Phoenix: Karma Chapter

1986 1h 0m JA

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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The story of two men - sculptor genius Akanemaru, and former bandit Gao. Discover how the lives of the two men cross repeatedly throughout their lives, how they struggle with their own fate, and how they are forced to compete with each other for a great honour, when karma is the only prize.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Katsunosuke Hori
Gao (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Akanemaru (voice)
Yoko Asagami
Hayame (voice)
Mami Koyama
Buchi (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Kibi Makibi (voice)
Masako Ikeda
Phoenix (voice)
Tatsuya Jo
Narrator
Kaneto Shiozawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rintaro
Writers: Hideo Takayashiki, Tomoko Konparu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Phoenix Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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Katsunosuke Hori and Toshio Furukawa and Yoko Asagami carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0185359 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rintaro directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Phoenix Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Katsunosuke Hori and Toshio Furukawa and Yoko Asagami carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0185359 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 60 min · 1h 0m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Phoenix: Karma Chapter (1986)

Part of

Phoenix Collection

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.