An imagined life of the prehistoric Japanese Queen Himiko, based loosely on a few mentions in Chinese chronicles. Himiko is presented as the head priestess of the Sun Goddess cult and a spirit medium. This cult later was used by the Japanese Imperial family as their claim to rule. Himiko is made queen when the king is killed, but lets the men around her rule. She is then deposed and killed because she lusts after her half-brother, who is more interested in Adahime, who supports the Earth Goddess. Done in modern style, with little effort made to have the costumes, the sets and the lighting be as they would be at the time. The Japanese language and characters' motivation seem modern also. Butoh dancer Tatsumi Hijikata and members of his troupe seem to add a touch along the lines of what one expects in a Fellini picture, but dance historians may be interested. (Source: psteier on IMDB; Wikipedia) Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Norsk
- Native Title: 卑弥呼
- Also Known As:
- Screenwriter & Director: Shinoda Masahiro
- Screenwriter: Tomioka Taeko
- Genres: Historical, Drama, Fantasy, Mature
Cast & Credits
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![Iwashita Shima in Himiko Japanese Movie (1974)]( "Iwashita Shima in Himiko Japanese Movie (1974)")
Iwashita ShimaHimikoMain Role -
![Kusakari Masao in Himiko Japanese Movie (1974)]( "Kusakari Masao in Himiko Japanese Movie (1974)")
Kusakari Masao Main Role -
![Kawarasaki Choichiro in Himiko Japanese Movie (1974)]( "Kawarasaki Choichiro in Himiko Japanese Movie (1974)")
Kawarasaki ChoichiroMimakiSupport Role -
![Yokoyama Rie in Himiko Japanese Movie (1974)]( "Yokoyama Rie in Himiko Japanese Movie (1974)")
Yokoyama RieAdahimeSupport Role -
![Mikuni Rentaro in Himiko Japanese Movie (1974)]( "Mikuni Rentaro in Himiko Japanese Movie (1974)")
Mikuni RentaroNashimeSupport Role -
![Kato Yoshi in Himiko Japanese Movie (1974)]( "Kato Yoshi in Himiko Japanese Movie (1974)")
Kato Yoshi[King]Support Role
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Reviews
Great movie
It was so interesting seeing part of the ancient yayoi Japanese culture. I mean, the movie was made in 1974, but still. It's so cool to see the similarity between their culture and indigenous people from my country. I learned a lot . The acting crew also did a great job. The acting was ok, the story too, they did the queen dirty though. She was not very smart. But I don't know how accurate that is to real life. Although the set had some things that I believe shouldn't exist at the time, they did a great job too ? The songs were mostly using koto and the taiko, which I liked.
