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A production of TOHO-HINOTORI

Around the year 180 after Christ

FRONTIER

Now I see. The rumors were true.

You are Yumihiko

of Matsuro.

I am Sukune.

Queen Himiko of Yamatai sent me

to look for you.

And who is the other one?

He is prince Susano-O,

brother of the queen.

He has the strength of a wolf

and the cunning of a fox.

You killed the boar.

- Can you kill a bird? - He signed

a pact with your king.

You must capture the phoenix for the queen.

The blood of this bird would give her eternal life

and after that she would leave Matsuro in peace.

That agreement means nothing to me.

Why have you given up, Matsuro?

It's burning, help me!

That blaze should be the phoenix!

The phoenix?

Look!

I hit him!

Throughout the centuries, men have spoken of this bird.

He is immortal and no arrow can hurt him.

After a long period of life, he is consumed in flames

and then reborn from the ashes.

Whoever drinks his blood, receives eternal life.

He is known as "feng" in China and "phoenix" in Europe,

and also appears in American Indian legends.

He has always been an object of desire.

THE PHOENIX

Executive producers Kunihiko Murai and Kiichi Ichikawa.

Based on the story by Osamu Tezuka.

Screenplay by Shuntaro Tanigawa.

Photography by Kiyoshi Hasegawa.

Special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano.

Cast:

Tomisaburo Wakayama,

Masao Kusakari, Ken Tanaka,

Reiko Ohara, Kaoru Yumi,

Toru Emori, Ryuzo Hayashi,

Mieko Takamine, Tatsuya Nakadai.

Directed by Kon Ichikawa.

In an unwanting way,

Yumihiko has decided to go to Yamatai.

Maybe it's because you refused his proposition.

Is it true?

STATE OF MATSURO

There's no reason for us to still fear Yamatai.

Dance, Uzume.

Anyway,

there is no longer any danger from Yamatai.

Dance, Uzume!

To celebrate it.

What's going on?

- A nocturnal attack! - An attack?

Has Yamatai broken the pact so soon?

They're monsters, with two heads and four feet!

THE PEOPLE OF MATSURO HAD NEVER SEEN A HORSE.

What?!

Who are you?

I am a dancer.

Come on.

STATE OF YAMATAI

The man on the right has spoken the truth.

The one on the left

is a liar.

No! I did not lie!

Execute him!

Please, no!

Hold a new trial!

"A new trial", eh?

If you do it, you will loose your authority.

The people will no longer believe your divinations.

I know

these men very well.

You have accused the innocent man.

Iyo, you have failed with your predictions.

Iyo is a disciple of mine.

If you doubt her, you doubt me.

You can leave now, Iyo.

She has not learned enough.

The errors...

they're inevitable, but you shouldn't blame her.

Yamatai can not depend on your predictions.

If not, our power will decrease.

That's not certain.

The power...

of Yamatai is...

depending on my youth and on my beauty.

Oh, you?

You want to take my place as ruler, don't you?

Your face betrays you.

The queen is angry again.

The brave Susano-O is obedient to his sister.

He doesn't know how to deal with her.

Women are his weakness.

He is old enough to get married.

Himiko will not allow him.

That's ridiculous!

Like this, he will die a bachelor.

He won't have another youth.

Where's the phoenix?

If you drink his blood,

you will receive eternal life.

It is something I heard long ago.

The emperor of China himself seeks to obtain this eternal life.

Should he succeed,

We would have to bow down to him.

And what would happen if something like that comes to pass?

I have seen the phoenix.

He looked like the sun.

Why didn't you shoot him?

It's not so simple to capture him.

He knows the tongues of men

and speaks words of wisdom.

But when he gets angry, he will kill you.

It was something marvelous.

But don't worry.

I have discovered where he lives.

I am ready to capture him.

Just leave him to me, my dear sister.

STATE OF KUMASO

Nagi,

where's Uraji?

He went hunting for the phoenix!

The earth is shaking.

Will the volcano erupt?

Seven days have passed.

What keeps him?

If he doesn't capture the bird,

- my daughter will die. - No!

Sister, please don't die!

Will he be able to kill the phoenix?

He's a mysterious bird with great power.

He is a good hunter! He caught this one!

And also killed this fox!

If someone were able to capture him,

why has he waited this long?

There's no need for you to wait for the phoenix.

I will cure her with my dances

and my prayers.

Uraji!

Uraji!

I have found the phoenix!

Just like our chief said,

he appears in the middle of an eruption.

My wife will get better.

He is alive!

The arrows can't kill him.

I will catch him with my hands!

Phoenix!

Chief!

- What tribe? - He's a wanderer.

- His clothing is different from ours. - Look at him!

- Wait! - Kill him!

My boat has sunken and the tides have led me here.

Kill him!

Wait! I am Guzuri.

I'm a doctor. Please don't kill me.

"Doctor"?

- What is a "doctor"? - My job is..

- to cure sickness without prayers. - That's incredible.

Look at her.

She is my daughter.

Can you cure her?

- Don't touch her! - Nagi!

It's the sickness

of rotting.

One day, walking barefoot in the fields,

she was cut by a herb and fell ill.

She will die within a week.

If you cure her, I'll let you live.

Otherwise,

you will die.

Okay, I'll try.

Witchdoctor.

What type of medicine do you use?

- What's that? - As you can see,

it's the head of a cat

and that of a raven.

You must rub them

whilst praying.

You must place scrappings on the patient's head.

And then you must burn her buttock.

Her buttock?

Yes, her buttock.

Furthermore...

there are other remedies.

She has to swallow

some tadpoles.

No!

Impossible! You're accelerating her death!

Are you her brother?

If you want to save her,

you must bring me mold.

- Mold? - Mold?

Yes, mold.

It's better if it's bluish mold.

BLUISH MOLD CONTAINS PENICILLIN.

Uraji has returned!

Uraji has come back!

He has returned with the bird! Then we don't need the mold anymore?

Uraji is dead!

My husband has died!

I wish to die, too!

Calm down!

Uraji!

Where's the mold?

Bring it!

This is just superstition, the mold won't work.

If superstition prevails,

you don't need the witchdoctor.

Silence!

She is awake.

She has gotten better.

Hinaku!

It's me! can you see me?

Sister! How good!

The color of her lips means she is recovering.

This man, Guzuri,

has saved your life.

You lost a man,

but you have found another.

It is the gods

who have willed this marriage.

From this day forward, you will be husband and wife!

From me to you...

I don't know if I can make you happy.

But someday

But someday I will get the phoenix for you

I will get the phoenix for you

and grant you eternal life.

Uraji

lost his life for that bird.

I hate the phoenix.

And he also scares me.

He captures the hearts of men.

No matter what happens,

I'll protect you

like your husband

till death.

War ships!

They're foriegners.

So many ships!

Disembark!

Next ship!

Much time has passed, Guzuri. Well done!

Susano-O is happy.

I will take care of the rest.

Saruta, promise me that

you won't attack the house with the white broadcloth.

My woman is in there. Don't kill her.

Get ready!

Sarutahiko!

What's going on?

Sister!

Guzuri!

- He's a spy! - What?

Sister!

They're orders from Queen Himiko!

Kill them all!

The women and children too!

It's a night attack by sea!

Damn her!

Damn Guzuri!

The hell with him!

Hinaku!

Were are you?

I am the leader of the Kumaso tribe!

Who is your leader?

I am!

I am Saruta.

Get back.

Take this!

Die!

Are you Saruta?

You are very strong.

Where do you come from?

Who is your master?

Queen Himiko of Yamatai.

Queen Himiko?

Himiko...

I have heard talk of her.

She is a sorceress queen

of a nation in the south...

They say that if a country

has a sorceress queen, it will perish with the moon.

Finish him!

Hinaku!

Hinaku!

This is why you cured me

and got married with me!

No!

Go back to the murderers of your friends!

- Don't touch me! - I am your husband.

No!

I'll not return to Yamatai. Wait, Hinaku.

Wait!

Damn you!

Get him.

Wait!

What's your name?

Nagi, the son of the chief.

Kill me quickly!

- Murderers! - No,

I'll keep you alive.

What are you saying?

Get him on the boat.

You'll see my country.

BACK IN YAMATAI

She's Queen Himiko!

She has seen me!

This is a great honor for me!

Saruta,

what about the phoenix?

He lives in the volcano,

Your Majesty.

Who is that boy?

This boy

is named Nagi.

He is from Kumaso.

The inhabitants of Kumaso

were all destroyed.

Only this boy knows

where the phoenix is.

He displeases me!

Kill him!

That boy

will bring a catastrophe

to this country.

He might attempt to kill me.

I am sure of it! Kill him!

Do you hear me? Are you disobeying me?

I can't! Spare his life!

Coward!

Traitor!

If you can't kill him, I'll do it myself.

Sword!

Don't do it, sister.

His blood will leave you with no power.

Then, you kill him.

You killed

my father and my sister,

you killed all the people of Kumaso.

Die!

You were awake the whole night.

Why didn't you kill me?

That old witch was mad at you.

Shut up!

Don't insult the queen!

I'll teach you the art of archery.

You must catch the phoenix for the queen.

No!

The phoenix belongs to Kumaso!

When you master

the art of archery, then you can kill me.

Eat a lot and grow.

This is the basin of the valley.

Practice here with this bow.

Look,

there you have the target.

Let them get as close as possible.

They're dumb.

Now!

Nagi!

Don't die!

Try to stay alive!

Drink

all of the medicine.

If you don't do it, I'll make you swallow it.

I've got dust

in my nose.

Saruta, don't make so much noise!

Not even the phoenix will be able to burn this steel arrow.

The queen is waiting impatiently.

She wants you to go to Kumaso to capture that bird.

Do you want it, too?

Who doesn't?

Me.

Then, why that arrow?

Because he already defeated me before.

Let's set camp here. We come from the mainland,

We crossed the ocean to found a new country.

Let's eat the sheep that we brought from our town.

There's edible grass on the other side of the brook.

There you can drink!

Set eight guards at the four sides.

Pick up the tents before sunset!

Uzume!

If you were just a little bit prettier,

I would make you my woman.

What a pity.

You are a great dancer.

Dancers like you don't exist

in my country.

Have you crossed the ocean

just to find a dancer?

That's good?

Take me to your country.

Abandon this land.

No.

I'll implant our civilization

in these lands.

Is it worth

killing so many people?

The men are mortal.

Someday they'll die, if I don't kill them now.

Not even the greatest kings

live forever.

But history will endure forever.

War will last

a long time, won't it?

As long as humanity.

And you...

Can you defeat everyone?

Yes, I am that powerful.

Leave me in peace.

Have you never seen a boy before?

Not a boy from Kumaso like you.

What?

Do you miss your home?

Are you looking for a fight?

Wait.

My name is Oro and I think I can help you.

By the way,

you hate the queen of Yamatai, don't you?

What does that have to do with you?

Yamatai is my fatherland.

But I hate the queen

because she takes our rice.

She killed all my people!

And she ordered

the execution of my father, who was innocent.

And then,

my mother died of hunger.

Why don't we kill

the queen together?

The mirror!

Shit!

It's that boy from Kumaso!

Warriors! Get him!

Around there.

- You're fearless. - Shut up!

Damn them!

Were you an only child?

Let's leave from here.

The queen is very angry.

Where's that boy?

He has left.

Did you help him?

I never thought of killing the queen.

They will throw you into the pit of wasps.

The phoenix will be mine!

I will obtain eternal life!

Sister!

Where are you?

Saruta has survived three days

in the pit.

It cannot be!

Sister,

if you're a goddess,

- revive that bull. - He has gone insane!

Hold Susano-O!

Hold Susano-O!

He has stained my palace with blood.

Burn out his eyes

and banish him from Yamatai!

The sky has transformed!

It's extraordinary!

Look! The sun is going out!

The sun is disappearing

because Susano-O provoked the queen.

That's certain.

She has that much power?

You can't imagine what she could do.

She is capable even of moving the heavens and the earth.

Queen Himiko!

What will happen to us?

Please, return the light

to the sun, great Himiko.

I can't! I didn't take it away!

Someone!

Someone, please, make the sun shine again!

Sarutahiko!

The wasps have disappeared.

They were scared of the dark.

Watch out!

Oro!

Let's go!

Nagi...

There's a raft

behind the three rocks

on the beach.

Row across the sea...

to your country.

You're a girl!

Why do you wear these clothes?

I wanted

to be your friend.

Oro!

Oro!

Saruta,

you took me across the sea last year.

And now I am taking you to my country.

Oro,

take me to Yamatai,

to Queen Himiko!

After all of this, do you still worship her?

The sea water is good for wounds.

BACK IN KUMASO

Sister!

What will we do now?

We can't stay here.

Himiko's army will come.

No!

They wouldn't come that far to catch us.

They will come for the phoenix.

They will never capture him!

What is Himiko?

Nothing but an old witch!

She'd better swallow the mud and fall dead.

Idiot!

You're underestimating her power.

Saruta!

Your nose! Look at you nose!

Very well, you laugh!

But now my nose works much better than before.

That's the fleet of Yamatai!

Didn't I tell you they would come?

What's that noise?

It's the volcano.

The earth is shaking.

- It's going to erupt. - An eruption?

What's that?

The phoenix!

The phoenix?

How lucky I am.

Saruta, wait here!

- Be careful! - I'll get him!

Nagi!

Nagi!

I hear a voice inside my head.

Nagi, it's me.

Who are you?

Where are you?

You are seeing me.

Is it you, phoenix, the one who's talking?

No!

No, I can't talk

with a mouth like yours.

But I can talk with you

from heart to heart.

That's ridiculous!

I must be dreaming!

So it is.

For you, Nagi, it's just a dream.

How do you know my name?

I knew it even before you were born.

Then you should know that Uraji died because of you

and that I'm going to kill you!

But you'll never be able to kill me.

Because I never die.

You are immortal

but humans are mortal. Why?

That's not fair.

You're saying you would be happy if you didn't die?

Nagi,

look at the ground.

The ants fight to live.

But they only can live for six years.

And the life of a fly is even shorter.

It only lives three days.

I am not an insect! I am a human being!

You pursue happiness.

And that's why you must die.

I'll drink your blood!

Wait!

I'll chase you!

And I'll capture you before I die!

- Guzuri! - Wait! Nagi!

Your sister is alive!

Liar! You're lying once again!

No! She has a child!

A child?

Whose son?

My son.

Yours? The son of a traitor?

She'd never do anything like that.

Nagi!

Guzuri betrayed us.

How could you...?

I tried to kill myself several times,

but he saved me.

He had them kill almost all of us!

Kumaso was destroyed!

No,

our tribe has not been destroyed.

There are survivors, you and I.

I want to rebuild our town

I'll have more children.

100, 200...

Impossible!

It will take five or ten centuries!

Five... ten centuries...

Even if I die,

my children will live on.

And if they die,

their children will live on.

I am trying to capture the phoenix.

- And then she'll live forever. - Guzuri!

I won't allow you to get that bird!

I'll catch him and I'll give her his blood.

Why do you have to go?

I can't stay with him.

Nagi!

Sister,

I'll bring you that bird. I will not fail.

Queen Himiko hired me

and ordered me

to kill you when I found you.

Very good.

- But I will not let you kill me. - You're wrong.

You can't escape my arrows.

Why don't you try it?

Yumihiko,

let me use your knife.

- If you capture the phoenix... - I'll do it for sure!

Give his blood

to that boy.

That boy's name

is Nagi.

He's my son.

You're asking too much.

Himiko would die.

I'm ready.

Stop, Yumihiko!

Sarutahiko!

Sarutahiko!

Don't meddle, stupid!

But, you were...

in danger.

No! I was going to win!

Is this the son you were talking about?

Son?

I'm a son of yours?

Who said it?

We'll meet again.

Go on living till then.

Go to Matsuro,

three mountains ahead.

Saruta,

you told him that I'm your son, did you?

Nagi, are you angry?

I won't say it again.

I'm your enemy.

I'm not angry.

My father was the brave chief of Kumaso.

He died as the strongest

of the warriors.

Really?

Is that what you were thinking?

Really...

The troops are searching for us. Leave me and go.

How could I go away and abandon you?

You should go.

I want you to be safe.

You mustn't die

- because I love you. - Wait.

What did you say?

That you love me?

Did you say that?

Repeat it.

I love you!

Again!

This...

will stay between you and me.

I don't think I'll repeat it again.

I know. I know.

- Just one more time. - I love you!

Listen, warriors!

Capture the phoenix

that dwells within that volcano.

Whoever captures him, will receive three mountains,

three forests and three rivers.

Your Majesty,

this portends a catastrophe!

The birds are flying away.

- The volcano is going to erupt. - You!

Are you also afraid?

The phoenix comes out when there's an eruption.

This is our chance. Let's go!

Let's go, right now!

Calm the fury of the god

of fire!

Help!

The lava is starting to erupt. Let's get out of here.

No!

The falling rocks could kill us.

We have to reach the crest. Let's go!

I'm alive!

Such a horrible eruption.

Really, where is Saruta?

Sarutahiko!

Sarutahiko!

Is he dead?

Don't die, Saruta!

What's this?

Sarutahiko!

Nagi!

You're alive!

I'm so glad!

It's lit!

Wind?

Light!

Hinaku!

We can get out of here!

I've got it!

Hinaku,

breath in the fresh air.

We'll never be able to climb

this precipice.

He is dead.

Herbs!

Now I understand.

The seeds of the herbs fell into the crater.

And the sun and rain made them grow.

I'll survive!

Let's live here!

What are you doing?

She's dead!

Are you possessed by an evil spirit?

The phoenix!

It's the...

hiding place...

of the phoenix.

Let's go to Matsuro, just as Yumihiko suggested.

It's dangerous.

There's nothing to eat.

Sarutahiko!

The water has turned red!

Blood!

They've been dead for a long time.

These are weird footprints.

They're unknown to me. These animals are very big.

- Maybe deer? - No.

- Bears, then? - No.

- Tigers? - No.

Hide!

Nagi! The bow!

Nagi! Are you okay?

Sarutahiko!

Look at this!

This is the animal I used to ride.

Let's ride him!

I used to mount it easily.

It must be tame

like a little dog.

Nagi! It's better for you to leave it.

Why don't you come with me?

The enemy!

Where did you get

that horse from?

So this animal is called a horse.

You aren't a pair of tramps.

Where do you come from?

You, where do you come from?

We descend from the wolf and the female

of the fallow-deer.

We feed ourselves

with the meat of animals and drink their milk.

I am Jingi from Takamagahara.

Sarutahiko,

what's he talking about?

Who knows? Maybe he wants to say

that he's fantastic.

By the way,

we are from Kumaso. We want to go back to Kumaso.

- Is this Matsuro? - Matsuro?

It doesn't exist anymore.

We destroyed it.

Destroyed it?

You seem strong.

Serve me and I will spare your life.

If not, I'll kill you.

- I refuse! - Me too!

It's you who wanted this. Kill them.

Wait!

Wait!

Uzume, what do you want?

Your Majesty,

I beg you

to spare their lives.

You want them alive?

Yes.

I feel sorry for them.

Why?

- Because... - Why?

Because...

I see,

you've fallen in love with his nose.

That's it.

I want to marry him.

But will he accept you?

You have a very pretty nose.

Are you single?

Or are you married?

- I'm single! - I'm glad!

Would you marry me?

Would you get married to me?

Don't get any closer! Get away from me!

Don't be so cold.

- Help! - Running away

won't help you. I'm determined to marry you.

I'm afraid that you're selfish!

I used to dream of a romantic marriage.

If you don't get married to me,

- you'll die. - Die?

No!

You don't know Jingi. He is powerful and cruel.

Am I supposed to fear him?

I'm Saruta.

He can't kill me so easily.

But what will happen to that boy?

He can't run.

Saruta,

don't listen to her.

I can escape.

No.

You can't run as fast as his horses.

Okay.

It's done.

Saruta and Uzume,

live happily from this day on,

till death.

Thank you.

Marriage without love is not good.

Shut up!

What do you know about love?

The queen can't hear your prayer. She is angry.

She keeps yelling at us.

It's because she was hit by a rock in the mountains.

No. It's her age.

She is gravely ill. She won't live long.

She can't get the phoenix.

Does he exist?

It's the dream of those who yearn for eternal life.

We don't have to worry about it.

We're young.

It's finally happened!

The people no longer have

confidence in the queen.

Iyo!

All the people are running

to the palace.

They won't calm down till they see her. They want to see the queen.

Order the guards

to keep them far from here.

You can't do that.

Ask the queen.

Order the guards to use flaming arrows.

You speak as if you were the queen!

I order it of you

as your future queen.

We want to see Himiko!

Where is Himiko?

We don't believe

her predictions!

Susano-O!

- He has returned! - Susano-O!

Poor prince! He's blind!

This will protect my eyes.

Stupendous.

Won't you come to bed, honey?

No! Go to bed!

I have work to do!

- What's going on? - It's none of your business!

Will you forgive me?

For what?

I'll put some makeup on.

Makeup?

Nagi!

I chewed through the rope.

And Uzume?

Saruta,

this is your chance to flee.

There's no moon tonight.

The guards are drunk.

Look, I stole a sword.

When they fall asleep,

kill Jingi and escape.

Honey.

Damn it! She's come back!

Uzume!

Your face...

How? I'm so amazed that I can't even talk.

But you're talking.

This is my natural face.

I put on makeup

to appear to be ugly.

Like a mask.

Makeup doesn't only make a woman prettier.

It can also make her ugly.

I'm amazed.

My country, Matsuro, was destroyed.

They killed all the men

and raped the women.

But I never gave up.

I wanted revenge.

So I made myself ugly

and it happened.

Just as I hoped, nobody liked me.

I tricked them!

Now I understand what happened.

Uzume, why did you marry me?

Out of compassion?

No.

- Why? - Well...

for no reason at all.

It's just because I love you.

That's all.

You love me?

Yes.

I'm ugly.

This isn't makeup, it's my face.

Do you still love me?

You're crazy.

This is Takeru,

son of Guzuri and Hinaku.

Hinaku,

your dream has become a reality.

This boy will found a new country.

The tribe that was destroyed

will flourish again.

We have been walking for days.

Where are we going?

I understand that Jingi and his army

came from a remote country.

Their land was barren,

and the trees were not growing.

They came to find fertile soil.

Did they find it?

They want to found an empire in Yamatai

and make it their country.

What's going on?

You look really upset.

It's my country!

It's appeared!

The Golden Seal, a seal made of gold.

Have you seen it?

It's close to her bed.

It demonstrates that she is the regent

of this country.

She was granted it

by the emperor of China.

Is it really important?

Who will inherit it?

That's the question.

If it's that important,

it should not be given away.

She wants to rule Yamatai forever.

That's the problem.

Traitor!

Warriors! Come, warriors!

Get rid of the body of this traitor!

Sister.

Susano-O!

That smell of blood... was it Iyo's?

That's it.

You came back to seize the throne, did you?

Sister...

This is no time for a fight

between a brother and his sister, a queen and her vassal.

A very powerful tribe

has attacked the north.

And now they're heading over here.

You can't threaten me like that.

You too wish to get ahold of the Golden Seal.

But you're blind.

I am blind,

but I can see better than you.

I have known the greatness of this land.

I killed animals only to fight off my hunger.

I've lived close to the people and I've learned of their longings.

Sister,

the people have abandoned you.

What's that?

Enemy forces!

Report immediately!

Susano-O!

Yumihiko

has returned!

Yumihiko!

What of the phoenix?

Old lady...

here it is.

The phoenix!

It's mine!

Only mine!

I'll attain eternal life!

At last, the moment has come.

She's dead.

Now.....

The phoenix!

I beg you, Yumihiko!

Give me the phoenix!

- Give it to me! - Me!

- Give me his blood! - At least one drop!

Me!

Only to me!

And to me, too!

Please.

I can't let you have it.

I made a promise.

Yumihiko!

When did you return?

Where are you going now?

I'm saying goodbye to Yamatai.

I will go back to Matsuro.

It's been destroyed.

What are you saying?

This is our encampment.

Attack them from three flanks.

Yes sir!

Go.

- I'll give you an opportunity. - No, I can't.

- Why not? - They would kill you.

You are very kind.

I'm glad.

My love.

But don't worry, they won't kill me.

Find out how many warriors and their positions.

There are eight horses ready. Let's go!

Jingi,

let me dance to celebrate your coming victory.

As you wish.

Uzume!

You amaze me.

You are so beautiful!

Now! Nagi!

Run up to the position of Yamatai!

They're going to escape!

Catch them!

They've escaped!

What?

Nagi, run towards the forest! I'll slow down the horses!

They have entered the forest. This way.

Eight horses.

Are you from Yamatai?

I'm Susano-O, the regent.

I want to see Jingi.

- What do you want? - Take me to him.

You're blind, right?

You don't need to keep killing

one another anymore.

I'm going to tell him.

We don't fight with words!

Take this!

- It's a gift from heaven! Sarutahiko has returned.

Saruta is back!

Welcome back to your home!

You have a big nose, now.

Give me a drink.

And fetch this boy some water.

It looks like we're in the same band, now.

We'll fight a duel

after the war.

Don't die till then.

The same to you!

Listen to me!

With your full attention!

The enemy is close.

Prepare big balls of hay.

- Balls of hay? What for? - For the horses.

- To feed them? - Stupid!

To hold back

the enemy horses! Horses are scared of fire.

If it holds them back, we'll have a chance.

Set them up in a line!

I'll give you the signal to light them up.

Then roll them down the hill.

The air is getting damp.

It's going to rain.

Rain? No!

This is the battlefront. It's not a place for kids.

Nagi?

I have a present for you.

The place where I buried the phoenix.

You killed the phoenix?

- Seriously? - Of course.

Really?

Yes.

Did you drink his blood?

What for?

I promised it to your father.

My father? Who...?

Saruta.

I see!

He asked me to deliver the bird to you.

It's inside a leather sack.

They don't burn!

Attack!

Forward!

My plan has failed.

Damn rain!

What are we going to do?

I have an idea.

Get into the balls of hay, two of you in each one.

Slide down the hill and then shoot the horses

I'm getting dizzy!

Help me!

Where are they coming from?

The enemies are inside the balls of hay. Shoot them!

Retreat!

To the palace!

The queen has died.

But here's the Golden Seal.

Whoever possesses this seal will rule over Yamatai.

And I'm that person!

Run away!

Don't pull back!

Wait!

Come back here or I'll kill you!

Saruta.

- You have lost. - No!

We have Queen Himiko. We can't lose.

She's dead.

- Didn't you know that? - That's a lie!

She can't just die like us, simple commoners!

Her body can't rot in the earth.

It's for sure. The queen is dead.

The queen is dead.

We have nobody to rule over us.

You...

you seem to have lost your reason to exist.

Poor man!

You are right.

I'll kill Jingi and then die!

Saruta!

Don't be so sad.

I'II bring you something nice.

Where are you going?

I'm going to help you, myself and everybody else.

- It's buried. - Wait!

- Must you go? - I'm in a hurry.

Nagi,

before you go, call me father.

That can wait.

No! Say it right now!

Father!

Father!

And now I leave.

Good. Thank you.

Nagi,

this is a goodbye.

My son!

Jingi!

Here it is!

Big-nose,

this time I'll finish you.

Let's have a duel.

- Dismount! - There's no need to dismount.

We'll fight like this.

Barbarian!

Be still there!

Run as far as you can.

But remember:

unless you run all the way to hell,

my arrow will hit you.

Who are you?

Yumihiko from Matsuro.

You are very lucky.

- You are the only survivor. - Don't move!

I'll teach you a lesson: "Fear till the last

of men".

Yumihiko,

do you know that woman?

Uzume!

You knew him well.

He lived and died with a bow in his hands.

He must be satisfied.

Saruta is dead.

Sarutahiko!

Uzume,

I order you:

Be my wife

and forget the dead.

Marry me.

No.

Are you refusing?

I am the conqueror.

Who else is better than me?

I am pregnant

with the son of this man.

The son of Saruta?

You think you destroyed him

and that you're the victor

but you're wrong.

I am a woman

and women

have their own weapons.

Having children.

Generating life.

I'll destroy all the life you generate.

Even the insects

enjoy life.

Life is present even in the immense firmament of heaven

As long as the sun shines,

you won't be able to destroy life.

Where are you going?

I'm going on a journey.

I'll kill you!

Go ahead,

if that is what you desire.

Who gives a damn about a woman?

You're free to leave and die on your way!

There it is!

The phoenix!

His blood grants you eternal life!

Damn it!

He has no blood!

Not even one single drop!

He's dry!

We'll meet again.

You are...

- What's that? - Have you come for this?

I'll never give it to you nor to anyone else.

Try to get him!

You'll never get him!

The phoenix is mine.

He rises again,

the phoenix!

The mythical bird!

His blood grants eternal life.

Should we shoot him?

Let him be.

I'm not interested in the phoenix.

Eternal life?

What's it good for?

And eternal life?

I don't need it. Bless you, phoenix.

Live forever...

and speak of Jingi, the conqueror,

for many, many years!

SEVERAL YEARS LATER...

Father!

Mother!

The phoenix!

The phoenix has returned.

I never thought he'd come back.

Takeru!

At last, today...

I'll scale the ledge.

Don't hold me back!

Mother!

I've trained hard for this day since my father's death.

He told me not to try climbing this ledge.

He said that our world

was entirely in this pit.

But there must be

a better one out there.

I want to see the world

outside of this pit.

You can go, Takeru.

Thank you, mother.

I will return.

Wait for me! Without fail, I'll return.

Agreed?

The more I climb, the higher it seems.

This is as far as I can go. I feel dizzy.

My fingers feel numb.

This is the end.

I'm going to die.

How can I untie the knives...

Try to live!

Who is it?

Who's talking to me?

I'm going to die!

Try to live!

Phoenix!

Is it you?

Are you talking to me?

Yes.

You mustn't die.

Live!

Try to live, despite all.

What for?

Why should I live?

Because you were born.

Because you are alive,

That's why you must keep living.

- You must live! - Shut up!

Don't lecture me.

You're nothing but a bird.

I've been watching over you for a long time.

And now, open your eyes wide and look over there.

The peak is there.

His father died.

And I'm also going to die.

But the phoenix

will take care of him.

Now he is his mother.

The peak!

I've reached it!

I escaped from there!

The world!

How wide!

How wide it is!

And it belongs to us!

Father!

Goodbye!

Mother! I'll return!

THE END