A Production Of TOHO-HINOTORI
Around the Year 180 After Christ
Frontier
Now I See. The Rumors were True.
You are Yumidiko,
of Matsuro.
I Am Sukuné.
The Queen Himiko of Yamatai Sent me
-To Look for you. -and who?
Is he the other one?
He is Prince Susano-o,
Brother of the Queen.
He has the strength of a wolf.
and the capabilities of a coyote.
Did you Kill JabaIí.
-Can you kill an eagle? -Of Course.
A Pact with your King.
Get a hold of a fénix for the queen.
The blood of this eagle would give you eternal life.
and like that he would leave Matsuro in peace,
This agreement doesn't mean anything to me.
Why did you abandon? Why! Matsuro?
Quema, help me!
That shadow should be a fénix.
The fénix?
Look!
I hit it!
During the centuries, men talked about this eagle.
He is Immortal and no bow and arrow can hurt him.
During a long period of life, it consumes in flames.
and then its reborn in ashes.
Who ever drinks his blood, receives eternal life.
He is known as ''feng'' in China and ''fénix'' europe.
and also he appears in Indian American legends.
He has always been an object of wishing people wish to be like him.
The Fénix!
Executive producers Kunihiko Murai and Kiichi Ichikawa.
Based on the story of Osamu Tezuka.
Guión of Shuntaro Tanigawa.
Photography of Kiyoshi Hasegawa.
Special Effects by Teruyoshi Nakano.
Produced by:
Tomisaburo Wakayama,
Masao Kusakari, Ken Tanaka,
Reiko Ohara, Kaoru Yumi,
Toru Emori, Ryuzo Hayashi,
Mieko Takamine, Tatsuya Nakadai.
Directed by Kon Ichikawa.
In a unwanting way,
Yumihiko has decided to go to Yamatai.
Maybe its because you refused his proposition.
True friend?
State of MATSURO
Theres no reason for us to still fear Yamatai.
Dance, Uzumé.
in many diffrent ways,
There is no longer anymore danger in Yamatai.
Uzumé, dances!
To celebrate it.
Whats going on?
A nocturne attack! An attack?
Yamatai has broken the pact.
They are monsters, with two heads and four feet
The people of MATSURO had never seen a horse.
What the fuck!!!!
Who are you?
I am a baiIarina.
Come on.
State of YAMATAI
The man on the right has said the truth.
The one on the left
is a liar.
No! I did not lie!!!
Execute him, kill him
Please no!!
Celebrate a new judgement
''A new judgment'', eh?
If you do it, you will loose your authority.
The people here will no longer believe your beliefs.
I know these men very well.
You have accused the inocent man.
Iyo, you have failed with your predictions.
Iyo its my fault
to doubt in them,
You can leave now , Iyo.
I have not learned much from
my errors...
They're inevitable, but you shouldn't blame yourself.
Yamatai can not depend on your predictions.
If he did, our powers will decend from us.
That's not true.
The power...
of Yamatai is...
Depending on age and of my looks.
Oh, You?
You want to substitute me like the governer, dont you!
Your face says it all.
The queen is once again frustrated.
The interpetor Susan-o listens to his sister.
But doesn't know how to treat her.
Women are his weakness.
He is old enough to get married.
Himiko will not allow him.
Thats ridiculous
At that age he will die as salton..
He will not have another chance to be young again..
Wheres the fénix?
If you drink his blood,
you will receive eternal life.
its something that takes time
the emperor of China also seeks to obtain this eternal life.
If he recieves it,
We will have to bow down to him.
What would happen if something like that happens?
I have seen fénix.
it looked like the sun.
Why did you not follow it?
Its not so easy to capture him.
He knows the thoughts of men.
and he speaks about believing and strength.
But if you frustrate him he will kill you.
its a wonderfull thing.
But dont worry.
I have found out where he lives.
I am ready to go capture him.
Just leave him to me. I'll take care of it my sister.
State of KUMASO
Nagi,
Wheres Uraji?
He went hunting for fénix!
The earth starts to shake.
The volcano has erupted
Seven days have passed.
What will happen
if he doesnt get,
-my daughter will die -No!
Sister, please dont die.
Would he be able to kill fénix?
He's a myterious bird with alot of strength and power>
He is a good hunter
He has killed this fox
If someone was able to capture him,
Why has he waited this long?
He wont be long with the fénix.
I will greet the spirit with my dances
and my prayers.
Uraji!
I have found the fénix!
Just like the boss said,
just to let you know an eruption has happened.
My wife will heal.
Is he alive
arrows cant kill him.
i will trap him with my hands
Eagle fénix!
Boss!
-What tribe -He's a Wanderer.
-His clothing is very diffrent from ours. -Look at him!
-Wait! -Matadio!
My boat has sunken and the tides have led me here.
Kill him
Wait I am Guzuri.
I am a doctor. please dont kill me
'doctor''?
-What is a ''doctor''? My job is..
-to cure sicknes without prayers. -thats incedible
look at her.
She is my daughter
¿Can you cure her?
-Dont touch her -Nagi!
Its the sickness
of different fungus.
when she use to walk bare foot in the fields,
she cut herself the the plants.
She will die in seven days.
if you cure her, ill let you live.
yes or no
You will die.
okay i will help.
Witchcraft.
What type of medicine do you use?
-What's that? -As you can see,
It's the head of a cat
and of a bird.
You must face them
when its time to pray.
You must place scrappings on the patients head.
and then you must burn her ass.
Her?
Yes her.
Also...
There's other remedies.
She has to swallow
Some shit.
No!
ImpossibIe! Your accelerating her death.
You are her brother
if you want to save her
You must bring Urine.
-Urine? -Urine?
Yes, Urine.
It's better if its hot Urine.
Hot Urine contains penicelin.
Uraji
Uraji has returned!
Hee has returned with the eagle! Then we dont need the urine no more?
Urajiis dead!
My husband has died!
I to wish to die too!
Calm down!
Uraji!
Wheres the urine?
Bring it!
This is just supersticion the urine wont work.
The superstición will work,
You dont need the witchcraft.
Silience!
She is awake.
She has gotten better.
Hinaku!
It's me! can you see me
Sister!How good!
The color of the lips is proof of the recooperation.
This man, Guzuri,
He has saved your life.
You lost a man,
but you have found another
It's the gods
who hve wanted this marriage.
from this day forward, you would be husband and wife.
me to you...
i dont know if i can make you happy enough.
but one day, i will get you the bird fénix.
and it will grant you eternal life.
Uraji
lost his life for that bird.
I hate it.
and it also scares me.
Captures the hearts of the men.
It happened, whatever,
I will protect you
like your husband
till death.
Ships of war!
There very rare.
Look How many of them!
They are set!
Next ship!
Alot of time has gone by, Guzuri. Greatly done!
Susano-o is happy.
I will take care of the rest.
Saruta, promised it.
Don't attack the house thats white.
My women is in there. dont kill her.
Prepare!
Sarutahiko!
Whats going on?
Sister!
Guzuri
-It's a spy! -What?
Sister!
They're orders of the queen Himiko!
Kill them all!
The women and children too!
It's an attack by sea!
Damn it!
Damn Guzuri!
The hell with him!
Hinaku!
where you at?
I am the leader of the Kumaso tribe!
Who is the leader?
I am!
I am Saruta.
In the back.
Here!
Die!
Are you Saruta?
You are very strong.
Where do you come from?
Who is your teacher?
The queen Himiko of Yamatai.
The queen Himiko?
Himiko...
I have heard of her.
She is queen of magic
in a country in the south...
They say that the state,
That has a queen who uses witchcraft will bloom wit the moon.
Finish him!
Hinaku!
You cured me for this
and you got married with me!
No!
Return with the murderes of your friends!
-Dont touch me! -I am your husband.
No!
I will not go back to Yamatai. wait, Hinaku.
Wait!
Damn you!
I get it
Wait!
Whats your name?
Nagi, the son of the boss.
Kill me quickly!
-Murderes! -No,
I will keep you alive.
What are you saying?
Get on the boat.
You will see my state.
BACK IN YAMATAI
It's the queen Himiko!
she has seen me.
It's a great honor for me!
Saruta,
and the fénix?
he lives in a volcano,
Majesty.
Who is that guy?
this guy,
is named Nagi.
he is from Kumaso.
the habitants of Kumaso
were all executed.
only this guy knows
where the fenix is.
he angers me!
Kill him!
this guy.
will bring a catastrophe
to this country.
He might intent to kill me.
I am sure! kill him!
You hear me? Are you disobeying me
I cant! Forgive his life!
Coward!
Traitor!
If you cant kill him then, I'll do it myself.
sword!
Dont do it, sister.
the blood will leave you without power.
then, you kill him.
you killed
my dad and my sister.
you killed the whole town of Kumaso.
Die!
were you awake the whole night.
Why didnt you kill me?
this old witch was mad at me.
Shut the fuck up!
Dont insult the queen!
I will show you how to use a bow and arrow.
you must get the fenix for the queen
No!
The fenix belongs to Kumaso!
When you dominate
the bow and arrow, you would be able to kill me.
Eat alot and grow.
This is part of the valley.
practice here with the bow.
look,
there you have a blank.
make them get as close as possible
they're dumb.
Now!
Nagi!
Dont die!
I Intend to live!
Drink
all of the medicine.
if you dont do it, i will make you swallow it.
it has gotten in my nose
dust in my nose.
Saruta, dont make so much noise!
Not even the fénix would be able to burn this arrow of steel.
The queen is impatiently waiting.
She wants me to go to Kumaso to capture that bird fenix.
You also want it too?
Who doesnt?
Me.
Then, Why this arrow?
Because it helped me before.
Set camp here. we come from the continents.
we crossed the ocean to find a new state.
Let's eat the sheep that we brought from the town.
Theres flamable grass at the other side of the river.
There you can drink!
Set eight guards by the four flanks.
Pick up the tents before sunset!
Uzumé,
If you were just a little bit prettier,
I will make you my women
What sadness!
Your a big baiIarina.
BaiIarinas like you dont exist
in my state.
You have crossed the ocean
just to find a baiIarina?
Thats good ?
take me to your state.
Abandon this place.
No.
I'll implement our civilization
on this town.
Is it worth
killing alot of people?
The men are mortal.
Someday they'll die, if i dont kill them now.
not even the biggets kings
live forever.
but history will endure forever.
It will last
a long time, the war, wouldnt it?
The same as humanity.
and you...
Can you defeat everyone?
Yes, I am that powerfull.
Leave me in peace.
What you never seen a guy before?
Not a guy from Kumaso like you.
What?
You live at your home?
and look for fights?
Wait.
My name is oro and i think i can help you.
On purpose
do you hate the queen of Yamatai, Right?
What does that have to do with you?
Yamatai is my patriarch.
but i hate the queen.
because she takes our rice
She killed my whole town!
and orders
to kill my dad, who is innocent.
and then,
my mother died of hunger.
Why dont both of us kill
the queen?
The mirror!
Shit!
It's that small one from Kumaso!
Warriors! Get them!
From there.
-Your fearless. -Be quite!
Damn them!
Are you an only son?
We will march out of here.
The queen is very mad.
Wheres that guy at?
he has left.
By the words of you?
I never thought about killing the queen.
They will kill you
The fenix will be mine!
I will get eternal life!
Sister!
Where are you?
Saruta has taken three days
in the cave.
It cant be so!
sister,
if your a goddess,
-revive that bull. -It has gone insane!
Hold Susano-o!
He has a palace of blood.
Burn his eyes
and expell him from Yamatai.
The sky has transformed!
It's extradonary!
Look! The sun is turning off!
The sun is dissapearing.
Because Susano-o has provoked the queen
It's true.
She has alot of power?
You dont know what she can be capable of.
She is capable of moving the sky and earth.
Queen!
What would happen to us
please, return
the light to the sun.
I cant! Because i didnt take it away!
Someone!
Someone please make the sun light again!
Sarutahiko!
The bees have dissapeared.
They were scared of the darkness.
Keep a look out!
Oro!
Let's go!
Nagi...
There's a bag
behind the three rocks
in the beach.
cross over the ocean to remo...
towards your state.
Your a chick!
Why do you have that clothing?
I wanted
to be your friend.
Oro!
Saruta,
You called me along the sea last year.
and now i am taking you towards your state.
Oro,
Take me to Yamatai,
to the queen Himiko!
after all of this, You keep likeing her?
the sea water is good for wounds.
BACT TO KUMASO
Sister!
What will we do know?
We cant stay here.
The army of Himiko will come.
No!
they shouldnt be to far from getting us.
They will come for the fénix.
They will never capture him!
What is it Himiko?
Nothing else but an old witch!
She better swallow the mud and fall dead.
Idiot!
Your under estemating its power.
Saruta!
Your nose Look at you nose!
Good then, you laugh!
But now my nose works better then before.
Thats the float of Yamatai!
Didnt i tell you they will come?
Whats that noise?
The volcano.
The earth is shaking.
-its going to erupt. -eruption?
Whats that?
The fénix!
The fénix?
What good luck of mines.
Saruta, you wait here!
-Becareful! -I'll get him!
Nagi.
I hear a voice inside my head
Nagi, It's me.
Who are you?
Where are you?
can you see me.
Is it you, fénix, the one whose talking?
No!
No it can't talk
with a mouth like yours.
but i can talk with you,
from heart to heart.
Thats rediculous!
I must be dreaming!
Yep I am.
For you, Nagi, It's all about a dream.
How do you know my name?
I knew it before you were born.
Then you should know that Uraji died because of you.
and you should know i am going to kill you!
You will never be able to kill me.
because i never die.
are you inmortal,
but humans are mortal. why?
That is not fair.
Your saying you will be happy if you dont die?
Nagi,
Look at the floor.
The ants fight to live on for more days.
But they only can live for six years.
Ant, the life of a fly is even shorter.
They only live three days.
I am not an insect! I am a human being
You persue happiness.
and for that you must die.
I'll drink your blood!
Wait!
I'll follow you!
and ill capture it before dying!
-Guzuri! -Wait! Nagi!
Your sister lives!
Liar! Your lying again!
No! She has a baby!
A son?
Whose son?
My son.
Yours? The son of a traitor?
She will never do something like that.
Nagi!
Guzuri tricked us.
How could you...?
I tried killing myself alot of times,
but he saved me.
He made them kill most of us!
Kumaso has sucumbed!
No,
our tribe has sucumbed.
There's survivors, you and i.
I want to rebuild our town
I'll have more kids.
100 200...
ImpossibIe!
10 centurys will pass!
five... ten centurys...
even if i die,
my kids will live on.
and if they die,
there kids will live on.
I am intent on capturing the fénix.
-And then she will live forever. -Guzuri!
I will not allow you to get that bird.
I'll get it and give to you its blood.
Why do you have to go?
I can't stay with him.
Nagi!
sister,
I'll bring the bird. I will not fail.
The queen Himiko contracted me,
and she orderd me
to kill you when i found you.
Very good.
-But i will not let you kill me. -Your wrong.
You cant escape my arrows.
Why dont you stop it?
Yumihiko,
Let me use your knife.
-If you get the fénix... -I'll do it for sure!
Give the blood
To that guy.
The guy
My name is Nagi.
He's my son.
Thats to much to ask for.
Himiko will die.
I am ready.