Himiko

1974
1h 40m

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A freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko, who falls in love with her half-brother, making her powers weaken thus putting her position to risk.A freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko, who falls in love with her half-brother, making her powers weaken thus putting her position to risk.A freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko, who falls in love with her half-brother, making her powers weaken thus putting her position to risk.

Director
- Masahiro Shinoda
Writers
- Masahiro Shinoda
- Taeko Tomioka
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

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Director
- Masahiro Shinoda
Writers
- Masahiro Shinoda
- Taeko Tomioka
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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The film is set in the 3rd century during the late Japanese Yayoi period (1,000 BC - 300) when the legend of Queen Himiko is recorded to have happened. When Takehiko describes a horse to Himiko it is at least a century before horses are believed to have been imported to Japan from China and became common in Japan. Although evidence of horses dating back to the earlier Jomon period (14,000 - 1,000 BC) and the pre-historic Japanese Paleolithic period have been found.

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8/10

Perfection

The sheer perfection, through out the whole movie, of aesthetical elememts, such as: costumes, sets, makeup and theatrical physical performances - is absolutely astounding. The story is very much worthy its scenery but less audacious and abstract then other japanese new wave movie and thus, for me personally, makes for a great single watch but tedious at a second.