The Phoenix
137 mins
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.
Shigeo Nagashima
Costume Design
Michiko Ikeda
Editor
Chizuko Osada
Editor
Jun Fukamachi
Music
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Cinematography
Shigeo Tamura
Hairstylist
