The Phoenix
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.
Crew and Cast
Kon IchikawaDirector
Jun FubukiOro
Tomisaburō WakayamaSarutahaiko · General of the Yamatai
Toshinori OmiNagi
Masao KusakariYumihiko of Matsuro
Kaoru YumiUzume · a dancer from Matsuro
Ken TanakaTakeru
Reiko ŌharaHinaku
Tohru EmoriSusanoo
Ryūzō HayashiGuzuri
Mieko TakamineQueen Himiko of Yamatai
Tatsuya NakadaiJingi the Conqueror · leader of the Takamagahara
Mitsuko KusabueIyo
Takeshi KatōKamamushi
Junzaburō BanExorcist
Hideji ŌtakiSukuneItaru Ose
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Info
- Original title
- 火の鳥
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 12 August 1978
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- TMDB score
- 6.1 / 10 (8 votes)
Production
- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
- Writers
- Shuntaro Tanikawa
- Studios
- TOHO, Hi no Tori Productions, Tezuka Productions
- Countries
- Japan
Box Office
- Collection
- Phoenix Collection
Languages
- Original
- Japanese
- Spoken
- Japanese