The Phoenix

The Phoenix (1978)

TMDb

5.6

12/08/1978 • 2h 17m
original-title

火の鳥

status

Released

production-companies

TOHO

Hi no Tori Productions

Tezuka Productions

original-language

Japanese

budget

-

revenue

-

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.

director
Kon Ichikawa
production-countries

Japan

spoken-languages

Japanese

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