Phoenix (1978 film) explained

Phoenix
Director:	Kon Ichikawa
Producer:	Kiichi Ichikawa Kunihiko Murai
Screenplay:	Shuntarō Tanikawa
Music:	Jun Fukamachi Michel Legrand
Cinematography:	Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Editing:	Michiko Ikeda Chizuko Osada
Distributor:	Toho
Runtime:	137 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1978 Japanese jidaigeki film written and directed by Kon Ichikawa.^{[1] [2]} It is based on the "Dawn" storyline from Osamu Tezuka's manga of the same title.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Himiko, the queen of Yamatai, orders her subordinates to search for the Phoenix, which is said to have eternal life for those who drinks its blood.^[10]

Cast

• Tomisaburo Wakayama as Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai
• Toshinori Omi as Nagi
• Masao Kusakari as Yumihiko of Matsuro
• Mieko Takamine as Queen Himiko of Yamatai
• Ken Tanaka as Takeru
• Mitsuko Kusabue as Iyo
• Masaya Oki as Uraji
• Akiji Kobayashi as Yamatai
• Reiko Ohara as Hinaku
• Tōru Emori as Susano
• Takeshi Kato as Kamamushi
• Hideji Ōtaki as Sukune
• Jun Fubuki as Oro
• Kaoru Yumi as Uzume
• Junzaburo Ban as Oro
• Tatsuya Nakadai as Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara Ninigi

Notes and References

1. Web site: Enjo Conflagration - Kon Ichikawa Filmographie . . 19 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240615224948/https://www.berlinale.de/external/programme/archive/pdf/201520737.pdf . 15 June 2024 . 227 . 2015 . live.
2. Book: Quandt . James . Kon Ichikawa . 2001 . . 0-9682969-3-9 . 436 .
3. Web site: 火の鳥. Agency for Cultural Affairs 日本映画情報. 19 March 2017.
4. Web site: 火の鳥. 映倫. 19 March 2017.
5. Web site: 火の鳥 . みるプラス. 29 November 2020.
6. Web site: 火の鳥 . kotobank. 29 November 2020.
7. Web site: 火の鳥. 市川コンcom. 29 November 2020.
8. Web site: 火の鳥. Kinema Junpo. 27 December 2020.
9. Web site: 手塚作品の実写化は至難 若山"猿田彦"はお見事！――春日太一の木曜邦画劇場. 週刊文春オンライン. August 14, 2021.
10. Web site: 火の鳥 . 映画. 19 March 2017.