A freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko, who falls in love with her half-brother, making her powers weaken thus putting her position to risk.
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Cast
| Shima Iwashita | ... |
Himiko
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Masao Kusakari | ... |
Takehiko
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| Rie Yokoyama | ... |
Adahime
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Chôichirô Kawarasaki | ... |
Mimaki
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Kenzô Kawarasaki | ... |
Ikume
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| Yoshi Katô | ... |
Ohkimi
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| Jun Hamamura | ... |
Narrator
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Tsuchimi Kurata |
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Teishiro Nishijima |
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Mitsugu Fujita |
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Tadashi Yoshizumi |
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Mayumi Kyô |
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Akio Marubayashi |
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Akemi Harada |
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Yôko Shibata |
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Mamoru Shiraishi |
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Hikaru Akasaki |
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Tomoko Takano |
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Mitsuko Motonaga |
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Tamae Ônishi |
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Masako Kizaki |
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Yôko Kinno |
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Wakayo Matsumura |
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Takashi Tanaka |
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Sentarô Kaneko |
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Nobuaki Takahashi |
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Akira Nakagawa |
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Haruhiko Saitô |
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Hirohito Fujiyoshi |
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Tetsuo Ichimada |
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Kazumasa Negishi |
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| Tatsumi Hijikata | ... |
Dancer
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| Rentarô Mikuni | ... |
Nashime
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Directed by
| Masahiro Shinoda | ||
Written by
| Masahiro Shinoda | ... | () |
| Taeko Tomioka | ... | () |
Produced by
| Kiyoshi Iwashita | ... | producer |
| Masao Katô | ... | producer |
| Kinshirô Kuzui | ... | producer |
| Masahiro Shinoda | ... | producer |
Music by
| Tôru Takemitsu | ||
Cinematography by
| Tatsuo Suzuki | ||
Editing by
| Sachiko Yamaji | ||
Editorial Department
| Aki Maeda | ... | assistant editor |
| Keiko Suzuka | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| Kiyoshi Awazu | ||
Costume Design by
| Yoshikazu Arai | ||
| Yôko Takakura | ||
Makeup Department
| Shigeo Kobayashi | ... | makeup artist |
| Yôko Takahashi | ... | makeup artist |
| Kôji Takemura | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Seikichi Iizumi | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tooru Fujita | ... | assistant director |
| Makoto Koizumi | ... | first assistant director |
| Kôhei Oguri | ... | assistant director |
| Hidehiro Yamamoto | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Akiyoshi Kanda | ... | assistant art director |
| Masayuki Motomochi | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Ryûichi Akasaka | ... | sound recordist |
| Shôjirô Hashimoto | ... | sound recordist |
| Akira Honma | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hideo Nishizaki | ... | sound |
| Hiroshi Takahashi | ... | sound recordist |
| Makoto Tokunaga | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Masaki Hiura | ... | lighting technician |
| Hirokazu Ishii | ... | lighting technician |
| Mihachi Ishikawa | ... | lighting technician |
| Yoshio Kobayashi | ... | lighting technician |
| Teruhiko Kuroda | ... | camera operator |
| Tadao Mitome | ... | still photographer |
| Masahiro Ochi | ... | camera operator |
| Rokubee Sasaki | ... | camera operator |
| Riyoji Shigeta | ... | camera operator |
| Chuuji Sueyoshi | ... | lighting technician |
| Isao Tomono | ... | gaffer |
| Shigeki Yamamoto | ... | lighting technician |
| Kenichi Yokoi | ... | lighting technician |
Additional Crew
| Teruyuki Kunisaki | ... | title designer |
| Hiroshi Nakaguchi | ... | copperware |
| Hiroyoshi Yamashita | ... | wigs by |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Art Theatre Guild (ATG)
- King Records (2015) (Japan) (DVD)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2009) (Japan) (tv)
- Toho (1979) (United States) (subtitled)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film is set in the 3rd century during the late Japanese Yayoi period (1,000 BC - 300) when the legend of Queen Himiko is recorded to have happened. When Takehiko describes a horse to Himiko it is at least a century before horses are believed to have been imported to Japan from China and became common in Japan. Although evidence of horses dating back to the earlier Jomon period (14,000 - 1,000 BC) and the pre-historic Japanese Paleolithic period have been found. See more » |