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The Phoenix

Kon Ichikawa

1978 • 2h 17m

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 advis...

The Phoenix

Cast

Jun Fubuki

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō WakayamaSarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai

Toshinori Omi

Toshinori OmiNagi

Masao Kusakari

Masao KusakariYumihiko of Matsuro

Kaoru Yumi

Kaoru YumiUzume, a dancer from Matsuro

Ken Tanaka

Ken TanakaTakeru

Reiko Ōhara

Reiko ŌharaHinaku

Tohru Emori

Tohru EmoriSusanoo

Ryūzō Hayashi

Ryūzō HayashiGuzuri

Mieko Takamine

Mieko TakamineQueen Himiko of Yamatai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya NakadaiJingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara

Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko KusabueIyo

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi KatōKamamushi

Junzaburō Ban

Junzaburō BanExorcist

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji ŌtakiSukune

Crew

Kon Ichikawa

Kon IchikawaDirector

Osamu Tezuka

Osamu TezukaComic Book

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi NakanoSpecial Effects

Shuntaro Tanikawa

Shuntaro TanikawaScreenplay

Michel Legrand

Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer

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