The film's story is a prequel to the Fist of the North Star depicting the one year interval between Kenshiro's defeat at the hands of Shin and their later battle. Unlike the others in the series this film has a completely original storyline in which Kenshiro, near death after his battle with Shin and having used his remaining energy to kill a pack of wolves, was captured by slavers. Due to his strength, Kenshiro could escape whenever he wanted, but chose to stay and protect the other slaves.
| Writing | Tetsuo Hara | Author |
| Writing | Buronson | Author |
| Directing | Toshiki Hirano | Director |
| Editing | Jun Takuma | Editor |
| Writing | Nobuhiko Horie | Screenplay |
| Sound | Toru Nakano | Sound Director |
| Visual Effects | Masaki Sato | Character Designer |
| Writing | Toshiki Hirano | Storyboard |
| Art | Shunichiro Yoshihara | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Tetsuo Hara | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Masaki Sato | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Hisashi Eguchi | Mechanical Designer |
| Visual Effects | Hisashi Eguchi | Key Animation |
| Sound | Yuki Kajiura | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Noriyuki Fukuda | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Koichi Usami | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Ken Shintani | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mieko Ogata | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Noriyoshi Yamazaki | Key Animation |
| Camera | Masato Sato | Director of Photography |
| Production | Yusei Kato | Producer |
| Production | Nobuhiko Horie | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Yoshioka Masahito | Executive Producer |
