Film

Chicken Phoenix

2022 · 1h 44m

Childhood friends Sota, and Rakuto are on a journey to find the Phoenix, which shouldn't exist. As adults, there remains a dark shadow over each of them as their lives have progressed, thus they seek a bit of escapism in their travels. Parallel to their own story, is the mysterious bride. Not to mention a deserted youkai snack bar in the underworld, a gang from an SM Castle, an agricultural rapper, a young man on a bike trip, a monk peaching about enlightenment, the owner and operator of an empty movie theater, and more that the duo meet on their aimless journey. The hints of the true colors of life are within the journey, so what kind of Phoenix are they looking for?

Arata Iura

Sota Amaya

Ryo Narita

Rakuto Hoshino

Mary Sara

LiLiCo

Kanji Tsuda

Ryohei Abe

Shōhei Hino

Eiji Okuda

• Yûichirô TanakaDirector · Screenplay
• Kazuaki ArimaExecutive Producer
• Tenshin TsutsumiExecutive Producer
• Kazuki HiranoEditor

Release date

April 15, 2022

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 44m

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