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Phoenix
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Kon Ichikawa
Screenplay by	Shuntarō Tanikawa
Based on	Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka
Produced by	Kiichi Ichikawa Kunihiko Murai
Starring	Tomisaburo Wakayama Toshinori Omi Masao Kusakari Mieko Takamine Ken Tanaka Mitsuko Kusabue Masaya Oki Tatsuya Nakadai
Cinematography	Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Edited by	Michiko Ikeda Chizuko Osada
Music by	Jun Fukamachi Michel Legrand
Production companies	Hi no Tori Productions Tezuka Productions
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	August 19, 1978 (1978-08-19) (Japan)
Running time	137 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Phoenix (Japanese: 火の鳥, Hepburn: Hi no Tori) is a 1978 Japanese jidaigeki film written and directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on the "Dawn" storyline from Osamu Tezuka's manga of the same title.

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.

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

References

1. Also known as The Phoenix

1. ^ Quandt, James (2001). Kon Ichikawa. Cinematheque Ontario. p. 436. ISBN 0-9682969-3-9.
2. "Enjo Conflagration - Kon Ichikawa Filmographie" (PDF). Berlin International Film Festival. 2015. p. 227. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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9. "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. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
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External links

• Phoenix at IMDb

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