| Hi no Tori | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kon Ichikawa |
| Screenplay by | Shuntarō Tanikawa |
| Story by | Osamu Tezuka |
| Based on | " Dawn" from Phoenix |
| Produced by | Kiichi Ichikawa Kunihiko Murai |
| Starring |
Tomisaburo Wakayama Toshinori Omi Masao Kusakari Mieko Takamine Ken Tanaka Mitsuko Kusabue Masaya Oki Tatsuya Nakadai |
| Cinematography | Kiyoshi Hasegawa |
| Edited by | Michiko Ikeda Chizuko Osada |
| Music by |
Jun Fukamachi Michel Legrand |
Production companies | Firebird Productions Tezuka Productions |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
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. [8]
Cast
- 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
- ^ "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.
External links
- Hi no Tori at IMDb
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