New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City (新・北斗の拳 - 呪縛の街)

The planet was engulfed in flames.

Firestorms raged throughout the land.

The highly advanced civilization was burned to the ground in an instant.

Water... Give me water...

A few years passed, and yet, mankind had not ceased to exist.

But a new order was being established,

where strength would be pitted against strength.

Who will touch the depths of my closed gaze?

In the waves of heat, the moon laughed as I stared at it

The seduction of the requiem beginning to whisper in my ear

I can still only suppress it by hurting others

My pain has been snatched away by the darkness

And because I can never return home

I hold the torn rose to my heart

And fall into the crimson sea

Upon the bodies piled one on top of the other

I will dance until I die

Hey, look!

Oh, it's water!

Who'd have thought we'd find water here?

It's too risky, Tobi! We should test it first.

It's good! It's delicious water! It hasn't been contaminated!

Tobi the information broker is never wrong!

We did it! We have a secure source of clean water now!

Those Last Land guys won't have control over our Village of Freedom anymore!

Finally...

Finally, the days of sacrificing women and food for water will be over.

My daughter Myne can't walk properly because of the polluted water,

but finally she'll be able to...

Isn't this great?

With this water, your daughter's legs are bound to get better!

Yeah, that's right.

Thanks, Tobi.

But where did you hear about the underground water?

The best part is that I just followed this old map, and it was right on the money.

Of course, I'll still be charging you for my information.

It's my job, you know.

Now we have clean water. You're the hero of the Village!

Maybe now I can finally marry a girl from the Village of Freedom?

It's Giese! The Deputy Chief of Last Land's garrison!

The God of Last Land is angry!

Disturbing the water vein will dry up Last Land's sacred water!

All water belongs to God and God alone!

All water belongs to God and God alone!

You can only atone for this sin with your lives!

Interesting.

Catching an arrow with your bare hands.

Warriors of God!

Make that fool repent with death!

Damn you!

I see you practice martial arts.

But no fighter can match my skills!

I practice the ultimate art of assassination!

Hokuto Shinken, Fist of the North Star!

Hokuto Shinken?!

I see you've heard of it. Trembling in fear?

Well, it's too late!

What're you trying to do?

You think you can beat me with one finger?

No. I hit the hidden vital point, Gakuchu.

You are already dead.

I'm already dead?

What the hell are you talking about?

No way! What's happening?

I'll let you know something.

Only the heir of Hokuto Shinken can use the Hokuto Shinken technique.

Then you're...

Could this man be the heir of Hokuto Shinken?

Kenshiro?!

You can still be saved.

Is there any place with a doctor and medicine around here?

Are you going to help me?

Only if you still want to stay alive.

My name's Tobi. I gather and sell information.

I've heard about you too.

Sorry. Maybe I'm talking too much, but it makes me forget the pain.

What is this Last Land?

It's a fortified city that rules the area around here.

It's the only place where you can find clean water.

But the brutal Sanga monopolizes it.

Sanga?

The dictator of Last Land who built the fortress.

The only way for those living outside the fortress

to get clean water is to become his slaves.

On top of that, he's recently begun to say strange things.

That there's a god living in Last Land.

A god?!

Maybe being a dictator's not enough. He's probably planning on becoming a god.

Quit slacking off!

What're you taking your sweet time for?!

Put your backs into it!

Work harder if you want the sacred water!

Work to serve your God!

No resting!

No work, no sacred water! No resting!

No work, no sacred water!

Come on, push harder!

Water! Water!

The sacred water is a reward from God!

No water for those who steal from God!

Master Sanga!

Giese, who was sent to the Village of Freedom, has been killed.

What? Giese?

Yes, they say some strange martial artist showed up.

There were reports of sudden paralysis and bodies exploding.

No one, and I mean no one, will be forgiven

for raising a hand against my men on my land.

Kill him along with that pesky Village of Freedom!

Yes, Sir!

Also, the other order I gave to Giese...

Don't forget to capture the woman of miracles who lives in that village.

Yes, Sir!

What's this picture?

Oh, that's Bista.

My one and only kid brother.

We got separated in that goddamned sea of fire.

He was a funny kid who liked to perform magic tricks.

Everyone tells me to forget about the past, that it'd be easier for me.

But how am I supposed forget about him?

He's the only family I've got.

I know he's alive somewhere.

And I know I'll see him again, some day.

You don't have to forget about him. You will surely see him again.

Ryu, I have nothing more to teach you.

The rest you will learn from experience on the battlefield.

Your father Rao's blood will lead you on the right way.

We shall meet again when the time comes

to choose the next heir to Hokuto Shinken.

Until then, take care, Ryu.

Mr. Kenshiro, we're almost there.

Look there, that's the Village of Freedom.

It was built by those who resist Last Land.

It's a small village now, but one day we'll be strong enough to go against Last Land.

It's Tobi! Tobi's come back!

Welcome back!

Tobi, what happened? Where are the others?

What happened?

Those guys from Last Land...

No way...

Where's Daddy? I've been a good girl, waiting for him to come home. Where is he?

Hey, Mister, do you know where Daddy is?

Your daddy is a hero who went in search of water for everyone.

A hero always returns home to those who believe in him.

A hero?

A courageous man who fights for his people.

I see.

Mr. Kenshiro...

Sara...

Myne, dear, your daddy's journey is going to take a little longer.

But don't worry, I'll be with you.

Okay, I'll be fine if you're going to be with me, Sara.

And I won't be lonely.

Daddy will always be with me.

I'll be a good girl and wait for him to come back.

I'm gonna be a hero, just like Daddy!

Myne, dear, we'll always, always be together.

Let me take a closer look, Tobi.

My name's Sara, the village doctor.

And you are?

Kenshiro.

Well then, Mr. Kenshiro, give me a hand.

This arrow can't be pulled out.

Would you push it through instead to get it out?

No way!

What? It doesn't hurt.

The pressing of vital points on the human body, the same as Hokuto Shinken...

Where did you learn that method of healing?

Where? It's been passed down in my family.

Passed down?

Hey, what about me? You're not done, are you?

Oh, I'm sorry, Tobi.

There, this should do. Don't overexert yourself, okay?

By the way, Sara, I lost the well I thought we found.

But about me... about us...

Careful... slowly...

Guess it'll wait for another day. I'll come again in the evening.

Let's go, Mr. Kenshiro.

I'm saved. But isn't she great?

People hear about her and come from far away to see her.

Sara always patiently treats everyone.

She can cure any ailment with a single finger.

People even call her the woman of miracles now.

My place is close to this village.

Let's just go there for now.

That's the Village of Freedom!

Crush that sorry village!

What?

Are you saying she's a member of the Hokuto family?

That's correct.

Or somehow related to Hokuto Shinken.

What do you mean?

The inner secrets of Hokuto Shinken

are passed down to only one heir in each successive generation.

Blood is shed among relatives over such rights.

Those who are defeated in their struggle to be the heir

are thenceforth forbidden the use of the technique.

So, all the training up to that point could be for nothing?!

That's right.

But though forbidden its use, they still have the knowledge.

And in the long course of its history, it would not be surprising