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A reimagination of the myth of Himiko, focused on her divine role as a sun goddess's oracle and her forbidden love for her half-brother Takehiko, which threatens her power and the kingdom's stability.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 71GoodWatch 70
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for dramas, −9 min on the typical 109
typical 109100Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1974
March 9, 1974
52 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryFantasyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 5
- Masahiro Shinoda Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Kōhei Oguri Assistant Director
- Tooru Fujita Assistant Director
- Hidehiro Yamamoto Assistant Director
- Makoto Koizumi First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Taeko Tomioka Screenplay
Production · 4
- Kiyoshi Nonomura Producer
- Kinshirō Kuzui Producer
- Masao Katô Producer
- Seikichi Iizumi Production Manager
Camera · 6
- Tatsuo Suzuki Director of Photography
- Riyoji Shigeta Camera Operator
- Masahiro Ochi Camera Operator
- Tadao Mitome Still Photographer
- Teruhiko Kuroda Camera Operator
- Rokubee Sasaki Camera Operator
Editing · 3
- Sachiko Yamaji Editor
- Aki Maeda Assistant Editor
- Keiko Suzuga Assistant Editor
Sound · 7
- Tōru Takemitsu Original Music Composer
- Hideo Nishizaki Sound Recordist
- Akira Honma Sound Effects Editor
- Hiroshi Takahashi Sound Assistant
- Ryûichi Akasaka Sound Assistant
- Makoto Tokunaga Sound Assistant
Art · 5
- Masayuki Motomochi Assistant Art Director
- Kiyoshi Awazu Art Direction
- Teruyuki Kunisaki Title Designer
- Hiroshi Nakaguchi Props
- Akiyoshi Kanda Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Yôko Takakura Costume Design
- Yoshikazu Arai Costume Design
- Kôji Takemura Makeup Artist
- Yôko Takahashi Makeup Artist
- Hiroyoshi Yamashita Wig Designer
- Shigeo Kobayashi Makeup Artist
Lighting · 8
- Chuuji Sueyoshi Lighting Technician
- Masaki Hiura Lighting Technician
- Koichi Ishii Lighting Technician
- Mihachi Ishikawa Lighting Technician
- Shigeki Yamamoto Lighting Technician
- Isao Tomono Gaffer
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