Atsunori Umezawa
Director
Fist of the North Star (1984)
Season 5
In the year 199X, human civilization has been all but destroyed by a nuclear holocaust.
Released Oct. 11, 1984
Episode 24 min
17+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Drama, Science Fiction
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Production Companies: Fuji Television Network, Toei Animation, Shueisha
Network: Fuji TV
S5E1 - The Past is Gone. The Dawn of the New Age!!
Years has passed since Kenshiro disappeared following his final battle with Raoh and in the years since he's been gone, the Army of the Celestial Emperor has began to expand their territory through threat and oppression. Bat and Lin, Kenshiro's former companions, are now grown up and are leading a resistance movement known as the North Star Army.
March 12, 1987, midnight
S5E2 - When Will He Awaken?!
A mysterious drifter wanders into a town where the remnants of the Red Dragon Party, a resistance movement that once opposed the Celestial Emperor's army in the past.
March 19, 1987, midnight
S5E3 - The Savior Comes From the North!!
An innocent woman is mistaken for Lin and is sentenced for public execution by General Bask in an attempt to demoralize the North Star Army. The real Bat and Lin attempt to risk their lives until a familiar face arrives to intervene.
March 26, 1987, midnight
S5E4 - The Mysterious Bounty Hunter, Ein! Kenshiro's Head is Mine!!
After being reunited with Bat and Lin, Kenshiro decides to join their cause, giving the North Star Army a needed boost in morale. A bounty is placed on Kenshiro's head and a man named Ein decides to take the offer.
April 2, 1987, midnight
S5E5 - Another Art of Assassination! The Imperial Fist of the Source Star is the Name!!
As the North Star Army begins to liberate another one of the Celestial Emperor's areas, Kenshiro is forced to return to Mamiya's village to confront Solia of the Purple Light, a master of Gento Kōken who has been ordered to annihilate anyone associated with the Hokuto and Nanto schools.
April 9, 1987, midnight
S5E6 - Rage of the Celestial Emperor! Falco, Obliterate the North Star from Earth!!
While attempting to catch up with Bat and Lin, Kenshiro is confronted by Shoki of the Red Light, a man who once helped Kenshiro in the past, while Bat and Lin lead a desperate battle against the Golden General Falco, the strongest of the Gento warriors.
April 23, 1987, midnight
S5E7 - The Wrath of the South Star! The Illustrious Harn Brothers!
Just when Falco is about to execute Lin in front of her supporters, Falco is challenged to combat by the Harn Brothers, Haz and Gil, who are seeking revenge against Falco for killing most of the Nanto Seiken masters, while Ein tries to lure Kenshiro to his traps.
May 7, 1987, midnight
S5E8 - Ein in Danger! Hands of Evil Reach for His Love!!
After Ein decides to switch sides and join the North Star Army, his former recruiter Beron decides to take revenge by kidnapping his "little lady", Asuka.
May 14, 1987, midnight
S5E9 - Falco, the Brave General of the Source Star! There Lies the Shadow of Raoh...
As Kenshiro and the North Star Army approaches the Imperial Capital, Shoki of the Red Light decides to revolt against the Viceroy Jakoh, who is holding the Celestial Emperor hostage and forcing Falco to do his evil bidding.
May 28, 1987, midnight
S5E10 - The Emperor's Cries Echoes Through the Imperial Capital. Falco, Where Have You Gone?
Kenshiro confronts the renegade Gento warrior Boltz of the Blue Light, while Falco hands out a detonator to his lover Myu, which is triggered to destroy the foundation of the Imperial Capital, in case he loses to Kenshiro.
June 4, 1987, midnight
S5E11 - The Celestial Emperor is Finally Revealed
Lin enters the Imperial Capital along with Bat and Lin, sensing that the Celestial Emperor is calling out for her, while Kenshiro and Falco begins their battle.
June 11, 1987, midnight
S5E12 - An Elegy for Ein! Die Bravely Than Live Without Honor!
Jako triggers bombs that collapse the ceiling of the cave in order to kill Lynn and Luise, but Ain shields with his body and protects the two sisters; weakened by the impact he still manages with his fists to open a gap and bring the prisoners to safety, but bleeding from the effort.
June 11, 1987, midnight
S5E13 - The Fall of the Imperial Capital! Jakoh, You Can Dream in Hell!!
Lin and her group manage to escape from Jakoh's underground dungeon, but at the expense of Ein's life. With the Celestial Empress Lui now free, Jakoh loses his hold on Falco and begins to flee for his life.
July 9, 1987, midnight
Network: Fuji TV
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 3648 min.
Released: Oct. 11, 1984
Last Air Date: Feb. 18, 1988, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA / 17+
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