"Masahiro Shinoda (Double Suicide) at his most theatrical and sophisticated. Set between highly stylized settings reminding of Greek drama and the archaic Butoh dance performances of Tatsuji Hijikata’s Ankoku Butoh dance troupe, Shinodas shakespearian take on the myth of Himiko, the shaman priestess of the Sun Goddess is a breathtakingly beautiful and original film about power, treason and love." Art Theatre Guild
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