The Phoenix

Fénix, Fire's Bird, Hordas salvajes, Hi no tori - Reimei hen, Hinotori, Feniks, Ognisty ptak, Firebird: Daybreak Chapter, The Firebird, Hi no tori, Phoenix: Dawn Chapter

Original title: 火の鳥

Original language: ja
IMDB: tt0077673
TMDB: 277392

Release date: Saturday, 12th August 1978

Adult: No

Duration: 2h 17min
Popularity: 1.821
Rate: 5.625 / 8 votes
Overview: 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.

Belongs to collection: Phoenix Collection

Overview: 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.

The Phoenix (1978)