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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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 12, 1978
- Original language
- Japanese
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- TOHO,Tezuka Productions,Hi no Tori Productions
- Cast
- Jun Fubuki,Tomisaburō Wakayama,Toshinori Omi,Masao Kusakari,Kaoru Yumi,Ken Tanaka,Reiko Ōhara,Tohru Emori,Ryūzō Hayashi,Mieko Takamineand 6 more
- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
- Cinematography
- Kiyoshi Hasegawa
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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