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The Phoenix

Directed by Kon Ichikawa
1978    2h 17m
Action, Adventure, Animation,
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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 of The Phoenix
  • 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 ŌtakiSukune

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