Himiko

IMDb link: 0071609
IMDb rating: 7.1 (914 votes)
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, History
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Cast: Shima Iwashita, Rie Yokoyama, Choichiro Kawarasaki, Masao Kusakari and others

Release date: 23 Feb 1979
Release year: 1974
Runtime: 100 minutes
Country: Japan
Keywords: waterfall, murder of a king, tribal war, shinto, flaming arrow, female protagonist, palace, love, psychological drama, period drama

Plot:

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.

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