The Phoenix
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.
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Actors: Jun Fubuki, Kaoru Yumi, Ken Tanaka, Masao Kusakari, Mieko Takamine, Reiko Ōhara, Ryūzō Hayashi, Tohru Emori, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Toshinori Omi