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New Fist of the North Star on Showtime Beyond

posted on 2006-11-02 12:18 EST by Christopher Macdonald

The New Fist of the North Star is playing on Showtime Beyond starting this week. Episode 1: The Cursed City will be showing on Friday at 8 PM EST. Thanks Kasuya.

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