The Phoenix (1978)
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
Writer:
Shuntaro Tanikawa
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Jun Fubuki as Oro |
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai |
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Toshinori Omi as Nagi |
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Masao Kusakari as Yumihiko of Matsuro |
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Kaoru Yumi as Uzume, a dancer from Matsuro |
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Ken Tanaka as Takeru |
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Reiko Ōhara as Hinaku |
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Tohru Emori as Susanoo |
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Ryūzō Hayashi as Guzuri |
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Mieko Takamine as Queen Himiko of Yamatai |
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara |
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Mitsuko Kusabue as Iyo |
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Takeshi Katō as Kamamushi |
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Junzaburō Ban as Exorcist |
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Hideji Ōtaki as Sukune |
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Itaru Ose as |
| Directing | Kon Ichikawa | Director |
| Writing | Osamu Tezuka | Comic Book |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shigeo Nagashima | Costume Design |
| Editing | Michiko Ikeda | Editor |
| Editing | Chizuko Osada | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Osamu Tezuka | Animation |
| Crew | Teruyoshi Nakano | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shigeo Tamura | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Shuntaro Tanikawa | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kiyoshi Hasegawa | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jun Fukamachi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Tomoji Hashizume | Special Effects |
