Phoenix (1978 film)
Appearance
(Redirected from Hi no Tori (film))
Phoenix | |
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Directed by | Kon Ichikawa[1] |
Screenplay by | Shuntarō Tanikawa[1] |
Based on | Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka |
Produced by | Kiichi Ichikawa Kunihiko Murai |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Kiyoshi Hasegawa[1] |
Edited by | Michiko Ikeda Chizuko Osada |
Music by | Jun Fukamachi Michel Legrand |
Production companies |
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Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes[1] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Phoenix (Japanese: 火の鳥, Hepburn: Hi no Tori)[a] is a 1978 Japanese jidaigeki film written and directed by Kon Ichikawa.[2][1] 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Also known as The Phoenix
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Quandt, James (2001). Kon Ichikawa. Cinematheque Ontario. p. 436. ISBN 0-9682969-3-9.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "火の鳥". Agency for Cultural Affairs 日本映画情報. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "火の鳥". 映倫. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "火の鳥". みるプラス. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "火の鳥". kotobank. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "火の鳥". 市川コンcom. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "火の鳥". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "火の鳥". 映画. Retrieved 19 March 2017.