Arion

Japan Release: 1986
Running Time:
118 minutes

Arion


Japanese Title

ネオ・ヒロイック・ファンタジア: アリオン
[Neo Hiroikku Fantajia: Arion]

Distributor: Production:

Toho
Sunrise / Tokuma Shoten / Hakuhodo / Marubeni

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Anime

Box Office - Stock Footage - DVDs - CDs - Pictures - Background - Concept Art - Cut Scenes - Reviews

Titles

International Title

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Initial US Title

Arion
US Distributor: Discotek (2021) / Time: 118 minutes

Alternate Titles

Neo Heroic Fantasia: Arion
[Literal translation]

Neo Heroic Fantasia: Arion
[Japanese English Title]


Staff

Cast

Directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Writing credits Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Akiko Tanaka
Produced by Hideo Ogata, Hironori Nakagawa, Tetsuhisa Yamada, Kazuo Haruna, Masanori Ito, Ritsuo Isobe, Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Music by Joe Hisaishi, Miki Takahashi, Kyoko Goto
Cinematography by Akio Saito
Film Editing by Kazuo Inoue, Yumiko Fuse
Production Design by Hidetoshi Kaneko
Assistant Director Mamoru Hamatsu
Arion Shigeru Nakahara
Hercules Daisuke Gori
Athena Masako Katsuki
Poseidon Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Demeter Reiko Muto
Lykaon Ichiro Nagai
Pio Takako Ota
Hades Chikao Otsuka
Apollon Hirotaka Suzuoki
Resphoina Miki Takahashi
Young Arion Kazue Komiya
Prometheus Hideyuki Tanaka
Seneca Mayumi Tanaka
Ares Bin Shimada
- Fumihiko Tachiki
- Hiroshi Kawaguchi
- Kayoko Fujii
- Masami Kikuchi
- Naoki Makishima
- Saburo Kamei
- Shunsuke Takamiya

Posters


Box Office

Release Date: March 15th, 1986 (Japan)
Distribution Earning: ¥630,000,000 / $3,500,000 (Japan, Rough Figure)

DVDs and Blu-rays

Japan Region 2 Arion: Deluxe Edition Geneon (2001)
Japan Region 2 Arion Tokuma Shoten (2006) Order
United States Blu-ray Arion Discotek (2021) Order

CD Soundtracks

Arion
Arion
(32ATC-111)
Arion
Arion
(TKCA-70799)

Background and Trivia

  • Based on the manga series Arion (アリオン) by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, which ran from 1979 to 1984. Yasuhiko would end up directing the animated movie himself.
  • In the manga, Arion's weapon of choice is an axe. This was changed to a sword for the movie.