The Phoenix

The PhoenixCast and Crew

Movie

Cast

J
Jun Fubuki
as Oro
T
Tomisaburō Wakayama
as Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai
T
Toshinori Omi
as Nagi
M
Masao Kusakari
as Yumihiko of Matsuro
K
Kaoru Yumi
as Uzume, a dancer from Matsuro
K
Ken Tanaka
as Takeru
R
Reiko Ōhara
as Hinaku
T
Tohru Emori
as Susanoo
R
Ryūzō Hayashi
as Guzuri
M
Mieko Takamine
as Queen Himiko of Yamatai
T
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara
M
Mitsuko Kusabue
as Iyo
T
Takeshi Katō
as Kamamushi
J
Junzaburō Ban
as Exorcist
H
Hideji Ōtaki
as Sukune

Crew

K
Kon Ichikawa
Director
O
Osamu Tezuka
Comic Book
S
Shigeo Nagashima
Costume Design
M
Michiko Ikeda
Editor
C
Chizuko Osada
Editor
J
Jun Fukamachi
Music
O
Osamu Tezuka
Animation
T
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects
M
Michel Legrand
Music
K
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Cinematography
S
Shigeo Tamura
Hairstylist
S
Shuntaro Tanikawa
Screenplay

Phoenix Collection

Phoenix was Tezuka's life work as well as one of his representative works. He explored philosophical themes of "life and death" and "reincarnation" in depth by depicting stories developed around Phoenix, the immortal life-form beyond time and space. Phoenix navigates the readers by traveling back and forth, between past and future, through the series. Tezuka reflected his own historical view and prevision for future, also tackled a vast-scale question of what universe is.