The Phoenix

Movie
Audience Score
56
The Phoenix
NR 2 hr 17 minAnimation, Action, AdventurePhoenix Collection PosterPart of Phoenix Collection
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.
StarringJun FubukiTomisaburō WakayamaToshinori Omi
DirectorKon Ichikawa

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:TOHO, Hi no Tori Productions, Tezuka Productions

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.