Phoenix (1978 film)
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Phoenix is a 1978 Japanese jidaigeki film written and directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on the "Dawn" storyline from Osamu Tezuka's manga of the same title.
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Kon Ichikawa
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Kon Ichikawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films The Burmese Harp and Fires on the Plain, to the documentary Tokyo
Phoenix (1978 film)
…Phoenix (Japanese: 火の鳥, Hepburn: Hi no Tori) is a 1978 Japanese jidaigeki film written and directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on the "Dawn" storyline from Osamu Tezuka's manga of the same title. Himiko, the queen of Yamatai, orders her subordinates to search for…
Ichikawa in the 1950s