager D (ep24)
Steve Blum - Cowardly Warrior C (ep12), Killed Escapee (ep3), Patron A (ep34), Water Vendor (ep2), Zeedo Gang Member who Investigates (ep1)
Kevin Brief - Aruna (ep18), Dying Villager C (ep23), Food Truck Driver B (ep23), Shin's Bodyguard B (ep22), Snake Handling the Well (ep16), Trainee B (ep4)
Emily Brown - Karen (ep15), Orphan B (ep13), Town Child A (ep14)
Bob Buchholz - Bar Patron B (ep34), Duran (ep14), Fang Clan Member with Sickle (ep23), Jun (ep34-35), Kō (ep23-24)
Steve Bulen - Baron (ep16), Wolf (ep18), Former Professional Wrestler (ep26)
Wally Burr - Jina Villager F (ep19), KING Commander A (ep21), Mahari (ep19)
Richard Cansino - Joker, Prisoner E (voice double; ep4), Yulia's Guards (ep21), Zaria's Thug A (ep15)
Christina Carlisi - Sister (ep29)
Paul Carr - Mamiya's Village Elder (ep23)
Christopher Carroll - Lead Scorpion Gang Biker (ep16), Snake Gang Member D (ep16), Thunder Army Soldier A (ep18), Wolf Army Soldier C (ep18)
Tony Clay - Horrified Villager B (ep25), Fang Clan Member B (ep27)
Lee Cole - Cowardly Warrior D (ep12), Demoralized Villager C (ep10), Mustached Warrior (ep12), Patrolling Soldier B (ep7)
Jonathan Cook - Buckham (ep8), Heart Army Biker A (ep4), Heart Army Captain A (ep4), KING Commander E (ep21), Madd's Driver (ep7), Pervert D (ep23)
Dana Craig - Heart Army Biker B (ep4), Heart Army Lookout B (ep4), Major's Lieutenant A (ep6), Patrolling Soldier A (ep7), Shin's Henchman C (ep5, 17), Tower Guard A (ep8-9)
Hank Crowell Jr. - Begging Thug (ep15), Farmer B (ep14), Villainy Prison Guard B (ep13)
Michael Deak - Castle Guard D (ep5), Fang Clan Spy (ep25), Fox (ep11-12), Heart Army Biker C (ep4), Heart Army Captain B (ep4), Older Brother (ep6), Prisoner D (ep4), Shin's Henchman A (ep5, 17), Slave Buyer A (ep10), Village Lookout (ep25)
Krysti Deckert - Little Sister (ep26), Madara's Victim D (ep27)
Mari Devon - Handmaiden (ep18), Thunder Army Victim B (ep18)
Reyna Dey - Slaughtered Woman (ep2)
Dyanne DiRosario - Lima's Mother (ep7-8)
Keith Diamond - Coffin Maker (ep8), Recruit A (ep7), Sneaky Fang Clan Member A (ep27), Trainee D (ep6), Villager Spotter A (ep25)
Peter Doyle - Captured Man with a Saw (ep30), Jagi's Messenger (ep30), Scarred Fang Clan Member (ep29)
Gary Dubin - Fat Castle Guard (ep5), Fang Clan Member who Worries (ep29)
Andrew Ebert - Elite Soldier C (ep8), Recruit F (ep6)
Cecilia Elam - Demoralized Villager E (ep10), Mari (ep24), Orphan C (ep13), Playing Child B (ep24), Town Child C (ep14)
Dorothy Elias-Fahn - Aki (ep31), Female Traveler (ep1), Jina Villager C (ep19)_, Kei (ep7), Little Girl B (ep11), Lynn's Mother (ep1, 7), Mika (ep9-10), Murmuring Onlooker A (ep31), Son (ep3), Tamira's Mother (ep19)
David Ellenstein - Confused Fang Clan Member (ep24), Dragon Gang Member B (ep9), Examining Fang Clan Member (ep28), Fang Clan Spotter (ep24), Heart Army Grunt D (ep4), Heart Army Lookout A (ep4), Jagi's Gang Member C (ep30), Johnny (ep6), Onlooker B (ep30), Fang Clan Raider B (ep23), Spear-Wielding Guard B (ep22)
Peter Emshwiller - Fearful Villager B (ep7)
Richard Epcar - Blackbird Army Pilot F (ep19), Dorado Gang Member A (ep3), Forging Slave (ep3), Gold Wolf Spotter (ep19), Gomu (ep34), Hypnotized Villager B (ep15), Jina Villager E (ep19), KING Commander B (ep21), Recruit C (ep7), Torturer (ep19), Train Cannon Operator F (ep20)
Tom Fahn - Tossed Patron (ep33)
Don Fischer - Confused Marketgoer B (ep33), Dragon Gang Member E (ep9), Driver (ep9), Jagi's Supporter A (ep32), Jagi's Thug with Binoculars (ep31), Killed Man (ep31)
Lynn Fischer - Boy's Mother (ep33), Grateful Boy (ep36), Yū's Mother (ep34-36)
David Footman - Cowardly Warrior A (ep12), Pursuing Biker A (ep19), Train Cannon Operator E (ep20)
Michael Forest - Elder Ukoku (ep1-2)
Rebecca Forstadt - Little Girl A (ep11)
Eddie Frierson - Bat Brother B (ep9), Blue Caster Biker (ep35), Caster with Surfer Accent (ep34), Concerned Villager (ep9), Fang Clan Messenger (ep26), Horrified Villager C (ep25), Lima's Father (ep7), Nebada (ep36), Recruit D (ep7), Scar-Faced Warrior (ep11), Shredded Fang Clan Member (ep27), Smiley (ep12), Tattooed Warrior (ep12)
Jerry Gelb - Hypnotized Villager E (ep15), Junk (ep16), Old Slave (ep3), Plowing Slave (ep3), Rational Man A (ep31)
Gloria Gines - Lima (ep7), Screaming Woman in Jewel (ep4)
Gavin Glennon - Aviator Thug (ep14), Fang Clan Member A (ep29), Fang Clan Member with Dynamite (ep29), Kubaru (ep30), Pervy Fang Clan Member A (ep28), Youngest Brother (ep29), Zaria's Thug C (ep15)
Barbara Goodson - Healed Boy (ep33), Mako (ep31), Mari's Mother (ep24), Michael (ep19), Playing Child A (ep24)
Kim Mai Guest - Girl with Knife (ep24), Madara's Victim C (ep27), Sacrificed Villager C (ep27), Tamira (ep19)
L. Michael Haller - Dragon Bike Leader (ep9-10), Train Cannon Operator B (ep20)
Casey Hart - Blonde Caster (ep34), Caravan Dweller (ep35), Reporting Caster (ep34)
David Hayter - Southern Cross Civilian A (ep19), Snake Gang Member with Shades (ep16), Wolf Army Soldier D (ep18), Zaria's Thug B (ep15)
Carolyn Hennesy - Crowd Voice A (ep30)
Matthew Hustin - Jagi's Gang Member A (ep30), Middle Brother (ep29), Onlooker A (ep30), Pervy Fang Clan Member B (ep28), Pleading Fang Clan Member (ep29)
Milton James - Castle Guard A (ep5), Deserting Soldier A (ep22), Fang Clan Spotter (voice double; ep24), Pervert A (ep23)
Curtis Jones - Zeedo Gang Enforcer A (ep1)
R. Martin Klein - Alerted Guard A (ep22), Club (ep3, 17), Fang Clan Kazan User (ep23), Jagi's Gang Member with a Knife (ep31), Injured Trader (ep33), Gay Fang Clan Spotter (ep24), Rebuilding Villager E (ep24), Zeedo's Right-Hand Man (ep1)
William Frederick Knight - Mt. Ryūjin Village Chief (ep9)
Steve Kramer - Armored Buggy Thug C (ep20), Baron's Driver (ep16), Ellery (ep33), Garekki (ep19), Giant with a Sword (ep17), Gold Wolf Biker D (ep19), Jagi's Gang Member who Shouts (ep31), Thunder Army Soldier B (ep18), Traitorous Soldier C (ep21), Southern Cross Guard A (ep18), Snake Gang Member A (ep16), Wolf Army Victim (ep18)
Lex Lang - Dorado Slave C (ep3), Dying Fang Clan Member (ep24), Spade Gang Member B (ep2)
Wendee Lee - Prisoner C (ep4)
John Rafter Lee - Slave Driver C (ep21), Tower Guard B (ep8)
Michael Lindsay - Border Guard A (ep19), Dragon Gang Member A (ep9), Jagi's Gang Member who Signals (ep31), Jennifer's Spotter (ep19), Rallying Marketgoer (ep33), Rational Man B (ep31), Tower Guard D (ep8), Train Cannon Operator A (ep20), Traitorous Soldier B (ep21), Warning Marketgoer A (ep33)
Monique Lindsley - Confused Marketgoer A (ep33)
Dan Lorge - Amiba's Personal Guard (ep36), Blue-Haired Caster (ep34), Determined Villager A (ep26), Fang Clan Member A (ep24-25), Fang Clan Member who Drives (ep23), Farmer Militia B (ep1), Foolhardy Guard B (ep22), Iron Masked Spade Thug (ep2), Killed Villager C (ep27), Lookout A (ep2), Mournful Fang Clan Member B (ep24), Mourning Villager (ep25), Fang Clan Raider A (ep23), Fang Clan Sniper (ep25), Shin's Bodyguard A (ep22), Trade Guard (ep2), Vengeful Fang Clan Member B (ep24), Zeedo Gang Member who Alerts (ep1)
Peter Lurie - Fang Clan Member with Blindfold (ep28), Sneaky Fang Clan Member B (ep27)
Sherry Lynn - Big Brother (ep26), Dying Boy (ep27)
Robert Machemer - Turquoise-Haired Caster (ep34)
Julie Maddalena - Hysterical Little Girl (ep11-12), Kanna (ep14), Orphan A (ep13), Saki (ep12-13, 17-21)
Jad Mager - Defecting Caster D (ep36), Grateful Father (ep36)
Dave Mallow - Captain (ep6), Dorado Gang Member B (ep3), Dorado Slave E (ep3), Fighting Man (ep1), Jewel Hawker (ep2)
Susan Marque - Thankful Woman (ep2)
Mona Marshall - Hypnotized Villager D (ep15), Taki (ep11, 13), Town Child B (ep14), Yū (ep34-36)
Michael McCarty - Astounded Fang Clan Member B (ep28), Cheering Villager (ep10), Cowardly Warrior B (ep12), Dorado Slave A (ep3), Dragon Gang Member C (ep9), Eager Fang Clan Member (ep23), Former Professional Boxer (ep34), Giant Scumbag (ep29), Hulking Caster (ep35), Jagi's Gang Member D (ep30), Jagi's Gang Member J (ep30), Mournful Fang Clan Member A (ep26), Pervert D (ep23), Slave Buyer B (ep10), Strongman C (ep9), Tower Guard C (ep8)
Michael McConnohie - Fang Clan Member with Binoculars (ep23), Food Truck Driver A (ep23), Gyūki (ep34), Red Caster Biker (ep35)
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn - Scared Marketgoer B (ep33), Screaming Boy in Jewel (ep4)
Steve McGowan - Bald Caster (ep34), Defecting Caster A (ep36), Dragon Gang Member D (ep9), Dying Old Man (ep35), Eyepatch Warrior (ep12), Fang Clan Raider C (ep23), Injured Old Man (ep36), Recruit B (ep7), Reporting Soldier (ep7), Security Guard (ep9), Shouting Villager (ep23), Vengeful Fang Clan Member A (ep24)
Randy McPherson - Dorado Slave B (ep3), Farmer Militia A (ep1), Lookout B (ep2), Recounting Villager (ep9)
Matthew Mercer - Armored Buggy Thug E (ep20), Concerned Fang Clan Member A (ep24), Dying Villager B (ep23), Fang Clan Member A (ep27), Gaira (ep30), Jagi's Gang Member H (ep30), Man fetching Water (ep18), Onlooker C (ep30), Reporting Gold Wolf Soldier A (ep19), Southern Cross Slave B (ep21), Spear-Wielding Guard A (ep22)
Christopher Lee Michael - Kemada (ep23-24)
Matthew K. Miller - Elite Soldier B (ep8), Fearful Villager A (ep7), Heart Army Grunt B (ep4), Resigned Villager (ep9), Village Militia A (ep6)
Kenji Nakamura - Mantis Fighter (ep33)
Jeff Nimoy - Angry Neighbor A (ep14), Fang Clan Member D (ep25), Johnny (ep7-8), Kanna's Father (ep14), Madara's Victim A (ep27), Rei and Airi's Father (ep25), Sacrificed Villager B (ep27)
Daran Norris - Castle Guard B (ep5), Dying Thug (ep15), Foolhardy Guard A (ep22), Horn-Helmeted Thug (ep14), Raiding Fang Clan Member A (ep23), Scared Marketgoer A (ep33), Screaming Escapee (ep3), Thirsty Fang Clan Member (ep24), Villager with Lumber (ep23), Zeedo's Gang Member who Drives (ep1)
Tony Oliver - Armored Buggy Thug B (ep20), Blackbird Army Pilot E (ep19), Disgruntled Marketgoer A (ep33), Jagi's Chef (ep31), Jagi's Gang Member who Pleads (ep31), Jagi's Gang Member with a Crossbow (ep31), Murmuring Onlooker B (ep31), Reporting Gold Wolf Soldier B (ep19), Train Cannon Operator D (ep20), Traitorous Soldier D (ep21), Truck Driver (ep21)
Brad Orchard - Astounded Fang Clan Member A (ep28), Auction Guard (ep10), Bearded Warrior (ep11), Border Guard B (ep19), Castle Guard with Club (ep5), Cocky Warrior C (ep11), Elite Soldier A (ep8), Eyepatch Warrior (voice double; ep12), Gisatsu (ep30), Heart Army Sub-Captain (ep4), Incensed Fang Clan Member (ep29), Jagi's Victim B (ep30), Jeb (ep12), Orange Mohawk Thug (ep14), Patrolling Warrior B (ep11), Sam's Brother (ep9-10), Scorpion Gang Member A (ep16), Signalman (ep6), Southern Cross Guard B (ep18), Southern Cross Slave A (ep21), Spear-Wielding Villager A (ep12), Trainee C (ep6), Wolf Army Soldier A (ep18), Zaria's Thug D (ep15)
Jonathan C. Osborne - Blackbird Army Pilot B (ep19), Fang Clan Member into Little Girls (ep24), Fur Trader (voice double; ep2), Gōda (ep33), Gold Wolf Gunner (ep19), Hidora (ep20), Jagi's Thug with a Grudge (ep31), Mournful Fang Clan Member A (ep24), Slave Driver B (ep21), Zeedo Gang Enforcer B (ep1)
Bob Papenbrook - Determined Villager B (ep26), Dorado Slave D (ep3), Fang Clan Member C (ep27), Fur Trader (ep2), Giant Spade Thug (ep2), Lord Dragon (ep10), Madara (ep27), Red Beret Messenger (ep6), Scared Zeedo Gang Member B (ep1), Spade Gang Member A (ep2), Strongman B (ep9), Warrior Guarding the Well (ep11)
Paul St. Peter - Captain's Lieutenant B (ep6), Charging Caster (ep34), Defecting Caster B (ep36), Gobia Bartender (ep34), Militia Messenger (ep6)
Stephen Poletti - Tank Driver (ep18), Thirsty Old Man (ep16), Wolf Army Soldier B (ep18)
Tony Pope - Bartender (ep4), Prisoner E (ep4), Village Militia B (ep6)
Simon Prescott - Boss Fang, Ryūken
Jamieson Price - Sgt. Madd (ep6-8)
Derek Stephen Prince - Fang Clan Member C (ep25), Mournful Fang Clan Member B (ep26)
Anthony Pulcini - Armored Buggy Thug D (ep20), Buried Man (ep30), Southern Cross Civilian B (ep19), Southern Cross Slave C (ep21)
Mike Reynolds - Crowd Voice B (ep30), Disheveled Elder (ep30), Fang Clan Member who Laughs A (ep23), Gojiba (ep26-29), Old Slaver (ep3), Zeedo Gang Enforcer C (ep1)
Joe Romersa - Aruna (ep19-20), Blonde Warrior (ep12), Defecting Caster C (ep36), Devil Reverse (ep13, 17), Dom (ep12), Fang Clan Member B (ep29), Fleeing Man (ep6), Gold Wolf Biker B (ep19), Goras (ep18), Grunt Hiding in Stone (ep8), Guardian of Mt. Ryūjin (ep10), Ignorant Fang Clan Member (ep28), Jagi's Gang Member A (ep31), Jagi's Gang Member B (ep30), Jagi's Gang Member I (ep30), KING Commander D (ep21), Mr. Heart (ep3-4, 17), Old Healer (ep35), Pervert B (ep23), Rebuilding Villager A (ep24), Scorpion Killed with an Arrow (ep16), Shin's Henchman B (ep5, 17), Stealthy Guard (ep22), Strongman D (ep9), Trainee A (ep6), Zaria (ep15), Zaria's Thug E (ep15), Zeedo (ep1, 17)
Paul Schackman - Eldest Brother (ep29), Fang Clan Member C (ep29), Fang Clan Member with Dagger (ep28), Horrified Villager D (ep25), Jagi's Gang Member E (ep30), Jagi's Victim A (ep30), Kidnapper A (ep25), Teasing Fang Clan Member B (ep25)
Brad Sergi - Demoralized Villager D (ep10), Gold Wolf Biker A (ep19), Helmeted Warrior B (ep12), KING Commander C (ep21), Slave Buyer D (ep10), Spear-Wielding Villager B (ep12), Strangled Warrior (ep11), Train Cannon Operator H (ep20)
Kevin Seymour - Cocky Warrior A (ep11), Slave Buyer E (ep10), Spear-Wielding Villager D (ep12), Warrior Victim (ep11)
Brianne Siddall - Jirō (ep9-10)
John Snyder - Bandaged Man (ep6), Blonde Thug (ep14), Castle Guard E (ep5), Haystack (ep33), Heart Army Grunt G (ep4), Hypnotized Villager C (ep15), Mako and Aki's Grandfather (ep31), Man with Weakened Legs (ep4)
Michael Sorich - Burō (ep6), Dante (ep14), Heart Army Grunt F (ep4), Hobb (ep34-35), Irish Barkeep (ep11)
Peter Spellos - Diamond (ep3), Fang Clan Member who Laughs B (ep23-24), Jagi's Gang Member G (ep30), Tohda (ep20)
Riva Spier - Madam Patra (ep9-10), Orphan Boy (ep11-12)
Steve Staley - Sacrificed Villager E (ep27), Wrestling Student B (ep26)
Carol Stanzione - Jennifer (ep18-20)
Skip Stellrecht - Fang Clan Member B (ep25), Gertz (ep33-34), Gold Wolf Biker C (ep19), Guarding Farmer (ep1), Horrified Man (ep31), Horrified Villager A (ep25), Jagi's Gang Member B (ep31), Jina Villager G (ep19), Kidnapper B (ep25), Lynn's Father (ep1, 7), Milk Trader (ep2), Nariman (ep21), Pursuing Biker B (ep19), Sacrificed Villager A (ep27), Sam (ep9-10), Screaming Man in Jewel (ep4), Teasing Fang Clan Member A (ep25), Train Cannon Operator G (ep20), Warrior with Shades (ep12), Wrestling Student A (ep26), Younger Brother (ep6)
Paul Stephen - Sela (ep16)
Renee Stevens - Rei and Airi's Mother (ep25), Sacrificed Villager C (ep27), Screaming Woman (ep25), Slaughtered Villager A (ep27)
Barry Stigler - Colonel, Heart Army Grunt A (ep4), Prisoner B (ep4)
Doug Stone - Father (ep3), Scared Zeedo Gang Member A (ep1), Smith (ep2)
Terrence Stone - Defiant Gold Wolf Soldier (ep19), Slave Driver A (ep21), Train Cannon Operator C (ep20)
Daisuke Suzuki - Snake Fighter (ep33)
Mark Tabbert - Castle Thug Standing Guard (ep5), Demoralized Villager B (ep10), Heart Army Captain C (ep4), Helmeted Guard A (ep12), Prisoner F (ep4)
Lois Takakura - Elderly Woman Prisoner (ep4), Grocery Lady (ep6)
Julie Ann Taylor - Grateful Mother (ep36), Kenshirō (young; ep35)
David Richard Thompson - Angry Neighbor B (ep14), Aviator Warrior (ep12), Cocky Warrior B (ep11), Demoralized Villager A (ep10), Fang Clan Member with Claws (ep25), Masked Warrior (ep11), Raiding Warrior (ep12), Scolding Merchant (ep15), Slave Buyer C (ep10), Spear-Wielding Villager C (ep12)
Kirk Thornton - Alerted Guard C (ep22), Amiba, Amiba's Vassal (ep33), Bald Fang Clan Member (ep23), Heart Army Grunt A (ep4), Jina Villager A (ep19), Kenshirō Lookalike (ep31), Major (ep6, 8), Prisoner A (ep4), Recruit E (ep7), Spade (ep2, 17), Spade's Medic (ep2), Temujina (ep19), Zeedo's Gang Member with Shades (ep1)
Bill Timoney - Disgruntled Marketgoer B (ep33), Farmer A (ep14), Gibara (ep26), Hypnotized Villager A (ep15), Jagi's Supporter B (ep32), Warning Marketgoer B (ep33)
Ty Webb - Kemada (ep25)
Ezra Weisz - Mr. Paul (ep13), Villainy Prison Guard A (ep13)
Mimi Woods - Female Slave (ep3)
Dan Woren - Patrol Captain (ep7)
Tom Wyner - Bat Brother A (ep9), Jackal (ep11-13, 17), Mika and Jirō's Father (ep9-10), Man with Bad News (ep7)