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The Phoenix (1978)
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Adventure, Animation, Action · 2h 17m
This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send-up of every samurai film ever made, it is also an extrapolation of the value of life. The Yamatai, represented by Prince Susano-O and elderly advisor Sumuke, hire Yumihiko of Matsuro to hunt the phoenix so that Queen Himiko, sister of Susano-O can have eteranal life.
Cast
Jun Fubuki
Oro
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai
Toshinori Omi
Nagi
Masao Kusakari
Yumihiko of Matsuro
Kaoru Yumi
Uzume, a dancer from Matsuro
Ken Tanaka
Takeru
Reiko Ōhara
Hinaku
Tohru Emori
Susanoo
Ryūzō Hayashi
Guzuri
Mieko Takamine
Queen Himiko of Yamatai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara
Mitsuko Kusabue
Iyo
Crew
- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
- Screenplay
- Shuntaro Tanikawa
- Director of Photography
- Kiyoshi Hasegawa
- Original Music Composer
- Jun Fukamachi, Michel Legrand
- Editor
- Chizuko Osada, Michiko Ikeda
Details
- Original title
- 火の鳥
- Release date
- 1978-08-12
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Genres
- Adventure, Animation, Action
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- TOHO, Hi no Tori Productions, Tezuka Productions