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Hi no Tori (TV)

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©Tezuka Productions / NHK / NEP21


[ adapted from Phoenix (manga) ]

Alternative title:
Bird of Fire
El Ave de Fuego (Spanish)
Hinotori (Japanese)
Phoenix
火の鳥 (Japanese)
火之鳥 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Themes: historical
Plot Summary: Hi no Tori is a collection of stories that all have something in common. The Phoenix, whose blood is believed to give an eternal life to one who drinks it. Therefore many seek to kill it, but as the Phoenix of the tale, it's reborn from the ashes. Stories take place in future and the past, where humans fight with each other as always, and everyone is afraid to die. But still, every story teaches a lesson: Life is beginning of an eternity, an never-ending cycle.
User Ratings: 115 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 12 votes (sub:10, dub:1, Spa.dub:1)
 Excellent: 15 votes (sub:9, dub:4, Ger.dub:1, raw:1)
 Very good: 31 votes (sub:22, dub:7, ?:1, raw:1)
 Good: 18 votes (sub:10, dub:8)
 Decent: 15 votes (sub:12, dub:2, raw:1)
 So-so: 15 votes (sub:9, dub:5, raw:1)
 Not really good: 4 votes (sub:3, Ger.dub:1)
 Weak: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 231 users, rank: #1643
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.122 (Good+.12), std. dev.: 1.9788, rank: #1440
Weighted mean: 7.123 (Good+.12), rank: #1311 (seen all: 7.48 / seen some: 6.66 / won't finish: 4.38)
Bayesian estimate: 7.154 (Good+.15), rank: #1078
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 13
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage:
2004-03-21 to 2004-06-27
2005-01-23 (Ep 1-4, Italy - Future Film Festival)
2008-01-01 (Germany - Animax)
Opening Theme:
"'Hi no Tori' Opening Theme" by Min Chen, Mio Isayama and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Ending Theme:
"Hi no Tori" by Mika Nakashima
Official website:
Hi no Tori (Japanese)
Trivia: We have 1
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Related reviews:
    Phoenix DVD 3
    Phoenix DVD 2
    Phoenix DVD 1

Related releases:
    Hi no Tori - Collection (DVD) 2008-11-25 (from $20.40)
    Hi no Tori - Persistence of Time (DVD 1) 2007-10-30 (from $12.99)
    Hi no Tori - Eternal Recurrance (DVD 2) 2007-12-04 (from $11.72)
    Hi no Tori - Immutable Conclusion (DVD 3) 2008-02-05 (from $12.97)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Ryousuke Takahashi

Music:
Hidekazu Naichi
Yuuji Nomi

Original creator: Osamu Tezuka

Character Design: Akio Sugino

Art director:
Jirou Kouno
Masato Shibata
Minoru Nishida

Animation director:
Akio Sugino
Hiroshi Uchida
Kyuma Oshita
Masayoshi Nishida

Executive producer:
Kensuke Kishi
Shinichi Tominaga

Animation producer:
Sumio Udagawa
Yoshihiro Shimizu

Assistant producer: Hiroshi Oosawa

Color design:
Ayami Miwano
Miyoko Kobayashi

Editing:
Seiji Morita
Yuka Yamazaki

Recording:
Kiyotaka Takahashi
Shoji Hata

Sound Direction: Katsuyoshi Kobayashi

Sound Effects: Hidemi Tanaka

Theme Song Performance: Mika Nakashima (ED)

 

Keiko Takeshita as Hi no Tori

Fumiko Osaka as Reiko (Revival Chapter)

Junko Takeuchi as Nagi (Dawn Chapter)

Masaki Terasoma as Yumihiko (Dawn Chapter)

Masashi Hirose as Lamp (Revival Chapter)

Mayumi Asano as Sakonnosuke (Strange Beings Chapter)

Michio Nakao as Guzuri (Dawn Chapter)

Misa Kobayashi as Chihiro (Revival Chapter)

Nozomu Sasaki as Leona (Revival Chapter)

Ryoko Kinomiya as Himiko (Dawn Chapter)

Sakiko Tamagawa as Hinako (Dawn Chapter)

Shinji Ogawa as Nielsen (Revival Chapter)

Tamie Kubota as Yaobikuni (Strange Beings Chapter)

Tetsuo Komura as Saruta Hiko (Dawn Chapter)

Yumi Touma as Tamami (The Future Chapter)

Akira Kume as Narrator

Japanese companies 

Animation Production: Tezuka Productions

Co-Production: Thirteen/ WNET New York (International)

Music Performance: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Production: NHK

English cast 
English staff 

Director:
Jay Snyder (eps 1-4)
Michael Sinterniklaas

Art director: Merideth Mulroney

Translation: Michael Yamamoto-Davey

Executive producer: John Sirabella

Producer: Michael Sinterniklaas (eps 7-13)

Adaptation:
Duane Johnson (eps 7-8)
Jay Snyder (eps 1-4)
Michael Sinterniklaas (eps 7-13)
Stephanie Sheh (eps 5-6, 9-13)

Associate producer: Stephanie Sheh (eps 7-13)

DVD Authoring: Dave Beinlich

Editing: Derek Lieu

Mixing: Georgia Hilton

Production manager: Carrie Keranen

Production Supervision: Sean Molyneaux

Subtitling: Anna Yamamoto

Robert O'Gorman as Narrator

Suzanne Gilad as Phoenix

Addie Blaustein as Yumihiko (Dawn Chapter)

Barbara Goodson as Obaba (Sun Chapter)

Carrie Keranen as Hinaku (Dawn Chapter)

Christopher Kromer as Leona (Resurrection Chapter)

Crispin Freeman as Oh-ama-no-miko (Sun Chapter)

Danny Burstein as
Azumi-no-muraji Saruta (Sun Chapter)
Sarutahiko (Dawn Chapter)

Eden Riegel as
Chihiro (Resurrection Chapter)
Robita (The Future Chapter)

Fiona Jones as Lady Himiko (Dawn Chapter)

Gary Littman as Harima/Inugami (Sun Chapter)

James Urbaniak as Susanoo (Dawn Chapter)

Jay Snyder as Guzuri (Dawn Chapter)

John Avner as Hatayasu (Sun Chapter)

Kathleen McInerney as
Reiko (Resurrection Chapter)
Sakonnosuke (Strange Beings Chapter)
Yaobikuni (Strange Beings Chapter)

Michael McConnohie as Old Masato (The Future Chapter)

Michael Sinterniklaas as Masato (The Future Chapter)

Michelle Newman as Nagi (Dawn Chapter)

Michelle Ruff as Marimo (Sun Chapter)

Mike Pollock as Lamp (Resurrection Chapter)

Richard Epcar as Mokudan (Sun Chapter)

Stephanie Sheh as Tamami (The Future Chapter)

Steve Kramer as Houben (Sun Chapter)

Steven Blum as Getsudan (Sun Chapter)

Ted Lewis as Nielsen (Resurrection Chapter)

Barbara Goodson as Boy (Sun Chapter)

Christopher Kromer as Young Leona (Resurrection Chapter)

Danny Burstein as
Dr. Saruta (Resurrection Chapter)
Lord Iemasa (Transformation Chapter)

Dave Mallow as Kimite (Sun Chapter)

Doug Stone as
General (Sun Chapter)
Kimihiro (Sun Chapter)
Oguma (Sun Chapter)
Tonku (Sun Chapter)
Village Mayor (Transformation Chapter)

Eric Stuart as Rock (The Future Chapter)

Erica Schroeder as
Obaba (Dawn Chapter)
Uzume (Dawn Chapter)

J. David Brimmer as Kamamushi (Dawn Chapter)

Jay Snyder as Rubetsu (Sun Chapter)

Kathleen McInerney as
Boy (Resurrection Chapter)
Empress (Sun Chapter)

Liam O'Brien as Ohtomo (Sun Chapter)

Marc Diraison as Uraji (Dawn Chapter)

Marc Thompson as
Father (Resurrection Chapter)
Sorceror (Dawn Chapter)

Megan Hollingshead as
Air Car (The Future Chapter)
Female Robot (The Future Chapter)
PA Voice (The Future Chapter)

Michael McConnohie as Ibikumaru (Sun Chapter)

Mike Pollock as
Chamberlain (Dawn Chapter)
Farmer (Transformation Chapter)
Kahei (Transformation Chapter)
Soldier (Transformation Chapter)

Richard Epcar as Karakuni (Sun Chapter)

Richard Springle as
Chief Ninigi (Dawn Chapter)
Ojiji (Dawn Chapter)

Richard Toth as Houben (Sun Chapter)

Sebastian Arcelus as
Adam (The Future Chapter)
Takechi (Sun Chapter)

Stephanie Sheh as
Fantasy Baby (The Future Chapter)
Fantasy Daughter (The Future Chapter)
Fantasy Son (The Future Chapter)

Steve Kramer as
Kadan (Sun Chapter)
Officer (Sun Chapter)
Tsume Otoko (Sun Chapter)

Steven Blum as
Emperor Tenji (Sun Chapter)
Governor (Sun Chapter)
Man (Transformation Chapter)
Oyori (Sun Chapter)
Soldier (Transformation Chapter)

English companies 

ADR Production: NYAV Post

Distributor: AnimeWorks

Licensed by: Media Blasters

Mixing: World Wide Audio

German staff 
German cast 
(none)
 

Heide Domanowski as Phoenix

Dieter Memel as Dr. Nielsen (Capter of Revival)

Erich Räuker as Yumihiko Amano (Chapter of Dawn)

Helga Sasse as Yao Bikuni (Strange Appearance)

Jörg Hengstler as Lamp (Capter of Revival)

Karin Schröder as Himiko (Capter of Dawn)

Karlo Hackenberger as Guzuri (Chapter of Dawn)

Maria Koschny as Sakonnoosuke (Strage Appearance)

Marie-Luise Schramm as Chihiro (Capter of Revival)

Robin Kahnmeyer as
Leona (Capter of Revival)
Masato Yamanobe (Capter of Life)

Sonja Scherff as Hinaku (Chapter of Dawn)

Uli Krohm as
Dr. Saruta (Capter of Revival and Life)
Hiko Saruta (Capter of Dawn)
Iemasa (Strange Appearance)

Rainer Brandt as Erzähler (Narrator)

German companies 

Broadcaster: Animax Germany (2008-01-01)

Distributor: OVA Films

Dubbing: brandt Film Berlin


Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 

Licensed by: Mighty Media Co., Ltd.

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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