The Phoenix: Karma Chapter (火の鳥 鳳凰編) 37 years old

The story of two men - sculptor genius Akanemaru, and former bandit Gao. Discover how the lives of the two men cross repeatedly throughout their lives, how they struggle with their own fate, and how they are forced to compete with each other for a great honour, when karma is the only prize.

Credits

The Phoenix: Karma Chapter Cast

Name Character
Mami Koyama She was 31, now 69 years old as Buchi (voice)
Yuusaku Yara He was 38, now 76 years old
Masako Ikeda She was 47, now 85 years old as Phoenix (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka He was 57, 85 years old when he died as Kibi Makibi (voice)
Toshio Furukawa He was 40, now 77 years old as Akanemaru (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa He was 32, 46 years old when he died
Tatsuya Jo as Narrator
Michihiro Ikemizu He was 43, now 81 years old
Katsunosuke Hori He was 45, now 82 years old as Gao (voice)
Kazumi Tanaka He was 35, 56 years old when he died
Michiyo Yanagisawa She was 26, now 63 years old

The Phoenix: Karma Chapter Crew

Name Department
Rintaro as Director. He was 45 (now 83) years old Directing
Akio Sakai as Character Designer. He was 43 (now 80) years old Visual Effects
Tomoko Konparu as Scenario Writer. She was 30 (now 68) years old Writing
Osamu Tezuka as Author. He was 58 (60) years old when He died Writing
Hideo Takayashiki as Scenario Writer. He was 39 (now 76) years old Writing
Kinichi Ishikawa as Cinematography. Crew
Takamura Mukuo as Art Direction. He was 48 (54) years old when He died Art
The Phoenix: Karma Chapter poster
The Phoenix: Karma Chapter (37 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, December 20, 1986
  • Runtime: 60 minutes