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The Phoenix
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.
The Phoenix
August 12, 1978
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Cast (16)
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Jun Fubuki
Oro
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Tomisaburō Wakayama
Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai
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Toshinori Omi
Nagi
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Masao Kusakari
Yumihiko of Matsuro
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Kaoru Yumi
Uzume, a dancer from Matsuro
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Ken Tanaka
Takeru
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Reiko Ōhara
Hinaku
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Tohru Emori
Susanoo
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Ryūzō Hayashi
Guzuri
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Mieko Takamine
Queen Himiko of Yamatai
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Tatsuya Nakadai
Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara
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Mitsuko Kusabue
Iyo
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Takeshi Katō
Kamamushi
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Junzaburō Ban
Exorcist
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Hideji Ōtaki
Sukune
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Itaru Ose
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Crew (12)
Directing
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Kon Ichikawa
Director
Writing
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Osamu Tezuka
Comic Book
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Shuntaro Tanikawa
Screenplay
Production
No data availableSound
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Michel Legrand
Music
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Jun Fukamachi
Music
Art
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Shigeo Nagashima
Costume Design
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Shigeo Tamura
Hairstylist
Crew
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Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects
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Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Cinematography
Editing
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Michiko Ikeda
Editor
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Chizuko Osada
Editor
Lighting
No data availableVisual Effects
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Osamu Tezuka
Animation