The Phoenix (1978)
2h 17m
Running Time
August 12, 1978Release Date
The Phoenix (1978)
2h 17m
Running Time
August 12, 1978Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Kon Ichikawa
Director
Takeshi Katō
Kamamushi
Shuntaro Tanikawa
Writer
Osamu Tezuka
Writer
Junzaburō Ban
Exorcist
Jun Fukamachi
Composer
Hideji Ōtaki
Sukune
Michel Legrand
Composer
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Cinematographer
Michiko Ikeda
Editor
Chizuko Osada
Editor
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects
Shigeo Nagashima
Costume Design
Shigeo Tamura
Hairstylist
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 12, 1978
Original Name火の鳥
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 17m
Genres
Wiki.
Hi no Tori (Japanese: 火の鳥, Hepburn: Hi no Tori) is a 1978 Japanese jidaigeki film written and directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on the "Dawn" storyline from Osamu Tezuka's manga of the same title.Himiko, the queen of Yamatai, orders her subordinates to search for the Phoenix, which is said to have eternal life for those who drinks its blood.
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