Himiko (film)

Himiko Japanese is a 1974 Japanese fantasydrama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival Feature Film Competition.

Himiko spends her days weaving cloth on a loom. She hears of Takehikos arrival and it pleases her. In a ritual, the king of the SunGod People, Ohkimi, holds a meeting to discuss the visions of the Sun God seen by Himiko. He also discusses the possibility of Mimaki as his own successor to the throne. Mimaki is pleased at this, but Nashime, servant to Himiko, believes that Himiko will be the successor herself, as direct orders from the Sun God. Mimaki is suspicious of this. He confides in his brother Ikume and King Ohkimi and tells them that Himiko might be losing her ability to communicate properly with the Sun God. That her love for Takehiko, a sympathizer of the Land God People, is not allowing her to translate the Sun Gods words properly. Mimaki also states that he believes the Land God and the Mountain God are false Gods because they believe that God is in all things and any human being and living creature is able to communicate with God, and the only way for the Sun God Peoples kingdom to prosper is to take over the Mountain and Land Peoples kingdoms and force them to believe in only the Sun God. Anyone who resists will be killed.In the forest, during a ritual, Himiko sees Takehiko hiding behind a tree, and engages in conversation with him. Nearby, Adahime, one of Himikos assistants in the ritual, over hears them. Takehiko comes to the kingdom of the SunGod people and meets Himiko in her quarters after dark. Himiko reveals that Takehiko is her halfbrother. Despite this, she seduces him and they have sex. Adahime is not far away, and watches them from behind a pillar. During a ritual in the kings court the next night, Himiko addresses the court subjects of the Sun Gods wishes. She states that the Sun God requires the people of the kingdom to also accept the Land God and the Mountain God as valid Gods. This shocks the people of the court. King Ohkimi refuses to believe that this is true. He restates Mimakis assertion from earlier, that Himiko has lost her powers

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