The Phoenix [火の鳥]
- Release Year
- 1978
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Genres
- Action
- Adventure
- Animation
- Directed By
- Not Available
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.