The story
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.
Cast & crew
Jun FubukiOro
Tomisaburō WakayamaSarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai
Toshinori OmiNagi
Masao KusakariYumihiko of Matsuro
Kaoru YumiUzume, a dancer from Matsuro
Ken TanakaTakeru
Reiko ŌharaHinaku
Tohru EmoriSusanoo
Ryūzō HayashiGuzuri
Mieko TakamineQueen Himiko of Yamatai
Tatsuya NakadaiJingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara
Mitsuko KusabueExplore the crew
- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
- Editor
- Chizuko Osada
- Editor
- Michiko Ikeda
- Screenplay
- Shuntaro Tanikawa
- Director of Photography
- Kiyoshi Hasegawa
- Original Music Composer
- Jun Fukamachi
- Original Music Composer
- Michel Legrand