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Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth (1988): Cast

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Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth is a 1988 action animated film directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi, starring Toru Furuya as Seiya (voice), Keiko Han and Taichiro Hirokawa. It runs 1 hour 15 minutes.

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Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth (1988) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 15m (75 min)
Genres
Action , Animation , Fantasy
Original language
Japanese
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth About?

The premise of Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth without spoilers.

Athena is visited by her brother Phoebus Abel, who vows to annihilate humanity as punishment, echoing ancient rites. He dismisses Seiya and the Bronze Saints, installing three Corona Saints—Atlas, Jaow, Berenike—and reviving five Gold Saints including Saga and Deathmask. Defying him, Athena is cast into Elysion, and the Bronze Saints storm the Sanctuary to defeat Abel.

Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth Themes & Keywords

· 35 tags
  • hades the greek deity
  • anime animation
  • hand drawn animation
  • violence
  • deity
  • god
  • golden cross
  • crisis of faith
  • greek mythology
  • soul
  • land of the dead
  • parthenon
+23 more
  • destroyed city
  • wrath of god
  • volcano
  • explosion
  • brother murders sister
  • androgynous
  • saving the world
  • string
  • apocalypse
  • armor
  • based on tv show
  • sequel
  • killing god
  • war with god
  • resurrection
  • battle suit
  • brother sister relationship
  • flood
  • squad
  • greek god
  • based on manga
  • based on comic
  • character name in title
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Cast & crew

Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth Cast & Characters

Toru Furuya leads the cast as Seiya (voice), with Keiko Han as Saori Kido / Athena (voice) and Taichiro Hirokawa as Abel (voice). Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi; 16 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth

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From the director

More from Shigeyasu Yamauchi

More films directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi, best-rated first: Digimon: Digital Monsters, Alice in Deadly School, Today We Start Our Love and Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture.

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Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth Also Known As

24 alternative titles, including “Seinto Seiya: Shinku no Shōnen Densetsu” and “Los Caballeros del Zodiaco Contraatacan”.

Also known as
  • Seinto Seiya: Shinku no Shōnen Densetsu
  • Los Caballeros del Zodiaco Contraatacan
  • Saint Seiya: La Leyenda De Los Guerreros Escarlata
  • Los Caballeros del Zodiaco: La Leyenda De Los Guerreros Escarlata
  • I Cavalieri Dello Zodiaco - Movie III - La Leggenda dei Guerrieri Scarlatti
  • Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque
  • Les Guerriers d'Abel
  • Los caballeros del Zodíaco: La película
  • Saint Seiya - Film 03 - Les Guerriers d'Abel
  • 圣斗士星矢:真红少年传说
  • Saint Seiya: Shinku no Shounen Densetsu
  • Os Cavaleiros do Zodíaco: A Lenda dos Defensores de Atena - O Filme
+12 more
  • Saint Seiya: Legend of the Red Youth
  • Saint Seiya - Les Guerriers d'Abel
  • Los Caballeros del Zodiaco: La leyenda de los santos escarlatas
  • Os Cavaleiros do Zodíaco - A Lenda dos Defensores de Atena
  • I Cavalieri dello zodiaco - La leggenda dei guerrieri scarlatti
  • Seinto Seiya: Shinku no shônen densetsu
  • Os Cavaleiros do Zodíaco: A Lenda dos Defensores de Atena
  • Los Caballeros del Zodiaco: Contraatacan
  • 聖鬥士星矢 真紅少年傳說
  • 세인트 세이야 - 진홍의 소년전설
  • Рыцари Зодиака: Кровавая легенда
  • Saint Seiya - Die Legende der karmesinroten Jugend

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Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth?

Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth runs 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes).

When was Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth released?

Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth was released on July 23, 1988.

Who directed Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth?

Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth was directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi.

More films by Shigeyasu Yamauchi

Who is in the cast of Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth?

Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth stars Toru Furuya as Seiya (voice), Keiko Han as Saori Kido / Athena (voice) and Taichiro Hirokawa as Abel (voice), among 16 credited actors.

Does Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth have a post-credit scene?

No. Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth in?

The original language of Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth is Japanese.

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