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Cast

Jun Fubuki

Jun Fubuki

Oro

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai

Toshinori Omi

Toshinori Omi

Nagi

Masao Kusakari

Masao Kusakari

Yumihiko of Matsuro

Kaoru Yumi

Kaoru Yumi

Uzume, a dancer from Matsuro

Ken Tanaka

Ken Tanaka

Takeru

Reiko Ōhara

Reiko Ōhara

Hinaku

Tohru Emori

Tohru Emori

Susanoo

Ryūzō Hayashi

Ryūzō Hayashi

Guzuri

Mieko Takamine

Mieko Takamine

Queen Himiko of Yamatai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara

Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko Kusabue

Iyo

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Kamamushi

Junzaburō Ban

Junzaburō Ban

Exorcist

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Sukune

Itaru Ose

Itaru Ose

Crew

Kon Ichikawa

Kon Ichikawa

Director

Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

Comic Book

Chizuko Osada

Chizuko Osada

Editor

Michiko Ikeda

Michiko Ikeda

Editor

Shigeo Nagashima

Shigeo Nagashima

Costume Design

Jun Fukamachi

Jun Fukamachi

Music

Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand

Music

Kiyoshi Hasegawa

Kiyoshi Hasegawa

Cinematography

Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

Animation

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Special Effects

Shigeo Tamura

Shigeo Tamura

Hairstylist

Shuntaro Tanikawa

Shuntaro Tanikawa

Screenplay

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The Phoenix

19785.6 / 10137 min
Adventure, Animation, Action

Overview

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.