The Phoenix
movie
View on VideBits →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.
Cast & crew
Ryūzō Hayashi · Kaoru Yumi · Tomisaburō Wakayama · Kon Ichikawa · Mieko Takamine · Ken Tanaka · Reiko Ōhara · Masao Kusakari · Tohru Emori · Jun Fubuki · Toshinori Omi · Shuntaro Tanikawa
Studios & networks
Hi no Tori Productions · Tezuka Productions · TOHO