Phoenix (Japanese: 火の鳥, Hepburn: Hi no Tori)[a] is a 1978 Japanese jidaigeki film written and directed by Kon Ichikawa.

[2][1] It is based on the "Dawn" storyline from Osamu Tezuka's manga of the same title.

[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Himiko, the queen of Yamatai, orders her subordinates to search for the Phoenix, which is said to have eternal life for those who drinks its blood.

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