The Phoenix
movie
Released August 12, 1978
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.
Cast
Jun Fubuki
as
Oro
Tomisaburō Wakayama
as
Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai
Toshinori Omi
as
Nagi
Masao Kusakari
as
Yumihiko of Matsuro
Kaoru Yumi
as
Uzume, a dancer from Matsuro
Ken Tanaka
as
Takeru
Reiko Ōhara
as
Hinaku
Tohru Emori
as
Susanoo
Ryūzō Hayashi
as
Guzuri
Mieko Takamine
as
Queen Himiko of Yamatai
Tatsuya Nakadai
as
Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara
Mitsuko Kusabue
as
Iyo
Crew
Kon Ichikawa
as
Director
Osamu Tezuka
as
Comic Book
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Shigeo Nagashima
as
Costume Design
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Michiko Ikeda
as
Editor
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Chizuko Osada
as
Editor
Osamu Tezuka
as
Animation
Teruyoshi Nakano
as
Special Effects
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Shigeo Tamura
as
Hairstylist
Shuntaro Tanikawa
as
Screenplay
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Kiyoshi Hasegawa
as
Director of Photography
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Jun Fukamachi
as
Original Music Composer
Michel Legrand
as
Original Music Composer