Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary

2014 1h 33m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 760

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Synopsis

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Mitsumasa Kido discovers a misterious baby in the himalayas whom he adopts as his grandaughter. 16 years later, Saori Kido is a young girl troubled by her mysterious powers. She is saved by Seiya from an assassin sent to kill her. Saori then learns she is the reincarnation of the Goddess Athena with Seiya being one of her Saints sworn to protect her. Upon learning of her destiny, she heads to the Sanctuary to rebel against the Pope's murderous plot.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kaito Ishikawa
Seiya (Voice)
Ayaka Sasaki
Saori Kido / Athena (Voice)
Kenji Akabane
Shiryū (Voice)
Kensho Ono
Hyōga (Voice)
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Shun (voice)
Kenji Nojima
Ikki (Voice)
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Mu (Voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Aldebaran (Voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keiichi Sato
Writers: Tomohiro Suzuki, Masami Kurumada, Iwao Teraoka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Saint Seiya Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yoshihiro Ike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Kaito Ishikawa and Ayaka Sasaki and Kenji Akabane carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2231489 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Keiichi Sato directs. Yoshihiro Ike scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Part of the "Saint Seiya Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Yoshihiro Ike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Kaito Ishikawa and Ayaka Sasaki and Kenji Akabane carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2231489 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 8 themes, including "greek mythology", "god", "based on manga", "reboot".
8Released under 11 different titles around the world.