Phoenix: Yamato Chapter

1987 0h 48m JA

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★6.0TMDB · 6

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Synopsis

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The story of a young prince and young princess from opposing tribes, as they struggle to deal with their lives and the hardship brought on by their position in their respective families.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiromi Tsuru
Kajika
Kazuhiko Inoue
Oguna
Masako Ikeda
Phoenix
Yusaku Yara
Takeru

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshio Hirata
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Hiromi Tsuru and Kazuhiko Inoue and Masako Ikeda carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092259 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Phoenix Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Hiromi Tsuru and Kazuhiko Inoue and Masako Ikeda carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0092259 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 48 min · 0h 48m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Phoenix: Yamato Chapter (1987)

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.