Fist of the North Star: HOKUTO NO KEN Episode 8 English Subbed Episode Title: Messenger from the Homeland Episode Description: While Kenshiro is at a bar, a group of rugged men appear and try to recruit him into their ranks. Kenshiro easily drives them off, but moments later, a grimy young boy walks into the bar. His name is Taki, a boy who once lived with Bat in a desolate village. ©Buronson&Tetsuo Hara/Coamix, HOKUTO Committee