Synopsis
“Go beyond your destiny.”
When a headstrong street orphan, Seiya, in search of his abducted sister unwittingly taps into hidden powers, he discovers he might be the only person alive who can protect a reincarnated goddess, sent to watch over humanity. Can he let his past go and embrace his destiny to become a Knight of the Zodiac?
The 2022–2024 Japan Window
219 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Knights of the Zodiac sits at position #178.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Knights of the Zodiac. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Stage 6 Films
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Knights of the Zodiac premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 53m runtime, production spent $531K per minute on screen and earned $60K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,896 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (37th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #960 of 1,274 (top 75%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Stage 6 Films, Toei Animation, Convergence Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 53m |
| Release Date | April 27, 2023 |
| IMDb | tt6528290 |
| Official Site | kotzmovie.com |