Phoenix (1978 film)

Phoenix (Japanese: 火の鳥, Hepburn: Hi no Tori)^[a] is a 1978 Japanese jidaigeki film written and directed by Kon Ichikawa.^[2][1] It is based on the "Dawn" storyline from Osamu Tezuka's manga of the same title.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Directed byKon Ichikawa^[1]

Screenplay byShuntarō Tanikawa^[1]

Based onPhoenix
by Osamu Tezuka

Produced byKiichi Ichikawa
Kunihiko Murai

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Phoenix
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Directed by	Kon Ichikawa[1]
Screenplay by	Shuntarō Tanikawa[1]
Based on	Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka
Produced by	Kiichi Ichikawa Kunihiko Murai
Starring	Tomisaburo Wakayama[1] Toshinori Omi[1] Masao Kusakari Mieko Takamine[1] Ken Tanaka Mitsuko Kusabue Masaya Oki Tatsuya Nakadai
Cinematography	Kiyoshi Hasegawa[1]
Edited by	Michiko Ikeda Chizuko Osada
Music by	Jun Fukamachi Michel Legrand
Production companies	Hi no Tori Productions[1] Tezuka Productions
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	August 19, 1978 (1978-08-19) (Japan)
Running time	137 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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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.^[10]