Saint Seiya: Saishûseisen no senshitachi (1989)

Director:

Masayuki Akehi

Writer:

Yoshiyuki Suga

Stars:

Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kôichi Hashimoto

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tôru Furuya	...	Seiya, Pegasus Bronze Saint (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Shiryû, Dragon Bronze Saint (voice)
Kôichi Hashimoto	...	Hyôga, Cygnus Bronze Saint (voice)
Ryô Horikawa	...	Shun, Andromeda Bronze Saint (voice)
Hideyuki Hori	...	Ikki / Phoenix Bronze Saint (voice)
Keiko Han	...	Saori Kido (Athena) (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa	...	Mû, Aries Gold Saint (voice)
Akiko Tsuboi	...	Hyôga no haha (voice)
Katsuji Mori	...	Beelzebub (voice)
Keiichi Nanba	...	Astaroth (voice)
Ken Yamaguchi	...	Eligor (voice)
Toshio Furukawa	...	Moa (voice)
Masato Hirano	...	Sen'in-tachi (voice)
Takeshi Kusao	...	Sen'in-tachi (voice)
Hiroyuki Satô	...	Sen'in-tachi (voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on manga | based on comic | anime | character name in title

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Genres:

Animation | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

18 March 1989 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Cavaleiros do Zodíaco: A Batalha Final

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Doga

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Spun-off from Knights of the Zodiac (1986)

User Reviews

Fallen Angels Versus Saints

This was the fourth Saint Seiya movie, and for a long time (Before the Hades Chapter got animated) was the last done about this anime.

Like the other three previous Saint Seiya movies, this has a very interesting premise, introducing some new elements to the story: The use of motifs related to Christianity (Instead of Greek or Norse myths) certainly had lots of potential to exploit...I mean, the idea of the seeing the beloved characters from one my favorites childhood series fighting against Lucifer and his fallen angels sounded as something too awesome for words.

Too bad that final the result wasn't so awesome as it sounded or as it could have been: This movie follows exactly the same formula used in the previous three movies, being predictable and clichéd, with almost nothing of character development.

The participation of the Golden Saints on this movie was way too short and disappointing. Some old enemies reappear briefly in this movie, but instead of showing their characteristic personalities, they are reduced to be one-dimensional villains who laugh a lot.

What could have been an epic story ends being something bland and forgettable. Sure, the animation and the designs were good (And the music was beautiful) but those virtues aren't enough to compensate the many flaws that this movie has.