The Phoenix
火の鳥
August 11, 1978
2h 17m
unknown
Japan
August 11, 1978
BOFFOES Rating
6.8
10 votes10
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61%
(8)
Synopsis & Plot Summary
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.
Top Casts
View All- Jun FubukiOro
- Tomisaburō WakayamaSarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai
- Toshinori OmiNagi
- Masao KusakariYumihiko of Matsuro
- Kaoru YumiUzume, a dancer from Matsuro
- Ken TanakaTakeru
- Reiko ŌharaHinaku
- Tohru EmoriSusanoo
- Ryūzō HayashiGuzuri
- Mieko TakamineQueen Himiko of Yamatai
- Tatsuya NakadaiJingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara
- Mitsuko KusabueIyo
- Takeshi KatōKamamushi
- Junzaburō BanExorcist
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