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The Phoenix

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The Phoenix(1978)

Adventure, Animation, Action

Japanese

2h 17m

5.7

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Kon Ichikawa

Shuntaro Tanikawa

Overview

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.