The Phoenix

The Phoenix (1978)


  • Genre: Adventure, Animation, Action
  • Release Date: 1978-08-12
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 7 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 17min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: TOHO
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Kon Ichikawa
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Summary

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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  • Jun Fubuki

    as Oro

  • Tomisaburō Wakayama

    as Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai

  • Toshinori Omi

    as Nagi

  • Masao Kusakari

    as Yumihiko of Matsuro

  • Kaoru Yumi

    as Uzume, a dancer from Matsuro

  • Ken Tanaka

    as Takeru

  • Reiko Ōhara

    as Hinaku

  • Tohru Emori

    as Susanoo

  • Ryūzō Hayashi

    as Guzuri

  • Mieko Takamine

    as Queen Himiko of Yamatai

  • Tatsuya Nakadai

    as Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara

  • Mitsuko Kusabue

    as Iyo

  • Takeshi Katō

    as Kamamushi

  • Junzaburō Ban

    as Exorcist

  • Hideji Ōtaki

    as Sukune
Directing Kon Ichikawa Director
Sound Jun Fukamachi Music
Sound Michel Legrand Music
Crew Kiyoshi Hasegawa Cinematography
Visual Effects Osamu Tezuka Animation
Crew Teruyoshi Nakano Special Effects
Writing Shuntaro Tanikawa Screenplay
Writing Osamu Tezuka Comic Book
Editing Chizuko Osada Editor
Editing Michiko Ikeda Editor
Costume & Make-Up Shigeo Nagashima Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Shigeo Tamura Hairstylist

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