Hi no Tori: Houou Hen  

Firebird: Karma Chapter, Phoenix: Karma Chapter, 火の鳥 鳳凰編, Hi no Tori: Houou-hen, 火の鳥　鳳凰編

The story is about two characters, Akanemaru, a sculpture genius, and ex-burglar Gao whose only purpose in life is sculpting, and how they struggle with the fate to compete with each other over their capacity and talent.(Source: AniDB)

Released in 1986, Hi no Tori: Houou-hen is an anime adaptation of the fifth volume of the Hi no Tori manga series, written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. The fifth volume is widely considered the masterpiece of the manga series. The anime is not officially available in the U.S. It was shown as part of a double bill with Toki no Tabibito: Time_Stranger, also produced by Madhouse.