The Phoenix

Name: The Phoenix
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Action
Released: 1978-08-12T
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Jun Fubuki, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Toshinori Omi, Masao Kusakari, Kaoru Yumi

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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.

Actor: Jun Fubuki, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Toshinori Omi, Masao Kusakari, Kaoru Yumi, Ken Tanaka, Reiko Ōhara, Tohru Emori, Ryūzō Hayashi, Mieko Takamine

Director: Kon Ichikawa

Years: 1978

Country: Japan

Quality: HD

Production: TOHO, Hi no Tori Productions, Tezuka Productions

The Phoenix

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