Knights of the Zodiac (2023) [Hindi-English]

Knights of the Zodiac, known in Japan as Saint Seiya: The Beginning (Japanese: 聖闘士星矢 The Beginning, Hepburn: Seinto Seiya Za Biginingu), is a 2023 fantasy action film directed by Tomek Bagiński from a screenplay by Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken, and Kiel Murray, based on the manga Saint Seiya by Masami Kurumada. The film stars Mackenyu, Famke Janssen, Madison Iseman, Diego Tinoco, Mark Dacascos, Nick Stahl, and Sean Bean.

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? Knights of the Zodiac was released in Japan on April 28, 2023, and was released in the United States on May 12. The film has received mostly negative reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb with a gross of $6.8 million. Seiya is a street orphan searching for his sister Patricia, who has been kidnapped. During a fight with Cassios in a fighting ring, Seiya unleashes a strange blue light. After the fight, he meets with Docrates and Alman Kido. Kido warns Seiya that his ex-wife Vander Guraad is looking for him. Guraad’s warriors capture Docrates and pursue Seiya and Kido, who meet up with Mylock, Kido’s assistant. Following a brief chase, Seiya, Mylock and Kido escape from the warriors. Seiya demands to know what is going on, but is knocked out by Mylock. Seiya recalls his sister’s kidnapping while unconscious, and is later taken to Kido’s hideout. Kido informs Seiya that his adopted daughter Sienna is the reincarnation of the goddess Athena, and Seiya is destined to become the Pegasus Knight, a warrior knight for Athena. Patricia knew about Seiya’s destiny, and gave herself up to Guraad to protect him. Kido tells Seiya that he should train under Marin the Silver Knight, so that he can use his Cosmo to protect himself and Sienna, and to find Patricia.