The Phoenix

    The Phoenix
    1978

    Synopsis

    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.

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      Cast

      • 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

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