The Phoenix

Adventure, Animation, Action

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Kon Ichikawa

Status Released

Release Date 1978-08-12

Storyline

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.