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The Phoenix(Movie, 1978)

Original title: "火の鳥" (Japanese/JA)
2h 17min | Genres: Adventure, Animation, Action
The PhoenixRating: 2.6/5 (with 33 votes)
Hi no Tori (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. ()
Part of the The Phoenix Collection
Movie poster of The Phoenix

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About The Phoenix

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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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Based on: "Phoenix" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Korean (KO)
Status: Released
Release date US: 08/12/1978
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Composer: Jun Fukamachi, Michel Legrand
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Fénix"
"Hordas salvajes"
"Hi no tori - Reimei hen"
"Hinotori"
"Feniks"
"Ognisty ptak"
"Fire's Bird"
"Firebird: Daybreak Chapter"
"The Firebird"

7 movies in the The Phoenix Collection

1978 The Phoenix
1980 Phoenix 2772 ("火の鳥2772 愛のコスモゾーン")
1986 The Phoenix: Karma Chapter ("火の鳥 鳳凰編")
1987 The Phoenix: Space Chapter ("火の鳥 宇宙編")
1987 The Phoenix: Yamato Chapter ("火の鳥 ヤマト編")
2004 Phoenix ("火の鳥")
2023 Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower ("火の鳥 エデンの花")

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Other movies with this title: The Phoenix (US, 1910), The Phoenix (TW, 1978), The Phoenix (US, 1981), The Phoenix (1990), The Phoenix (1999), The Phoenix (CA, 2013), The Phoenix (BE/FR, 2020)

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