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.
Sound | Toru Nakano | Sound Director |
Sound | Yuki Kajiura | Original Music Composer |
Art | Shunichiro Yoshihara | Art Direction |
Production | Yoshioka Masahito | Executive Producer |
Writing | Tetsuo Hara | Author |
Visual Effects | Tetsuo Hara | Character Designer |
Writing | Buronson | Author |
Directing | Toshiki Hirano | Director |
Writing | Toshiki Hirano | Storyboard |
Writing | Nobuhiko Horie | Screenplay |
Production | Nobuhiko Horie | Production Supervisor |
Editing | Jun Takuma | Editor |
Visual Effects | Noriyuki Fukuda | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Mieko Ogata | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Ken Shintani | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Masaki Sato | Animation Director |
Visual Effects | Masaki Sato | Character Designer |
Visual Effects | Koichi Usami | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Noriyoshi Yamazaki | Key Animation |
Camera | Masato Sato | Director of Photography |
Visual Effects | Hisashi Eguchi | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Hisashi Eguchi | Mechanical Designer |
Production | Yusei Kato | Producer |