Heaven Chapter ~ Overture
| Saint Seiya (films) | |
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聖闘士星矢 (Seinto Seiya) |
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|---|---|
| Genre | Martial arts, Mythic fiction, Fantasy |
| Anime film | |
| Evil Goddess Eris | |
| Directed by | Kōzō Morishita |
| Written by | Takao Koyama |
| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | July 18, 1987 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| The Heated Battle of the Gods | |
| Directed by | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
| Written by | Takao Koyama |
| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 12, 1988 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Legend of Crimson Youth | |
| Directed by | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
| Written by | Yoshiyuki Suga |
| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | July 23, 1988 |
| Runtime | 75 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Warriors of the Final Holy Battle | |
| Directed by | Masayuki Akehi |
| Written by | Yoshiyuki Suga |
| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 18, 1989 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Heaven Chapter - Overture | |
| Directed by | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
| Written by | Michiko Yokote |
| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | February 14, 2004 |
| Runtime | 85 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Legend of Sanctuary | |
| Directed by | Keiichi Sato |
| Written by | Tomohiro Suzuki |
| Music by | Yoshihiro Ike |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | June 21, 2014 |
| Runtime | 95 minutes |
| Live-action film | |
| Untitled live-action film | |
| Directed by | Tomasz Bagiński |
| Produced by | Yoshi Ikezawa Joseph Chou Jeffrey Chan |
| Studio |
Toei Company A Really Good Film Company Convergence Entertainment |
| Released | TBA |
| Anime film | |
| Untitled CG animated film | |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | TBA |
| Related works | |
Due to the series' high popularity in Japan and the rest of the world, four films based on Saint Seiya were released in theatres or TV between 1987 and 1989, while the original TV series was still airing. The plots of these films do not comply with the chronology of the manga or anime storylines and therefore it is unknown at what point the events of the films take place. A fifth film named Heaven Chapter: Overture was released in 2004, originally intended to initiate a continuation of the manga. A sixth film, Legend of Sanctuary, was premiered in 2014.
The first two movies received a theatrical release in France under Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque: La Légende de la Pomme d'Or, and La Guerre des Dieux, where Knights of the Zodiac was at its prime popularity in that country. These films were never released in the U.S until it was announced by Discotek Media in 2012 that they had acquired the rights to the first four movies in a two disc set. The DVDs contain the original Japanese audio track with English subtitles.
When Seiya, Hyōga and Shun visit Saori (Athena) at the orphanage, they meet an employee called Eri. An orphan herself, Eri takes a liking to Hyōga and one night they sit outside watching the stars. They see a shooting star and Hyōga asks Eri to make a wish. After Hyōga leaves, however, Eri becomes powerfully attracted to the shooting star and wanders alone into the woods, where she finds a golden apple. She is then possessed by Eris, the Goddess of Discord, and kidnaps Athena, planning to use the golden apple to suck her energy out, fully reincarnate and take over the world. Eris leaves a message for the Bronze Saints, who set out for the goddess's temple which appears on the mountains. There, the heroes fight the five Ghost Saints: Sagitta Maya, Lyra Orpheus, Southern Cross Khristós, Scutum Jan and Orion Jäger.
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