Arion
Let the Gods beware!
1986 | 119m | Japanese
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko |
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| Writer: | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Akiko Tanaka |
| Staring: |
| The story follows Arion, a young man kidnapped by Hades as a child and raised to believe that his mother was blinded by Zeus and that killing the ruler of Mount Olympus will cure her. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 15, 1986 |
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| Director: | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko |
| Writer: | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Akiko Tanaka |
| Genres: | Action, Animation, Fantasy, Adventure |
| Keywords | based on manga, ancient greece, greek god |
| Production Companies | Bandai Visual, Tokuma Shoten, SUNRISE |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 27, 2026 Entered: May 27, 2026 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shigeru Nakahara | Arion (voice) |
| Miki Takahashi | Resphoina (vioce) |
| Mayumi Tanaka | Seneca (voice) |
| Hirotaka Suzuoki | Apollon (voice) |
| Bin Shimada | Ares (voice) |
| Masako Katsuki | Athena (voice) |
| Kohei Miyauchi | Ethos (voice) |
| Toku Nishio | Gido (voice) |
| Chikao Ohtsuka | Hades (voice) |
| Hideyuki Tanaka | Prometheus (voice) |
| Takako Ota | Pio (voice) |
| Daisuke Gori | Hercules (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Original Story, Character Designer, Screenplay, Animation Director, Director |
| Hidetoshi Kaneko | Art Direction |
| Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer |
| Akio Saito | Director of Photography |
| Mamoru Hamatsu | Assistant Director |
| Akiko Tanaka | Screenplay |
| Yuji Mukoyama | Key Animation |
| Yoshitaka Kato | Key Animation |
| Kenichi Ohnuki | Key Animation |
| Itaru Saito | Key Animation |
| Tsukasa Dokite | Key Animation |
| Akira Shinoda | Key Animation |
| Hiroyoshi Ôkawa | Key Animation |
| Kenji Kanamori | Key Animation |
| Saburo Sakamoto | Key Animation |
| Asami Endo | Key Animation |
| Koichi Chigira | Key Animation |
| Ichizo Kobayashi | Key Animation |
| Eiichi Endo | Key Animation |
| Satoru Utsunomiya | Key Animation |
| Koji Watanabe | Key Animation |
| Kazuo Inoue | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Yasuyoshi Tokuma | Producer |
| Toshio Suzuki | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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I've never seen a telling of the Old World Gods (the Olympians) from a Japanese viewpoint before this film, and I see similarities to known tales. Our story begins with a foul deed being done upon our young main character, Arion, and we were not told why as of yet, but hopefully soon. The an ... imation is just as I remember 80s & 90s Anime to be, eg. DragonBall w/Son Goku & A Wind Named Amnesia, it's just so raw and in your face, along with the fluidity of the character's motions and also the beast within our story. Hades is the true master of Lies and Deception in our story, as far as the title synopsis stated. We'll see just what kind of Wicked Foul Elder God he really is, as our young Arion is no longer the child he stole anymore, and how long will his Deception carry out Arion in the story before he confronts our Villain Hades. Arion appears to be quite strong and a swift fighter, but possi has lacks actual combat with humans, I'm hoping this will change soon. Our Arion is battling for his life now, and he's doing very well dealing with so many foe. A major battle is being set upon the original foes of young Arion, and they are a massive opponent to be sure by the size of their army. It would seem that there is no love Lost on these Elder Gods, and man, as usual, are the Puppets used to get what it is that THEY want or need. I will say this, though: I've never seen a Greek Tale such as this, and I'm loving it tremendously. If anybody has read this far.. I've a question as a huge fan of Anime since the 80s, so you feel they muted the colors to add a more atmospheric presentation of the story? Or I am reading too much into the styling of the film? **Any Anime fans should Watch** **Greek Mythology fans might enjoy this imaginative telling as well**