Hokuto no Ken (1986 movie): Difference between revisions

The film follows the storyline of the manga from [[Kenshiro]]'s defeat at the hands of [[Shin]] to the first battle with [[Raoh]], although certain liberties were taken to tell the story in a condensed form. For example, [[Toki]], the second of the four Hokuto Brothers, is never seen nor mentioned, while Shin and [[Rei]] are the only Nanto Seiken masters to appear in the film. Although [[Yuria]]'s Nanto heritage is mentioned through out the movie in the Japanese version, her role as the last Nanto General is downplayed. Her fate has also been altered from the original story, wherein this time she is kidnapped by Raoh instead of jumping off Shin's palace to resurface later as the [[Last Nanto General]]. She disappears during the final battle and her survival remains ambiguous at the conclusion of the film. [[Mamiya]], Rei's love interest, is never seen, partly because Yuria is the heroine in her place. Raoh serves as the main antagonist, with [[Jagi]] and Shin as the other two major villains. Many other villains from the manga and anime such as the [[Colonel]] and [[Jackal]] only make cameo appearances as minor henchmen with some of the notable fight scenes involving [[Zeed]], [[Heart]], the [[Kiba Daiō]] and [[Uighur]]. All together the order and occurrences of the original story were almost completely rewritten.